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What's the one class at CULPEPER COUNTY HIGH every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,204
High
DISTRICT 1,367 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CULPEPER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510105000376
Culpeper County High
14240 Achievement Drive, Culpeper, VA 22701 · (540) 825-8310 · Culpeper County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,204 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Virginia public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.9:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
653 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 321 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 279 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 310 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 294 | 24% |
Student demographics
65%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
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
75.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
78.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Culpeper County High
Culpeper County High's state test result (78.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culpeper County High this school | 1,204 | 54.2% | 78.4% |
| Eastern View High Culpeper | 1,529 | 54.3% | 73.1% |
| Millbrook High Winchester | 1,550 | 47.4% | 65.5% |
| Liberty High Bealeton | 1,313 | 42.2% | 62.4% |
| Massaponax High Fredericksburg | 1,692 | 62.8% | 70.8% |
| Spotswood High Penn Laird | 880 | 39.2% | 69.4% |
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 Culpeper County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #111 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #221 of 316 ▲ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #187 of 316 ▼ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,204 | #152 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #241 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #96 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #202 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #117 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
1,204
+55 (+5%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 975
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 1,204 | 75.5 | 15.9:1 | 54% (653) |
| 2023-24 | 1,232 | 74.5 | 16.5:1 | 42% (521) |
| 2022-23 | 1,223 | 74.5 | 16.4:1 | 45% (548) |
| 2020-21 | 1,149 | 84 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,187 | 84.8 | 14.0:1 | 36% (424) |
| 2015-16 | 1,174 | 80 | 14.7:1 | 33% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 1,011 | 56 | 18.1:1 | 27% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 1,192 | 85 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 975 | 59 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Culpeper County High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,187 to 1,204); teachers down 11% (84.8 to 75.5).
About Culpeper County High
A mid-sized high school in Culpeper, Virginia, Culpeper County High is part of Culpeper County Public Schools. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,204 students enrolled.
Culpeper County High belongs to Culpeper County Public Schools, a district of 11 schools and 8,381 students.
White students make up 46% of enrollment at Culpeper County High, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 34% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 7% multiracial. In Culpeper County overall, about 67% of residents are White. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Culpeper County High are from different groups.
There are 75.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.9:1. Across high schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Of all students at Culpeper County High, 54% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Culpeper County, the average eligibility rate is 65%.
Among Virginia public high schools, Culpeper County High outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Culpeper County High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (78.4%) and its predicted rate (73.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
In the surrounding county, Culpeper County, median household income comes to about $100,049, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 11 public schools and about 8,381 students.
Culpeper County High's nearest public school is Culpeper Middle (about 0.1 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Culpeper County High ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Culpeper County High as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school grew from 1,149 students in 2020-21 to 1,204 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 13.7:1 in 2020-21 to 15.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Culpeper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,397
Census ACS
Median income
$100,049
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
8,381 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Culpeper County Public Schools
- Eastern View HighHigh · 1,529 students
- Culpeper MiddleMiddle · 1,040 students
- Floyd T. Binns MiddleMiddle · 825 students
- Emerald Hill ElementaryElementary · 702 students
- Sycamore Park ElementaryElementary · 689 students
- Yowell ElementaryElementary · 687 students
Other schools in Culpeper
- Eastern View HighHigh · 1,529 students
- Culpeper MiddleMiddle · 1,040 students
- Floyd T. Binns MiddleMiddle · 825 students
- Emerald Hill ElementaryElementary · 702 students
- Sycamore Park ElementaryElementary · 689 students
- Yowell ElementaryElementary · 687 students
Nearby schools
- Culpeper Middle0.1 mi · 1,040
- Floyd T. Binns Middle0.6 mi · 825
- Sycamore Park Elementary0.7 mi · 689
- Yowell Elementary1.7 mi · 687
- Galbreath-Marshall Building2.2 mi · 9
- Eastern View High2.5 mi · 1,529
Frequently asked questions
About Culpeper County HighHow many students attend Culpeper County High?
Culpeper County High enrolls approximately 1,204 students in grades 09-12.
Is Culpeper County High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Culpeper County High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Culpeper County High have?
Culpeper County High employs 76 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Culpeper County High?
Culpeper County High reports a student body of 46% White, 34% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Culpeper County High public or private?
Culpeper County High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Culpeper County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.