Enrollment
179
High
DISTRICT 210 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUCHANAN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510051001947
Twin Valley High
14449 Dismal River Road, Pilgrim Knob, VA 24634 · (276) 259-7818 · Buchanan County
GRADES 08–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Virginia public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
174 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 42 | 23% |
| Grade 9 | 38 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 28 | 16% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
49.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 57.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
Schools most like Twin Valley High
Twin Valley High's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Valley High this school | 179 | 97.2% | 59.8% |
| Hurley High Hurley | 194 | 96.9% | 75.5% |
| Northwood High Saltville | 204 | 99.0% | 73.5% |
| Council High Honaker | 115 | 98.3% | 64.4% |
| Thomas Walker High Ewing | 291 | 99.7% | 71.5% |
| Castlewood High Castlewood | 285 | 91.2% | 70.6% |
Matched among Virginia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Twin Valley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #284 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #309 of 316 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #306 of 316 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #313 of 325 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #44 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #14 of 178 |
Ranked against other public high 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
179
-29 (-14%) vs 2020
-39% since 2010-11, when it was 295
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 179 | 14.3 | 12.6:1 | 97% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 186 | 14.5 | 12.8:1 | 99% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 17.3 | 11.3:1 | 97% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 14 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 231 | 15.7 | 14.7:1 | 70% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 242 | 22 | 11.0:1 | 65% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 295 | 16 | 18.4:1 | 62% (184) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Twin Valley High.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (231 to 179); teachers down 9% (15.7 to 14.3).
About Twin Valley High
Twin Valley High is a public high school run by Buchanan County Public Schools in Pilgrim Knob, Virginia. The school covers grades 8 through 12 and reported 179 students in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Virginia enroll around 1,213, and this school is 85% below that mark.
District-wide, Buchanan County Public Schools has 8 schools and 2,316 students.
Twin Valley High is 97% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Buchanan County, where about 94% of residents are White. The diversity index for Twin Valley High is 7%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 12.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Twin Valley High, which has 14.3. High schools in Virginia average 13.9:1, 1.3 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Twin Valley High is about 97%.
Twin Valley High earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of Virginia public high schools.
Twin Valley High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (59.8%) and its predicted rate (61.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Buchanan County show that median household income comes to about $42,886, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Buchanan County counts 10 public schools with about 2,316 students.
Of the public schools around it, Twin Valley High is closest to Twin Valley Elementary/Middle, about 4.2 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Twin Valley High is 7th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Twin Valley High is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 14% across 4 years, from 208 in 2020-21 to 179 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 12.6:1.
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Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,415
Census ACS
Median income
$42,886
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buchanan County Public Schools
- Riverview Elementary/MiddleElementary · 719 students
- Grundy HighHigh · 352 students
- Hurley Elementary/MiddleElementary · 323 students
- Twin Valley Elementary/MiddleElementary · 240 students
- Council Elementary/MiddleElementary · 194 students
- Hurley HighHigh · 194 students
Other Twin Valley High schools
One other US public school is named Twin Valley High. Twin Valley High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Twin Valley High SchoolElverson, PA · 989 students
Nearby schools
- Twin Valley Elementary/Middle4.2 mi · 240
- Grundy High8.6 mi · 352
- River View High School10.2 mi · 405
- Bradshaw Elementary School10.2 mi · 214
- Hurley High10.7 mi · 194
- Hurley Elementary/Middle11.0 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Twin Valley HighHow many students attend Twin Valley High?
Twin Valley High enrolls approximately 179 students in grades 08-12.
Is Twin Valley High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Twin Valley High is a high school covering grades 08-12.
How many teachers does Twin Valley High have?
Twin Valley High employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Twin Valley High?
At Twin Valley High, the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Twin Valley High public or private?
Twin Valley High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Buchanan County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.