Enrollment
285
High
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSSELL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510342001514
Castlewood High
304 Blue Devil Circle, Castlewood, VA 24224 · (276) 762-9449 · Russell County
GRADES 08–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- 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
14.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
260 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 8 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 66 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 61 | 21% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
75.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
76.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 down about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
70.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Castlewood High
Castlewood High's state test result (70.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castlewood High this school | 285 | 91.2% | 70.6% |
| Eastside High Coeburn | 418 | 88.3% | 79.9% |
| Honaker High Honaker | 422 | 89.1% | 74.1% |
| Grundy High Grundy | 352 | 98.3% | 66.6% |
| Thomas Walker High Ewing | 291 | 99.7% | 71.5% |
| Hurley High Hurley | 194 | 96.9% | 75.5% |
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 Castlewood High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #207 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #216 of 316 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #280 of 316 ▼ 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #295 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #202 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.8% | #304 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.2% | #77 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #39 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
285
-52 (-15%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 285 | 19.1 | 14.9:1 | 91% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 91% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 30 | 10.5:1 | 90% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 29 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 28 | 12.1:1 | 59% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 22 | 19.1:1 | 58% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 14 | 23.0:1 | 53% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 28% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 28 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Castlewood High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (339 to 285); teachers down 32% (28 to 19.1).
About Castlewood High
Castlewood High is a small high school in Russell County Public Schools, located in Castlewood, Virginia. School enrollment was 285 students in 2024-25, in grades 8 through 12. The average among high schools in Virginia is roughly 1,213 students; this school is 77% smaller than that.
Russell County Public Schools has 3,583 students in 11 schools, and Castlewood High is one of those schools.
At Castlewood High, White students make up 96% of the student body. That is close to the 97% White share among all Russell County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Castlewood High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1 at Castlewood High, with 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 91%. Across public schools in Russell County, the average is about the same, 91%.
Measured against Virginia public high schools, Castlewood High receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 63.3%.
Within Russell County, median household income is about $50,012, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 14 public schools in Russell County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,583.
The school nearest to Castlewood High is Castlewood Elementary, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Castlewood High is 6th among 8 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Castlewood High as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 337 to 285. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.9:1.
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Russell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,538
Census ACS
Median income
$50,012
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,583 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Russell County Public Schools
- Honaker ElementaryElementary · 712 students
- Lebanon HighHigh · 571 students
- Honaker HighHigh · 422 students
- Castlewood ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Lebanon MiddleMiddle · 301 students
- Lebanon ElementaryElementary · 292 students
Other schools in Castlewood
- Castlewood ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Copper Creek ElementaryElementary · 145 students
Other Castlewood High schools
One other US public school is named Castlewood High. Castlewood High is the largest of the 2.
- Castlewood High School - 01Castlewood, SD · 112 students
Nearby schools
- Castlewood Elementary0.1 mi · 354
- St. Paul Elementary2.6 mi · 514
- Copper Creek Elementary3.7 mi · 145
- Dungannon Elementary9.8 mi · 131
- Lebanon High10.3 mi · 571
- Eastside High10.8 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Castlewood HighHow large is Castlewood High?
Castlewood High enrolls approximately 285 students in grades 08-12.
Is Castlewood High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Castlewood High is a high school covering grades 08-12.
How many teachers does Castlewood High have?
Castlewood High employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Castlewood High?
Student demographics at Castlewood High are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Castlewood High in?
Castlewood High is part of Russell County Public Schools.
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