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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at BRUNSWICK HIGH this year?
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Enrollment
404
High
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510048000183
Brunswick High
2171 Lawrenceville Plank Rd, Lawrenceville, VA 23868 · (434) 848-2716 · Brunswick County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Virginia public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
410 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 86 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 112 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 113 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 93 | 23% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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 Brunswick County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
68.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 74 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →
Where Brunswick High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #296 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #272 of 316 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #282 of 316 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #272 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #115 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #248 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #5 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #25 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
404
-52 (-11%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 404 | 30.5 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 26.4 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 26.5 | 16.1:1 | 99% (421) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 38 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 43.9 | 11.2:1 | 96% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 43 | 12.1:1 | 95% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 71% (454) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 42 | 12.6:1 | 49% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 42 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brunswick High.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (492 to 404); teachers down 30% (43.9 to 30.5).
About Brunswick High
Brunswick High runs as a small high school in Lawrenceville, Virginia. Enrolled students number 404 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 67% lower than the average for high schools in Virginia, which is about 1,213.
The district, Brunswick County Public Schools, has 1,369 students enrolled across 5 schools.
Brunswick High is 79% Black by enrollment. Smaller groups are 14% White, 4% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 52% of Brunswick County residents are Black. Brunswick High's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
Brunswick High employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.3:1. For comparison, high schools in Virginia average 13.9:1.
Brunswick High is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of Virginia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Brunswick High is 3.6 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 56.9% actual, 60.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Brunswick County show that the median household income is $53,084, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Brunswick High, Brunswick County has 6 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Totaro Elementary is the closest, at about 2.5 miles. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Brunswick High. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Brunswick High is 8th of 9 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Brunswick High is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment has fallen by 52 students since 2020-21, to 404. Students per teacher rose from 12.0 in 2020-21 to 13.3 in 2024-25.
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Brunswick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,841
Census ACS
Median income
$53,084
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,369 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brunswick County Public Schools
- Totaro ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- James S. Russell MiddleMiddle · 288 students
- Red Oak-Sturgeon ElementaryElementary · 205 students
- Meherrin Powellton ElementaryElementary · 177 students
- Brunswick County ElementaryElementary
Other schools in Lawrenceville
- Totaro ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- James S. Russell MiddleMiddle · 288 students
- Meherrin Powellton ElementaryElementary · 177 students
- Brunswick County ElementaryElementary
- Southside L.I.N.K. Project/Brunswick CoElementary
Other Brunswick High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Brunswick High. Brunswick High is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Brunswick High SchoolBrunswick, GA · 1,951 students
- Brunswick High SchoolBrunswick, OH · 1,910 students
- Brunswick HighBrunswick, MD · 910 students
- Brunswick High SchoolBrunswick, ME · 722 students
- BRUNSWICK HIGHBRUNSWICK, MO · 120 students
Nearby schools
- Totaro Elementary2.5 mi · 295
- James S. Russell Middle2.6 mi · 288
- Meherrin Powellton Elementary7.0 mi · 177
- Red Oak-Sturgeon Elementary10.0 mi · 205
- LaCrosse Elementary15.3 mi · 353
- Sunnyside Elementary16.2 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Brunswick HighHow large is Brunswick High?
Brunswick High enrolls approximately 404 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Brunswick High serve?
Brunswick High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Brunswick High?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Brunswick High.
How diverse is Brunswick High?
Brunswick High reports a student body of 14% White, 4% Hispanic, 79% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Brunswick High in?
Brunswick High is part of Brunswick County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.