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What's one thing FAUQUIER HIGH gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,156
High
DISTRICT 1,215 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAUQUIER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510132000607
Fauquier High
705 Waterloo Rd, Warrenton, VA 20186 · (540) 422-7300 · Fauquier County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,156 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Virginia public high schools
- C+Test 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
11.6:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
345 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 277 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 304 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 269 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 306 | 26% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 91.0% |
| 2022-23 | 87.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Fauquier High
Fauquier High's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fauquier High this school | 1,156 | 29.8% | 71.8% |
| Monticello High Charlottesville | 1,184 | 31.8% | 77.7% |
| Jamestown High Williamsburg | 1,243 | 24.9% | 79.0% |
| Brentsville District High Nokesville | 855 | 25.7% | 72.6% |
| Loudoun County High Leesburg | 1,334 | 25.6% | 71.6% |
| Sherando High Stephens City | 1,631 | 35.1% | 73.0% |
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 Fauquier High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #189 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #68 of 316 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #146 of 316 ▼ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,156 | #157 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #43 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #151 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #261 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #59 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
1,156
-88 (-7%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 1,569
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 1,156 | 99.9 | 11.6:1 | 30% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 1,161 | 100.1 | 11.6:1 | 32% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 1,162 | 96.5 | 12.0:1 | 29% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 1,244 | 106 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,318 | 105.9 | 12.4:1 | 18% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 1,293 | 104 | 12.4:1 | 19% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 1,220 | 80 | 15.3:1 | 19% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 1,497 | 106 | 14.1:1 | 7% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 1,569 | 112 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fauquier High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,318 to 1,156); teachers down 6% (105.9 to 99.9).
About Fauquier High
Fauquier High is a mid-sized high school in Warrenton, Virginia, one of the schools in Fauquier County Public Schools. Its enrollment is 1,156 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.
Enrollment across the 18 schools in Fauquier County Public Schools totals 10,861 students.
More than half of the students at Fauquier High are White (59%). The next largest groups are 23% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Fauquier County overall, about 80% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
The school's 99.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. High schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.9:1. At Fauquier High, 30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Fauquier County average a similar 33%.
On the allk12 Grade, Fauquier High lands at C-, ahead of 24% of Virginia public high schools.
Fauquier High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (71.8%) and its predicted rate (80.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
In Fauquier County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $130,189 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Fauquier County number 22, with about 10,861 students.
Fauquier High's closest public school neighbor is W.C. Taylor Middle, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Fauquier High is behind the 75.5% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Fauquier High as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% drop, from 1,244 to 1,156.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fauquier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,577
Census ACS
Median income
$130,189
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
10,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fauquier County Public Schools
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,313 students
- Kettle Run HighHigh · 1,175 students
- Cedar Lee MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- W.C. Taylor MiddleMiddle · 623 students
- Auburn MiddleMiddle · 570 students
- Margaret M. Pierce ElementaryElementary · 543 students
Other schools in Warrenton
- W.C. Taylor MiddleMiddle · 623 students
- Auburn MiddleMiddle · 570 students
- James G. Brumfield ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- P.B. Smith ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- C.M. Bradley ElementaryElementary · 362 students
- Mountain Vista Governor's School for Math Science and TechElementary
Nearby schools
- W.C. Taylor Middle0.7 mi · 623
- C.M. Bradley Elementary1.3 mi · 362
- James G. Brumfield Elementary1.8 mi · 496
- P.B. Smith Elementary3.1 mi · 440
- Auburn Middle5.5 mi · 570
- C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary7.0 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Fauquier HighWhat is the total enrollment at Fauquier High?
Fauquier High enrolls approximately 1,156 students in grades 09-12.
Is Fauquier High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fauquier High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Fauquier High?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Fauquier High.
How diverse is Fauquier High?
Fauquier High reports a student body of 59% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Fauquier High?
Fauquier High is overseen by Fauquier County Public Schools in Fauquier County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.