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Enrollment
855
High
DISTRICT 2,259 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313001288
Brentsville District High
12109 Aden Rd, Nokesville, VA 20181 · (703) 594-2161 · Prince William County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL855 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Virginia public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.0:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
220 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 212 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 218 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 192 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 233 | 27% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
87.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
77.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 87 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Brentsville District High
Brentsville District High's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentsville District High this school | 855 | 25.7% | 72.6% |
| Fauquier High Warrenton | 1,156 | 29.8% | 71.8% |
| Loudoun County High Leesburg | 1,334 | 25.6% | 71.6% |
| Jamestown High Williamsburg | 1,243 | 24.9% | 79.0% |
| Monticello High Charlottesville | 1,184 | 31.8% | 77.7% |
| Clarke County High Berryville | 683 | 26.2% | 84.3% |
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 Brentsville District High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #180 of 311 | #7 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #209 of 316 ▲ 14 | #9 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #137 of 316 ▼ 30 | #6 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 855 | #194 of 325 | #13 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #160 of 309 | #1 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #170 of 309 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.7% | #272 of 319 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #31 of 178 | #5 of 6 |
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
855
-126 (-13%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 788
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 855 | 60.9 | 14.0:1 | 26% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 861 | 61.7 | 13.9:1 | 25% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 883 | 63 | 14.0:1 | 20% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 981 | 62 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,034 | 69.3 | 14.9:1 | 13% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 1,130 | 70 | 16.1:1 | 10% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 1,697 | 78 | 21.8:1 | 10% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 1,004 | 61 | 16.5:1 | 3% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 788 | 57 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brentsville District High.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,034 to 855); teachers down 12% (69.3 to 60.9).
About Brentsville District High
Brentsville District High serves students in Nokesville, Virginia, as a small high school. Total enrollment is 855 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. That is 30% below the average of about 1,213 students for high schools in Virginia.
Prince William County Public Schools has a total of 95 schools and 90,242 students, Brentsville District High among them.
Of every 100 students at Brentsville District High, about 62 are White. After that, the student body is 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Prince William County, the White share is about 43%. The diversity index for Brentsville District High is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 60.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. It is about the same as the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. At Brentsville District High, 26% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Prince William County, the average is 55%.
Among Virginia public high schools, Brentsville District High outscored 26%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 81.1% at Brentsville District High; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Prince William County show that the median household earns about $131,402 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Prince William County, 102 public schools serve about 89,591 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, The Nokesville School, is about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Brentsville District High places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
The school's enrollment decreased 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.0:1, from 15.8:1.
The allk12 page for Brentsville District High lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Prince William County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
488,880
Census ACS
Median income
$131,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
102
89,591 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince William County Public Schools
- Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighHigh · 2,956 students
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,898 students
- Osbourn Park HighHigh · 2,661 students
- Gainesville HighHigh · 2,648 students
- Gar-Field HighHigh · 2,524 students
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 students
Other schools in Nokesville
- Patriot HighHigh · 2,020 students
- The Nokesville SchoolElementary · 1,202 students
- Kettle Run HighHigh · 1,175 students
- T. Clay Wood ElementaryElementary · 754 students
- Greenville ElementaryElementary · 449 students
Nearby schools
- The Nokesville School0.3 mi · 1,202
- T. Clay Wood Elementary2.3 mi · 754
- Patriot High2.5 mi · 2,020
- Cedar Point Elementary2.9 mi · 510
- E.H. Marsteller Middle3.3 mi · 1,153
- Victory Elementary4.4 mi · 661
Frequently asked questions
About Brentsville District HighHow many students attend Brentsville District High?
Brentsville District High enrolls approximately 855 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Brentsville District High serve?
Brentsville District High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brentsville District High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brentsville District High is approximately 14.0:1 (61 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Brentsville District High?
Brentsville District High reports a student body of 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Brentsville District High in?
Brentsville District High is part of Prince William County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.