Botetourt County School District

143 Poor Farm Rd
Fincastle, VA 24090
(District boundaries shown in map)
10/
10
Top 5%

Top Rankings

Botetourt County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Virginia for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 12 public schools serving 4,424 students in Botetourt County School District. This district's average testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public schools in Virginia.
Public Schools in Botetourt County School District have an average math proficiency score of 86% (versus the Virginia public school average of 68%), and reading proficiency score of 82% (versus the 70% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Virginia public school average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (VA)
# Schools
12 Schools
2,138 Schools
# Students
4,424 Students
1,256,693 Students
# Teachers
339 Teachers
92,235 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Botetourt County School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 131 school districts in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (VA)
#6 out of 132 school districts
(Top 5%)
86%
68%
(20-21)
82%
69%
(20-21)
74%
59%
90%
89%

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