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Enrollment
1,315
High
DISTRICT 920 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510066000238
Caroline High
19155 Rodgers Clark Blvd, Milford, VA 22514 · (804) 633-9886 · Caroline County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,315 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% 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.
- 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
14.6:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
1,056 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 368 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 313 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 303 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 331 | 25% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 Caroline County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Caroline High
Caroline High's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline High this school | 1,315 | 80.3% | 58.4% |
| Monacan High Richmond | 1,644 | 73.9% | 70.4% |
| Manchester High Midlothian | 2,236 | 74.0% | 68.1% |
| Matoaca High Chesterfield | 1,624 | 74.2% | 66.9% |
| Deep Creek High Chesapeake | 1,691 | 72.3% | 78.3% |
| Patrick Henry High Roanoke | 2,030 | 87.4% | 55.8% |
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 Caroline High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #293 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #285 of 316 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #245 of 316 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,315 | #133 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #186 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #68 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #127 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #40 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
1,315
+129 (+11%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 922
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 1,315 | 90.3 | 14.6:1 | 80% (1,056) |
| 2023-24 | 1,278 | 72.8 | 17.6:1 | 79% (1,012) |
| 2022-23 | 1,251 | 80.5 | 15.5:1 | 75% (935) |
| 2020-21 | 1,186 | 58 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,170 | 67 | 17.5:1 | 47% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 1,211 | 57 | 21.3:1 | 45% (542) |
| 2010-11 | 1,182 | 65 | 18.2:1 | 39% (465) |
| 2000-01 | 1,181 | 74 | 16.0:1 | 29% (343) |
| 1990-91 | 922 | 67 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caroline High.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (1,170 to 1,315); teachers up 35% (67 to 90.3).
About Caroline High
Caroline High is a high school located in Milford, Virginia, in Caroline County. It reports enrollment of 1,315 students in grades 9 through 12.
Within Caroline County Public Schools, Caroline High is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 4,600 students.
The biggest share of students at Caroline High, 47%, is White. The rest of enrollment is 27% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Caroline County's population at about 62%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Caroline High scores 68%.
The school has 90.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.6 students per teacher. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Of all students at Caroline High, 80% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Caroline County is similar, at 81%.
Among Virginia public high schools, Caroline High outscored 5%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Caroline High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.4% is 7.9 points below the 66.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Caroline County show median household income comes to about $87,407, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 5 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,600, Caroline High among them.
Of the public schools around it, Caroline High is closest to Caroline Middle, about 0.3 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Caroline High at 6th of 9.
The federal government classifies Caroline High's location as Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 11% rise, from 1,186 to 1,315. The ratio was 20.4:1 in 2020-21 and 14.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Caroline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,098
Census ACS
Median income
$87,407
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
4,600 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caroline County Public Schools
- Lewis and Clark ElementaryElementary · 1,009 students
- Caroline MiddleMiddle · 983 students
- Bowling Green ElementaryElementary · 837 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 456 students
Other schools in Milford
- Caroline MiddleMiddle · 983 students
- Bowling Green ElementaryElementary · 837 students
Nearby schools
- Caroline Middle0.3 mi · 983
- Bowling Green Elementary4.3 mi · 837
- Madison Elementary4.5 mi · 456
- Lewis and Clark Elementary6.5 mi · 1,009
- Thornburg Middle11.8 mi · 755
- Riverview Elementary12.0 mi · 691
Frequently asked questions
About Caroline HighHow many students attend Caroline High?
Caroline High enrolls approximately 1,315 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Caroline High serve?
Caroline High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Caroline High have?
Caroline High employs 90 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Caroline High?
At Caroline High, the student body is approximately 47% White, 15% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Caroline High?
Caroline High is overseen by Caroline County Public Schools in Caroline County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.