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What's one thing FLOYD COUNTY HIGH gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
668
High
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOYD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510135000618
Floyd County High
721 Baker Street SW, Floyd, VA 24091 · (540) 745-9450 · Floyd County
GRADES 08–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- A-Beats 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
12.2:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
545 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 8 | 139 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 139 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 144 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 131 | 20% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Floyd County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 84.0% |
% 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
77.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Floyd County High
Floyd County High's state test result (77.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd County High this school | 668 | 81.6% | 77.4% |
| Gate City High Gate City | 592 | 80.4% | 83.9% |
| Patrick County High Stuart | 795 | 79.4% | 84.8% |
| Alleghany High Covington | 818 | 81.8% | 59.8% |
| John S. Battle High Bristol | 613 | 75.5% | 75.9% |
| Luray High Luray | 452 | 81.0% | 76.8% |
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 Floyd County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #126 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #149 of 316 ▲ 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #226 of 316 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #221 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #69 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #277 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.6% | #121 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #16 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
668
-102 (-13%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 774
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 668 | 54.9 | 12.2:1 | 82% (545) |
| 2023-24 | 680 | 57 | 11.9:1 | 82% (558) |
| 2022-23 | 701 | 58.8 | 11.9:1 | 74% (517) |
| 2020-21 | 770 | 52 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 840 | 58.1 | 14.4:1 | 43% (362) |
| 2015-16 | 815 | 51 | 16.0:1 | 40% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 789 | 47 | 16.8:1 | 35% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 737 | 53 | 13.9:1 | 21% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 774 | 51 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Floyd County High.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (840 to 668); teachers down 6% (58.1 to 54.9).
About Floyd County High
Floyd County High is a small high school with its address in Floyd, Virginia. The school covers grades 8 through 12 and reported 668 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 45% below the 1,213-student average for high schools in Virginia.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in Floyd County Public Schools totals 1,666 students.
By race and ethnicity, Floyd County High is 88% White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 54.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.2:1. Across high schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 82%. That is in line with the 81% average for public schools in Floyd County.
Among Virginia public high schools, Floyd County High outscored 70%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 77.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 65.9%.
The school is in Floyd County, where the median household earns about $62,191 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Floyd County High shares Floyd County with 4 other public schools.
About 0.1 miles separate Floyd County High from the closest public school, Floyd Elementary. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Local comparison: Floyd County High ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 77.4% versus a 73.3% average.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment decreased by 13% across 4 years, from 770 in 2020-21 to 668 in 2024-25. The ratio was 14.8:1 in 2020-21 and 12.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,593
Census ACS
Median income
$62,191
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,666 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Floyd County Public Schools
- Floyd ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Check ElementaryElementary · 277 students
- Willis ElementaryElementary · 163 students
- Indian Valley ElementaryElementary · 110 students
Nearby schools
- Floyd Elementary0.1 mi · 448
- Woolwine Elementary8.6 mi · 153
- Willis Elementary9.3 mi · 163
- Check Elementary11.8 mi · 277
- Indian Valley Elementary12.8 mi · 110
- Auburn High12.8 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About Floyd County HighHow large is Floyd County High?
Floyd County High enrolls approximately 668 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Floyd County High serve?
Floyd County High serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Floyd County High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Floyd County High is approximately 12.2:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Floyd County High?
At Floyd County High, the student body is approximately 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Floyd County High?
Floyd County High is overseen by Floyd County Public Schools in Floyd County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.