Enrollment
271
High
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACCOMACK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510006000007
Chincoteague High
4586 Main St, Chincoteague, VA 23336 · (757) 336-6166 · Accomack County
GRADES 06–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% 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.
- ABeats 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
8.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
261 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 6 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 14% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
81.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
82.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 86.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 Chincoteague High
Chincoteague High's state test result (80.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chincoteague High this school | 271 | 96.3% | 80.3% |
| Parry McCluer High Buena Vista | 315 | 92.1% | 77.8% |
| J.I. Burton High Norton | 328 | 99.1% | 76.3% |
| Middlesex High Saluda | 370 | 97.6% | 80.0% |
| Thomas Walker High Ewing | 291 | 99.7% | 71.5% |
| Castlewood High Castlewood | 285 | 91.2% | 70.6% |
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 Chincoteague High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #84 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #169 of 316 ▼ 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #203 of 316 ▼ 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #299 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #6 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.5% | #253 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #49 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #134 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
271
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 324
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 271 | 32 | 8.5:1 | 96% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 28 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 27.5 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 24 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 24.2 | 11.8:1 | 37% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 27 | 10.8:1 | 35% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 279 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 38% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 24% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 324 | 28 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chincoteague High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (286 to 271); teachers up 32% (24.2 to 32).
About Chincoteague High
Chincoteague High is a very small high school in Accomack County Public Schools, located in Chincoteague, Virginia. The school serves grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 271 students. By comparison, high schools in Virginia enroll about 1,213 students on average.
Chincoteague High is one of 11 schools in Accomack County Public Schools, which enrolls 4,623 students in total.
Chincoteague High is 80% White by enrollment. Next come 13% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. That compares with about 59% White among all Accomack County residents. The diversity index for Chincoteague High is 33%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Chincoteague High reports a ratio of 8.5 students per teacher, from 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Lunch program data show 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 Grade, Chincoteague High lands at A, ahead of 87% of Virginia public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 80.3%, is 18.4 points above the 61.9% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Virginia schools.
For Accomack County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $58,993 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Accomack County number 13, with about 4,623 students.
Chincoteague Elementary is the nearest public school to Chincoteague High, about 0.5 miles away. The nearest schools with test data average 60.3%, lower than Chincoteague High's 80.3%.
Chincoteague High has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
In 2020-21, Chincoteague High enrolled 277; in 2024-25, 271. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.5:1 in 2020-21, and 8.5:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Chincoteague High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Accomack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,335
Census ACS
Median income
$58,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,623 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Accomack County Public Schools
- Arcadia HighHigh · 688 students
- Nandua HighHigh · 621 students
- Kegotank ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- Arcadia MiddleMiddle · 469 students
- Nandua MiddleMiddle · 454 students
- Accawmacke ElementaryElementary · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Chincoteague Elementary0.5 mi · 241
- Arcadia High10.2 mi · 688
- Arcadia Middle10.4 mi · 469
- Kegotank Elementary12.4 mi · 501
- Pocomoke High13.1 mi · 374
- Pocomoke Elementary13.2 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Chincoteague HighHow many students attend Chincoteague High?
Chincoteague High enrolls approximately 271 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Chincoteague High serve?
Chincoteague High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Chincoteague High?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at Chincoteague High.
What is the student diversity at Chincoteague High?
Student demographics at Chincoteague High are roughly 80% White, 2% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Chincoteague High in?
Chincoteague High is part of Accomack County Public Schools.
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