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Schools in Wakefield

Wakefield’s public schools

Sussex County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wakefield. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 43% of students in Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Math proficiency
36%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.2K
▲ 47% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
VA 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,047 students on the public path
In brief

Wakefield’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Wakefield’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Sussex Central High places highest (better than 65%); Sussex Central Elementary lowest (13%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Wakefield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Sussex Central Elementaryin Stony CreekD
6–8Sussex Central Middlein SussexC−
9–12Sussex Central Highin SussexB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sussex County Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Sussex County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,047 students · 11.5 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$25,177VA $17,169 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math36%
State average 54.4% · 232 students tested

Wakefield vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Wakefield’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wakefield—Sussex County

Every school in Wakefield

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Wakefieldin other towns
Sussex Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stony Creek
D
478 students14:1Rate it →
Sussex Central Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sussex
C−
238 students9:1Rate it →
Sussex Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sussex
B+
331 students11:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Tidewater Academy
Grades K–12
Private · Nonsectarian
166 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Wakefield’s schools

Are Wakefield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wakefield. Sussex County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wakefield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wakefield in?

Sussex County Public Schools.

Where do Wakefield kids go to high school?

Sussex Central High.

Are there private schools in Wakefield?

Yes: Tidewater Academy (grades K–12, 166 students).

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What Wakefield families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.