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Enrollment
517
High
DISTRICT 409 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510039003009
Bland County High
176 Eagles Road, Rocky Gap, VA 24366 · (276) 928-1100 · Bland County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Virginia public high schools
- BTest 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
16.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
274 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 203 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 57 | 11% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 Bland County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
68.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
77.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Bland County High
Bland County High's state test result (77.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bland County High this school | 517 | 53.0% | 77.0% |
| Riverheads High Staunton | 467 | 54.4% | 85.4% |
| West Point Middle/High West Point | 434 | 48.8% | 78.4% |
| Wilson Memorial High Fishersville | 837 | 55.1% | 80.4% |
| Stuarts Draft High Stuarts Draft | 668 | 62.1% | 79.8% |
| Buffalo Gap High Swoope | 410 | 58.8% | 83.9% |
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 Bland County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #129 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #271 of 316 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #224 of 316 ▼ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #244 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #271 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #257 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #203 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.0% | #3 of 131 |
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
517
+182 (+54%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 517 | 30.8 | 16.8:1 | 53% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 79% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 19 | 22.4:1 | 68% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 27 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 44% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 31% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bland County High.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (383 to 517); teachers up 6% (29 to 30.8).
About Bland County High
Bland County High is a high school in Rocky Gap, Virginia, and it is part of Bland County Public Schools. The school had 517 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213, so this school runs 57% smaller than that.
Bland County High sits within Bland County Public Schools, which has 2 schools and 818 students.
Bland County High's enrollment is 82% White. It is also 8% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Bland County is roughly 93% White. Bland County High's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Bland County High is 30.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.8:1. That is 2.9 students per teacher above the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Around 53% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Bland County averages 61%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Bland County High a B. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 77.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 73.7%.
Census estimates describe Bland County this way: the median household income is $61,216, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Bland County High, Bland County has 1 other public school.
Mountain Valley Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.7 miles away. The ten-mile area around Bland County High holds at least 8 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Bland County High is Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21 the school reported 335 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 517. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.4:1 to 16.8:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,199
Census ACS
Median income
$61,216
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
818 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bland County Public Schools
- Bland County ElementaryElementary · 301 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain Valley Elementary School4.7 mi · 273
- Bluefield High School6.0 mi · 618
- Bluefield Primary School6.2 mi · 349
- Bluefield Intermediate School6.6 mi · 269
- Glenwood School (K-8)7.0 mi · 614
- Bluefield Middle School7.5 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Bland County HighWhat is the total enrollment at Bland County High?
Bland County High enrolls approximately 517 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Bland County High serve?
Bland County High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bland County High?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Bland County High.
How diverse is Bland County High?
Bland County High reports a student body of 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Bland County High?
Bland County High is overseen by Bland County Public Schools in Bland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.