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Enrollment
421
High
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WYTHE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510411001801
George Wythe High
1 Maroon Way, Wytheville, VA 24382 · (276) 228-3157 · Wythe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% 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
12.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
340 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 9 | 120 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 93 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 102 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 106 | 25% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
92.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
86.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.0% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 90.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
80.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% 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 15 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 George Wythe High
George Wythe High's state test result (80.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Wythe High this school | 421 | 80.8% | 80.6% |
| Luray High Luray | 452 | 81.0% | 76.8% |
| Fort Chiswell High Max Meadows | 411 | 81.0% | 86.9% |
| Page County High Shenandoah | 473 | 75.1% | 81.0% |
| Patrick Henry High Glade Spring | 390 | 74.9% | 78.3% |
| Graham High Bluefield | 489 | 89.6% | 84.0% |
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 George Wythe High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #80 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #132 of 316 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #68 of 316 ▲ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #268 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #100 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.8% | #265 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.8% | #125 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #138 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
421
-30 (-7%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 421 | 32.7 | 12.9:1 | 81% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 33.5 | 13.4:1 | 77% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 73% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 29 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 25.7 | 17.1:1 | 48% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 50% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 18 | 24.4:1 | 37% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 15 | 38.6:1 | 20% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 624 | 43 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Wythe High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (441 to 421); teachers up 27% (25.7 to 32.7).
About George Wythe High
George Wythe High is a high school with a street address in Wytheville, Virginia. A total of 421 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 1,213-student average for high schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 65% lower.
Wythe County Public Schools enrolls 3,734 students in 12 schools, including George Wythe High.
George Wythe High's enrollment is 84% White. The next largest groups are 7% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The school's White share is 9 points below the 93% share among Wythe County residents. The school's diversity index is 29%, meaning two students picked at random have a 29% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at George Wythe High is 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.9:1. This ratio sits 1.0 below the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 81%. That tracks the 81% average for public schools in Wythe County.
allk12 grades George Wythe High an A. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school in Virginia with George Wythe High's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 66.1%. George Wythe High scores 80.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wythe County show that the median household income is $57,745, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. George Wythe High is one of 14 public schools in the county.
Scott Memorial Middle is the public school closest to George Wythe High, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On average proficiency, George Wythe High is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when George Wythe High had 451 students, to 2024-25, when it had 421. The ratio was 15.6:1 in 2020-21 and 12.9:1 in 2024-25.
The George Wythe High community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Wythe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,188
Census ACS
Median income
$57,745
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,734 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wythe County Public Schools
- Spiller ElementaryElementary · 615 students
- Fort Chiswell HighHigh · 411 students
- Rural Retreat ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Fort Chiswell MiddleMiddle · 319 students
- Scott Memorial MiddleMiddle · 305 students
- Rural Retreat HighHigh · 300 students
Other schools in Wytheville
- Spiller ElementaryElementary · 615 students
- Scott Memorial MiddleMiddle · 305 students
- Sheffey ElementaryElementary · 224 students
- Regional Alternative/Wythe CoElementary
- Wythe County Tech CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Scott Memorial Middle0.1 mi · 305
- Spiller Elementary1.2 mi · 615
- Sheffey Elementary7.1 mi · 224
- Max Meadows Elementary8.7 mi · 201
- Fort Chiswell High9.0 mi · 411
- Fort Chiswell Middle9.1 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About George Wythe HighHow many students attend George Wythe High?
George Wythe High enrolls approximately 421 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does George Wythe High serve?
George Wythe High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at George Wythe High?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at George Wythe High.
How diverse is George Wythe High?
George Wythe High reports a student body of 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is George Wythe High in?
George Wythe High is part of Wythe County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.