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Enrollment
1,939
High
DISTRICT 1,614 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189002837
Glen Allen High
10700 Staples Mill Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060 · (804) 501-3300 · Henrico County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,939 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
- C-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
17.8:1
109 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
589 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 488 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 437 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 500 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 514 | 27% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
90.0%
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 90 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 down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 86.0% |
| 2022-23 | 91.0% | 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
75.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% 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 Glen Allen High
Glen Allen High's state test result (75.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Allen High this school | 1,939 | 30.4% | 75.6% |
| Ocean Lakes High Virginia Beach | 1,834 | 30.0% | 86.3% |
| Mills E. Godwin High Richmond | 1,702 | 27.1% | 79.9% |
| Princess Anne High Virginia Beach | 1,621 | 32.3% | 82.5% |
| Patriot High Nokesville | 2,020 | 24.4% | 81.6% |
| Gainesville High Gainesville | 2,648 | 28.1% | 83.5% |
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 Glen Allen High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #145 of 311 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #151 of 316 ▼ 35 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #88 of 316 ▼ 45 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,939 | #65 of 325 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #289 of 309 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #74 of 309 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.4% | #256 of 319 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #63 of 131 | #3 of 6 |
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
1,939
-74 (-4%) vs 2020
+179% since 2010-11, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 1,939 | 109.2 | 17.8:1 | 30% (589) |
| 2023-24 | 1,913 | 105.2 | 18.2:1 | 30% (569) |
| 2022-23 | 2,006 | 111.5 | 18.0:1 | 29% (589) |
| 2020-21 | 2,013 | 101 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,778 | 94.4 | 18.8:1 | 16% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 1,749 | 92 | 19.0:1 | 13% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 695 | 30 | 23.2:1 | 14% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glen Allen High.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (1,778 to 1,939); teachers up 16% (94.4 to 109.2).
About Glen Allen High
Glen Allen High is a large high school in Henrico County Public Schools, located in Glen Allen, Virginia. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,939 students in 2024-25. The school is 60% above the average for high schools in Virginia.
The district, Henrico County Public Schools, has 51,044 students enrolled across 69 schools.
About 51% of the student body at Glen Allen High is White. Other groups include 18% Black, 15% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Henrico County residents are about 51% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
With 109.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.8:1. High schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Glen Allen High, 30% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Henrico County average 67%.
On the allk12 Grade, Glen Allen High lands at C+, ahead of 38% of Virginia public high schools.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 79.8%. Glen Allen High scores 75.6%.
In Henrico County, the median household earns about $88,783 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Henrico County has 84 public schools with about 51,753 students, including Glen Allen High.
Glen Allen High is about 0.6 miles from Hungary Creek Middle, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Glen Allen High ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 75.6% versus a 69.8% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.8:1) than in 2020-21 (19.9:1).
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Henrico County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
335,744
Census ACS
Median income
$88,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henrico County Public Schools
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Deep Run HighHigh · 1,992 students
- Highland Springs HighHigh · 1,928 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
Other schools in Glen Allen
- Deep Run HighHigh · 1,992 students
- Short Pump MiddleMiddle · 1,056 students
- Holman MiddleMiddle · 862 students
- Hungary Creek MiddleMiddle · 834 students
- Rivers Edge ElementaryElementary · 735 students
- Colonial Trail ElementaryElementary · 710 students
Nearby schools
- Hungary Creek Middle0.6 mi · 834
- Echo Lake Elementary0.6 mi · 506
- Glen Allen Elementary1.0 mi · 578
- Springfield Park Elementary1.8 mi · 652
- R.C. Longan Elementary1.9 mi · 491
- Dumbarton Elementary2.1 mi · 684
Frequently asked questions
About Glen Allen HighHow many students attend Glen Allen High?
Glen Allen High enrolls approximately 1,939 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Glen Allen High serve?
Glen Allen High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Glen Allen High have?
Glen Allen High employs 109 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
How diverse is Glen Allen High?
Glen Allen High reports a student body of 51% White, 9% Hispanic, 18% Black, 15% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Glen Allen High public or private?
Glen Allen High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henrico County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.