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Enrollment
516
High
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMELIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510018001828
Amelia County High
8500 Otterburn Rd, Amelia Court House, VA 23002 · (804) 561-2101 · Amelia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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.
- C+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
14.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
428 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 9 | 156 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 123 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 137 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 100 | 19% |
Student demographics
54%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Amelia County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Amelia County High
Amelia County High's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia County High this school | 516 | 82.9% | 67.0% |
| Nelson County High Lovingston | 486 | 83.3% | 79.5% |
| Rappahannock High Warsaw | 544 | 86.4% | 72.6% |
| Chatham High Chatham | 609 | 84.6% | 79.6% |
| Staunton High Staunton | 766 | 85.0% | 77.9% |
| Tunstall High Dry Fork | 800 | 85.9% | 88.1% |
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 Amelia County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #236 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #227 of 316 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #154 of 316 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #245 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #188 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #171 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.9% | #115 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #123 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
516
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
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 | 516 | 35.2 | 14.7:1 | 83% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 35.4 | 14.0:1 | 74% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 36.3 | 14.8:1 | 86% (465) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 37 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 39 | 14.0:1 | 41% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 35 | 17.0:1 | 37% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 28 | 19.5:1 | 46% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 39 | 15.0:1 | 23% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 577 | 31 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amelia County High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (547 to 516); teachers down 10% (39 to 35.2).
About Amelia County High
Amelia County High is the name of a low-enrollment high school in Amelia Court House, Virginia. The school's enrollment of 516 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Virginia average about 1,213 students each.
Amelia County Public Schools serves 1,600 students across 3 schools.
At 64%, White students outnumber all other groups at Amelia County High combined. Other students are 16% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Amelia County High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
The teaching staff at Amelia County High is 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.7:1. The average ratio among high schools in Virginia is 13.9:1, lower than at this school. About 83% of students, or 428, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 84% average for public schools in Amelia County.
The allk12 Grade for Amelia County High is C. Compared with Virginia public high schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Amelia County High falls in the middle 80% of Virginia schools: 67.0% actual against 65.5% predicted.
Census estimates describe Amelia County this way: median household income is about $76,717, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 3 public schools in Amelia County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,600.
The closest public school, Amelia County Elementary, is about 0.2 miles from Amelia County High. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 66.1%; Amelia County High's is 67.0%, ranking 4th of 9.
Amelia County High is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
The number of students climbed from 496 to 516 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.7:1, from 13.4:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Amelia County High. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Amelia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,462
Census ACS
Median income
$76,717
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,600 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amelia County Public Schools
- Amelia County ElementaryElementary · 778 students
- Amelia County MiddleMiddle · 306 students
Other schools in Amelia Court House
- Amelia County ElementaryElementary · 778 students
Nearby schools
- Amelia County Elementary0.2 mi · 778
- Amelia County Middle0.3 mi · 306
- Grange Hall Elementary12.8 mi · 724
- Crewe Primary13.3 mi · 370
- Moseley Elementary13.8 mi · 972
- Nottoway Intermediate15.0 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About Amelia County HighWhat is the total enrollment at Amelia County High?
Amelia County High enrolls approximately 516 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Amelia County High serve?
Amelia County High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Amelia County High?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Amelia County High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Amelia County High?
At Amelia County High, the student body is approximately 64% White, 10% Hispanic, 16% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Amelia County High in?
Amelia County High is part of Amelia County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.