Best Public Schools in Pilgrims Knob, VA

Summary:

The city of Pilgrims Knob, Virginia, is home to a single public high school, Twin Valley High, which serves grades 8-12 and has a total enrollment of 194 students. The school is part of the Buchanan County Public Schools district, which is ranked 60 out of 130 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Twin Valley High has some areas of strength, such as higher proficiency rates than the district and state in SOL/Writing for 11th grade, the school generally performs below the state and district averages on standardized tests. Additionally, the school has a very homogeneous student population, with 97.42% of students identifying as White, and a high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 97.42%. The school's per-student spending of $7,308 is also below the national average, which may impact its ability to provide comprehensive educational programs and support services.

Over the past three school years, Twin Valley High's statewide ranking has dropped from 205 out of 325 Virginia high schools in 2021-2022 to 248 out of 329 in 2023-2024, with its star rating decreasing from 2 to 1 over the same period. This concerning trend of declining academic performance, coupled with the school's socioeconomic challenges and limited resources, suggests that the Buchanan County Public Schools district and the community of Pilgrims Knob may need to explore strategies to improve the educational outcomes for the students at Twin Valley High.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Writing (2024)	SOL Algebra I (2024)		SOL Mathematics (2024)	SOL Science (2024)	SOL English Reading (2024)		SOL Geography (2024)	SOL Civics and Economics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Twin Valley High	Public	8-12	14449 Dismal River Road	Pilgrims Knob	24634	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 259-7818	186	15	12.8	99.5%	180 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	38.6	248^th of 329 public high schools	24.6%		44	224^th of 326 public high schools	31.3%	24	85.2	72.2	42.9	38.1	55.9	63.2	84.4	60.6	85.7	$7,308	$496	$6,812

Cities Near Pilgrims Knob

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oakwood	6.38 mi	2	148^th
Hurley	7.68 mi	2	137^th
Grundy	7.72 mi	4	279^th
Richlands	15.65 mi	3	41^st
Cedar Bluff	16.56 mi	1	13^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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