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If you had an hour of school board time for CHARLOTTESVILLE HIGH, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,438
High
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510078000273
Charlottesville High
1400 Melbourne Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901 · (434) 245-2410 · Charlottesville city
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,438 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% 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
12.5:1
115 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
949 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 394 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 375 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 358 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 311 | 22% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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 Charlottesville City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
89.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Charlottesville High
Charlottesville High's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlottesville High this school | 1,438 | 66.0% | 60.9% |
| Lafayette High Williamsburg | 1,247 | 64.6% | 72.6% |
| Northside High Roanoke | 919 | 68.2% | 76.9% |
| Monacan High Richmond | 1,644 | 73.9% | 70.4% |
| Deep Creek High Chesapeake | 1,691 | 72.3% | 78.3% |
| Massaponax High Fredericksburg | 1,692 | 62.8% | 70.8% |
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 Charlottesville High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #277 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #91 of 316 ▲ 97 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #288 of 316 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,438 | #121 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #81 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #26 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #184 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.7% | #13 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
1,438
+244 (+20%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 1,074
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 1,438 | 115 | 12.5:1 | 66% (949) |
| 2023-24 | 1,405 | 109.1 | 12.9:1 | 70% (983) |
| 2022-23 | 1,359 | 118.5 | 11.5:1 | 72% (977) |
| 2020-21 | 1,194 | 97 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,172 | 101.2 | 11.6:1 | 48% (564) |
| 2015-16 | 1,163 | 93 | 12.5:1 | 45% (528) |
| 2010-11 | 1,169 | 77 | 15.2:1 | 47% (547) |
| 2000-01 | 1,210 | 89 | 13.6:1 | 27% (323) |
| 1990-91 | 1,074 | 82 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charlottesville High.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (1,172 to 1,438); teachers up 14% (101.2 to 115).
About Charlottesville High
Charlottesville High is a high school with a street address in Charlottesville, Virginia. Enrollment stands at 1,438 students, covering grades 9 through 12.
Charlottesville High is one of the 9 schools that make up Charlottesville City Public Schools (4,439 students in total).
The largest racial or ethnic group at Charlottesville High is White, with 42% of students. The remaining shares are 26% Black, 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 7% Asian. Charlottesville city as a whole is about 67% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Charlottesville High scores 72%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charlottesville High is 12.5:1, based on 115 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Virginia average 13.9:1. Lunch program data show 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Among Virginia public high schools, Charlottesville High outscored 6%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Charlottesville High's results are 9.3 points below predicted: 60.9% against 70.1%.
For the population of Charlottesville city, the median household earns about $74,824 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 63% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Charlottesville High shares Charlottesville city with 14 other public schools.
Walker Upper Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Charlottesville High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 69.9%, higher than Charlottesville High's 60.9%.
Locale data from NCES put Charlottesville High inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Federal enrollment counts increased from 1,194 (2020-21) to 1,438 (2024-25).
The discussion board for Charlottesville High is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Charlottesville city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,437
Census ACS
Median income
$74,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
63%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,150 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charlottesville City Public Schools
- Walker Upper ElementaryMiddle · 570 students
- Buford MiddleMiddle · 563 students
- Jackson-Via ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Johnson ElementaryElementary · 327 students
- Trailblazer ElementaryElementary · 320 students
- Burnley-Moran ElementaryElementary · 299 students
Other schools in Charlottesville
- Albemarle HighHigh · 1,964 students
- Monticello HighHigh · 1,184 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 769 students
- Baker-Butler ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Journey MiddleMiddle · 646 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 574 students
Nearby schools
- Walker Upper Elementary0.4 mi · 570
- Greenbrier Elementary0.8 mi · 267
- Community Lab School0.9 mi · 177
- Jackson P. Burley Middle1.0 mi · 534
- Burnley-Moran Elementary1.4 mi · 299
- Trailblazer Elementary1.5 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Charlottesville HighWhat is the total enrollment at Charlottesville High?
Charlottesville High enrolls approximately 1,438 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Charlottesville High serve?
Charlottesville High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charlottesville High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charlottesville High is approximately 12.5:1 (115 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charlottesville High?
At Charlottesville High, the student body is approximately 42% White, 14% Hispanic, 26% Black, 7% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Charlottesville High public or private?
Charlottesville High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlottesville City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.