Brandermill’s public schools score below 51% of Virginia districts
The public schools Brandermill’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Brandermill’s schools, in brief
Below what its incomes would suggest
Statewide, Brandermill’s schools beat 49% of districts. Among the 150 towns with similar household incomes, they beat just 22%. Most towns with comparable incomes get noticeably better results. How it compares ↓
The middle school is the weak link
One district takes students from Swift Creek Elementary all the way to Clover Hill High. The high school earns the best grade on the path (A−); the middle school earns the lowest (B−). See the path ↓
Average results for less money
Brandermill spends 19% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Classes aren’t bigger for it: each teacher has about 12 students, compared with 14 statewide. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Brandermill compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Virginia’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Virginia only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brandermill.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Every school in Brandermill
9 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Brandermill families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Brandermill
There’s no college in Brandermill, but 17 are within 30 miles. The closest is Galen Health Institutes-Richmond in Richmond, 8.4 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Brandermill. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 7 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Virginia. Stars are from neighbors.