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Duffield-Pattonsville Primary

663 Duffield-Pattonsville Highway, Duffield, VA 24244 · (276) 431-2244 · Scott County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
216 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4816%
Kindergarten5117%
Grade 16120%
Grade 24715%
Grade 34314%
Grade 45819%
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
28693%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
114%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Two+
103%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17356%
Female
13544%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Duffield-Pattonsville Primary→Rye Cove Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Scott County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +24.0pp since 2022
Math
82.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +15.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 24 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2583.0%82.0%
2023-2465.0%73.0%
2022-2359.0%67.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Duffield-Pattonsville Primary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn VirginiaIn Scott County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
74.5%#450 of 1,101#7 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
82.0%#351 of 1,111#5 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
83.0%#251 of 1,111#3 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
308#960 of 1,176#3 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.9:1#753 of 1,105N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
13.5%#1,078 of 1,106N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
70.1%#678 of 1,157#6 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+5.1%#204 of 324N/A
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
308
+28 (+10%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2530820.714.9:170% (216)
2023-2429420.714.2:172% (211)
2022-2328620.513.9:178% (222)
2020-212802014.0:1N/A
2017-182931915.4:175% (221)
2015-163831920.2:163% (242)
2010-112742311.9:173% (200)
2000-013072114.6:158% (179)
1990-913531918.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duffield-Pattonsville Primary.

About Duffield-Pattonsville Primary

Duffield-Pattonsville Primary serves students in Duffield, Virginia, as a small elementary school. Its enrollment is 308 students, spread over pre-K through 4. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average enrollment is about 499.

Scott County Public Schools is the local district for Duffield-Pattonsville Primary. It runs 13 schools with 4,166 students.

The share of White students at Duffield-Pattonsville Primary is 93%. Next come 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Scott County overall, the White share is about 96%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Duffield-Pattonsville Primary scores 14%.

Duffield-Pattonsville Primary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1, with 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 70% at Duffield-Pattonsville Primary.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Duffield-Pattonsville Primary is 5.5 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 74.5% actual, 69.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.

In the surrounding county, Scott County, the median household earns about $46,349 a year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Scott County has 17 public schools with about 4,166 students, including Duffield-Pattonsville Primary.

Rye Cove Intermediate, about 6.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 76.4%; Duffield-Pattonsville Primary's is 74.5%, ranking 4th of 8.

The NCES locale for Duffield-Pattonsville Primary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

In 2020-21, Duffield-Pattonsville Primary enrolled 280 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 308.

Duffield-Pattonsville Primary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Scott County at a glance

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Population
21,479
Census ACS
Median income
$46,349
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,166 students

Quick facts

School name
Duffield-Pattonsville Primary
District
Scott County Public Schools
Address
663 Duffield-Pattonsville Highway, Duffield, VA 24244
Phone
(276) 431-2244
County
Scott County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
308
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
14.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
216 (70%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
510348001528
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Scott County Public Schools
Other schools in Duffield
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Duffield-Pattonsville Primary
How many students attend Duffield-Pattonsville Primary?
Duffield-Pattonsville Primary enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Duffield-Pattonsville Primary serve?
Duffield-Pattonsville Primary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Duffield-Pattonsville Primary have?
Duffield-Pattonsville Primary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Duffield-Pattonsville Primary?
Student demographics at Duffield-Pattonsville Primary are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Duffield-Pattonsville Primary in?
Duffield-Pattonsville Primary is part of Scott County Public Schools.
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