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Enrollment
606
High
DISTRICT 711 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMPBELL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510060000220
Altavista High
904 Bedford Avenue, Altavista, VA 24517 · (434) 369-4768 · Campbell County
GRADES 06–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Virginia public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
10.5:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
435 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 6 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 98 | 16% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
77.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
77.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 →
Schools most like Altavista High
Altavista High's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altavista High this school | 606 | 71.8% | 70.5% |
| Appomattox County High Appomattox | 731 | 76.7% | 73.9% |
| William Campbell High Naruna | 384 | 73.7% | 64.8% |
| Dan River High Ringgold | 583 | 85.6% | 76.0% |
| Chatham High Chatham | 609 | 84.6% | 79.6% |
| Gretna High Gretna | 507 | 85.4% | 74.3% |
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 Altavista High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #208 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #204 of 316 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #258 of 316 ▼ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #231 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #28 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #145 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #161 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #89 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
606
-66 (-10%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 606 | 57.9 | 10.5:1 | 72% (435) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 50 | 12.7:1 | 73% (464) |
| 2022-23 | 669 | 50.3 | 13.3:1 | 69% (462) |
| 2020-21 | 672 | 50 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 50 | 13.3:1 | 44% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 723 | 48 | 15.1:1 | 44% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 761 | 43 | 17.7:1 | 37% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 766 | 55 | 13.9:1 | 22% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 632 | 39 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Altavista High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (663 to 606); teachers up 16% (50 to 57.9).
About Altavista High
Altavista High is one of the public schools in Altavista, Virginia. It is a small high school. The school had 606 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Virginia) has about 1,213 students.
The Campbell County Public Schools system has 13 schools and 7,777 students.
White students make up a majority at Altavista High, at 55%. The remaining students are 32% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Census figures show Campbell County is about 77% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Altavista High total 57.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.5:1. That is 3.4 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 72%.
allk12 grades Altavista High a C+. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Altavista High sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 70.5% and a predicted 68.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Campbell County, the median household income is $66,165, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Altavista High is one of 15 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, John L. Hurt Elementary, is about 1.1 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Altavista High ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Altavista High the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 66 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 13.4:1 to 10.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Altavista High covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Campbell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
55,312
Census ACS
Median income
$66,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,777 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Campbell County Public Schools
- Brookville HighHigh · 1,017 students
- Rustburg HighHigh · 836 students
- Tomahawk ElementaryElementary · 667 students
- Brookville MiddleMiddle · 648 students
- Leesville Road ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Rustburg MiddleMiddle · 626 students
Nearby schools
- John L. Hurt Elementary1.1 mi · 257
- Altavista Elementary1.7 mi · 497
- Huddleston Elementary10.4 mi · 221
- Yellow Branch Elementary11.5 mi · 584
- Gretna Elementary11.7 mi · 493
- Gretna High12.1 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About Altavista HighHow large is Altavista High?
Altavista High enrolls approximately 606 students in grades 06-12.
Is Altavista High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Altavista High is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Altavista High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Altavista High is approximately 10.5:1 (58 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Altavista High?
Altavista High reports a student body of 55% White, 5% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Altavista High public or private?
Altavista High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Campbell County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.