Enrollment
393
High
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510252001013
Auburn High
1650 AUBURN SCHOOL DR, Riner, VA 24149 · (540) 382-5160 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Virginia public high schools
- A-Test 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
12.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
161 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 9 | 101 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 112 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 94 | 24% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
75.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -13.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 13 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 91.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 88.0% |
% 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
84.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Auburn High
Auburn High's state test result (84.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn High this school | 393 | 41.0% | 84.0% |
| James River High Buchanan | 464 | 36.4% | 88.1% |
| Glenvar High Salem | 620 | 35.8% | 78.8% |
| Riverheads High Staunton | 467 | 54.4% | 85.4% |
| Bland County High Rocky Gap | 517 | 53.0% | 77.0% |
| West Point Middle/High West Point | 434 | 48.8% | 78.4% |
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 Auburn High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #50 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #72 of 316 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #276 of 316 ▼ 189 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #276 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #68 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.6% | #290 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.0% | #221 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #94 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
393
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 393 | 32.3 | 12.2:1 | 41% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 34 | 11.4:1 | 44% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 34.5 | 11.0:1 | 44% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 30 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 30.3 | 14.1:1 | 33% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 32% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 35% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 32 | 11.1:1 | 18% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 492 | 37 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Auburn High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (428 to 393); teachers up 7% (30.3 to 32.3).
About Auburn High
Federal records list Auburn High as a high school in Riner, Virginia. It educates 393 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213 students.
The district, Montgomery County Public Schools, has 9,461 students enrolled across 19 schools.
Auburn High enrolls a student body that is 93% White. After that, the student body is 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census figures show Montgomery County is about 82% White. Auburn High has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 12.2:1 comes from the school's 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 41% of students at Auburn High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Virginia public high schools, Auburn High receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Auburn High is 7.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 84.0% actual, 77.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Montgomery County show that median household income is about $72,715, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 23 public schools in Montgomery County, with a combined enrollment of about 9,461.
Auburn Middle is located about 0.2 miles from Auburn High. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. On proficiency, Auburn High is ahead of the 73.3% nearby average, ranking 1st of 7.
The NCES locale for Auburn High is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 386 to 393.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,101
Census ACS
Median income
$72,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,461 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Blacksburg HighHigh · 1,325 students
- Christiansburg HighHigh · 1,072 students
- Blacksburg MiddleMiddle · 958 students
- Christiansburg MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Auburn ElementaryElementary · 544 students
- Falling Branch ElementaryElementary · 535 students
Other schools in Riner
- Auburn ElementaryElementary · 544 students
- Auburn MiddleMiddle · 309 students
Other Auburn High schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Auburn High. Auburn High is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Auburn High SchoolAuburn, AL · 2,227 students
- Auburn High SchoolRockford, IL · 1,957 students
- AUBURN HIGH SCHOOLAUBURN, NY · 1,176 students
- Auburn High SchoolAuburn, IL · 327 students
- AUBURN HIGH SCHOOLAUBURN, NE · 258 students
Nearby schools
- Auburn Middle0.2 mi · 309
- Auburn Elementary0.2 mi · 544
- Christiansburg Middle4.4 mi · 778
- Christiansburg Primary5.2 mi · 346
- Christiansburg Elementary5.4 mi · 401
- Falling Branch Elementary6.0 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Auburn HighWhat is the total enrollment at Auburn High?
Auburn High enrolls approximately 393 students in grades 09-12.
Is Auburn High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Auburn High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Auburn High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Auburn High is approximately 12.2:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Auburn High?
Student demographics at Auburn High are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Auburn High public or private?
Auburn High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
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