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Which teacher or staff member at CHANCELLOR HIGH deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,321
High
DISTRICT 1,606 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510364002134
Chancellor High
6300 Harrison Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22407 · (540) 786-2606 · Spotsylvania County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,321 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% 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.
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
15.7:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
936 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 344 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 332 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 325 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 320 | 24% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
78.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
62.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp 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 62 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Chancellor High
Chancellor High's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor High this school | 1,321 | 70.9% | 60.5% |
| Massaponax High Fredericksburg | 1,692 | 62.8% | 70.8% |
| Lloyd C. Bird High Chesterfield | 2,131 | 74.0% | 63.5% |
| John Handley High Winchester | 1,361 | 84.5% | 70.0% |
| Woodbridge High Woodbridge | 2,898 | 67.9% | 73.1% |
| Eastern View High Culpeper | 1,529 | 54.3% | 73.1% |
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 Chancellor High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #279 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #298 of 316 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #255 of 316 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,321 | #132 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #231 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #30 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.9% | #165 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #96 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
1,321
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 1,319
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 1,321 | 84.3 | 15.7:1 | 71% (936) |
| 2023-24 | 1,374 | 89.8 | 15.3:1 | 71% (969) |
| 2022-23 | 1,397 | 85 | 16.4:1 | 67% (932) |
| 2020-21 | 1,332 | 79 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,276 | 86.4 | 14.8:1 | 45% (575) |
| 2015-16 | 1,311 | 84 | 15.6:1 | 38% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 1,367 | 67 | 20.4:1 | 28% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 1,425 | 97 | 14.7:1 | 15% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 1,319 | 76 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chancellor High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,276 to 1,321); teachers down 2% (86.4 to 84.3).
About Chancellor High
Chancellor High is a medium-sized high school in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,321 students.
Chancellor High is run by Spotsylvania County Public Schools, whose 29 schools enroll 24,036 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Chancellor High. The largest is Hispanic students, at 38%. Smaller groups are 30% White, 23% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Spotsylvania County is roughly 13% Hispanic. Chancellor High's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 15.7 students per teacher and 84.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.8 above the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 71%. The gap from the 58% average for public schools in Spotsylvania County is 13 points.
allk12 grades Chancellor High a D. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 68.8%.
Federal survey data for Spotsylvania County show that the median household income is $112,738, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Spotsylvania County is home to 34 public schools and about 24,036 public school students.
The shortest distance from Chancellor High to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Chancellor Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Chancellor High comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Chancellor High is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,321, close to the 1,332 recorded in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.9 to 15.7 over 4 years.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Spotsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
146,603
Census ACS
Median income
$112,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
24,036 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spotsylvania County Public Schools
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Spotsylvania HighCombined · 1,394 students
- Spotsylvania MiddleMiddle · 1,009 students
- Parkside ElementaryElementary · 946 students
Other schools in Fredericksburg
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- James Monroe HighHigh · 1,013 students
- Parkside ElementaryElementary · 946 students
Nearby schools
- Chancellor Middle0.1 mi · 799
- Harrison Road Elementary0.2 mi · 732
- Battlefield Elementary1.0 mi · 665
- Battlefield Middle1.1 mi · 780
- Salem Elementary1.4 mi · 573
- Freedom Middle1.8 mi · 763
Frequently asked questions
About Chancellor HighWhat is the total enrollment at Chancellor High?
Chancellor High enrolls approximately 1,321 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Chancellor High serve?
Chancellor High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chancellor High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chancellor High is approximately 15.7:1 (84 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chancellor High?
At Chancellor High, the student body is approximately 30% White, 38% Hispanic, 23% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Chancellor High in?
Chancellor High is part of Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
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