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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at BRUTON HIGH this year?
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Enrollment
723
High
DISTRICT 826 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510415001812
Bruton High
185 East Rochambeau Dr, Williamsburg, VA 23188 · (757) 220-4050 · York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL723 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Virginia public high schools
- B+Test 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
12.6:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
242 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 181 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 183 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 181 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 178 | 25% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
97.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +9.0pp since 2022
Math
80.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 97 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 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
80.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Bruton High
Bruton High's state test result (80.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruton High this school | 723 | 33.5% | 80.1% |
| York High Yorktown | 947 | 30.1% | 83.9% |
| Warhill High Williamsburg | 1,277 | 32.7% | 78.9% |
| Monticello High Charlottesville | 1,184 | 31.8% | 77.7% |
| Fauquier High Warrenton | 1,156 | 29.8% | 71.8% |
| Goochland High Goochland | 850 | 27.6% | 87.7% |
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 Bruton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #86 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #190 of 316 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #13 of 316 ▲ 117 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 723 | #212 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #84 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #58 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #243 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.9% | #19 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
723
+104 (+17%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
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 | 723 | 57.5 | 12.6:1 | 33% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 735 | 317.4 | 2.3:1 | 37% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 711 | N/A | N/A | 41% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 48 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 52.2 | 11.6:1 | 29% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 47 | 12.8:1 | 25% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 649 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 23% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 11% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 43 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bruton High.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (603 to 723); teachers up 10% (52.2 to 57.5).
About Bruton High
Bruton High is a low-enrollment high school based in Williamsburg, Virginia. It enrolls 723 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. The school is 40% below the average for high schools in Virginia.
The district, York County Public Schools, operates 19 schools serving 13,105 students.
About 48% of students at Bruton High are White, the largest single group. It is also 21% Black, 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. York County's residents are about 68% White, 20 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Bruton High are from different groups.
Bruton High lists 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.6 students per teacher. Across high schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 33% of the student body. That is in line with the 35% average for public schools in York County.
Bruton High earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Virginia public high schools.
Bruton High sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 80.1% and a predicted 79.0%.
The county, York County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $109,956, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county's public schools total 19, with about 13,105 students.
Waller Mill Elementary is the nearest public school to Bruton High, about 1.7 miles away. Within five miles of Bruton High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bruton High ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Bruton High the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 104 students, from 619 to 723.
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York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,005
Census ACS
Median income
$109,956
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
13,105 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in York County Public Schools
- Grafton HighHigh · 1,235 students
- Tabb HighHigh · 1,153 students
- Tabb MiddleMiddle · 968 students
- York HighHigh · 947 students
- Grafton MiddleMiddle · 937 students
- Yorktown MiddleMiddle · 717 students
Other schools in Williamsburg
- Warhill HighHigh · 1,277 students
- Lafayette HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Jamestown HighHigh · 1,243 students
- Stonehouse ElementaryElementary · 838 students
- Lois Hornsby MiddleMiddle · 805 students
- Berkeley MiddleMiddle · 666 students
Nearby schools
- Waller Mill Elementary1.7 mi · 445
- Queens Lake Middle2.2 mi · 554
- James Blair Middle2.3 mi · 505
- Matthew Whaley Elementary2.6 mi · 485
- Magruder Elementary3.2 mi · 610
- Berkeley Middle3.6 mi · 666
Frequently asked questions
About Bruton HighHow many students attend Bruton High?
Bruton High enrolls approximately 723 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bruton High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bruton High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Bruton High have?
Bruton High employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Bruton High?
Bruton High reports a student body of 48% White, 18% Hispanic, 21% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Bruton High public or private?
Bruton High is a public K-12 school, overseen by York County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.