Colonial Beach High

Colonial Beach High is one of the one-room-style 9-12 campuss in Colonial Beach, Virginia, operated by Colonial Beach Public Schools, with 226 students on its rolls from grades 8 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 81% leaner than the state mean of about 1,213.

Colonial Beach High is one of 2 schools operated by Colonial Beach Public Schools, a district that caters to 593 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Colonial Beach High reports that White students make up the majority at 58%; the rest breaks down as 23% Black, 11% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Colonial Beach High reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Colonial Beach High higher than the state norm the norm. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Westmoreland County's rate of about 100%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Colonial Beach High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.6%, the actual is 65.8%, a residual of +2.1 points.

In the area at large, Westmoreland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,398 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Westmoreland County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,167 students), of which Colonial Beach High is one.

The closest other public school is Colonial Beach Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Colonial Beach High at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.2%.

Colonial Beach High operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Colonial Beach High has showed little movement, going from 222 students in 2018 to 226 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 67% to 58% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

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