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Enrollment
1,547
High
DISTRICT 615 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLOUCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510162000680
Gloucester High
6680 Short Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061 · (804) 693-2526 · Gloucester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,547 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Virginia public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.4:1
107 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
1,009 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 392 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 418 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 384 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 353 | 23% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 Gloucester County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
90.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 88.0% |
% 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
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Gloucester High
Gloucester High's state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester High this school | 1,547 | 65.2% | 69.1% |
| Louisa County High Mineral | 1,601 | 65.8% | 91.0% |
| Fluvanna County High Palmyra | 1,362 | 60.4% | 70.0% |
| Rockbridge County High Lexington | 916 | 60.3% | 63.4% |
| William Monroe High Stanardsville | 952 | 69.3% | 77.1% |
| Orange County High Orange | 1,477 | 68.5% | 72.1% |
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 Gloucester High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #220 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #80 of 316 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #99 of 316 ▲ 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,547 | #110 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #180 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #233 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.2% | #188 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #60 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
1,547
-62 (-4%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,500
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 1,547 | 107.2 | 14.4:1 | 65% (1,009) |
| 2023-24 | 1,549 | 107.5 | 14.4:1 | 40% (622) |
| 2022-23 | 1,531 | 107 | 14.3:1 | 39% (603) |
| 2020-21 | 1,609 | 108 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,762 | 104.2 | 16.9:1 | 32% (559) |
| 2015-16 | 1,730 | 102 | 17.0:1 | 28% (493) |
| 2010-11 | 2,006 | 86 | 23.3:1 | 27% (547) |
| 2000-01 | 2,005 | 138 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,500 | 94 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gloucester High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,762 to 1,547); teachers up 3% (104.2 to 107.2).
About Gloucester High
Gloucester High is the name of a mid-sized high school in Gloucester, Virginia. Its enrollment is 1,547 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 1,213 students for high schools in Virginia.
Federal data list 8 schools in Gloucester County Public Schools, with 4,917 students enrolled.
About 76% of the student body at Gloucester High is White. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 107.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. The average for high schools in Virginia is about 13.9:1. At Gloucester High, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 66% average for public schools in Gloucester County.
Gloucester High holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of Virginia public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Gloucester High is 1.2 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 69.1% actual, 70.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
In the wider Gloucester County area, the median household earns about $84,306 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Gloucester High shares Gloucester County with 8 other public schools.
Page Middle, about 1.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 78.8%; Gloucester High's is 69.1%, ranking 9th of 9.
For locale, NCES codes Gloucester High as Rural: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 4%.
The Gloucester High discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,526
Census ACS
Median income
$84,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,917 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gloucester County Public Schools
- Page MiddleMiddle · 573 students
- Peasley MiddleMiddle · 565 students
- Botetourt ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Bethel ElementaryElementary · 494 students
- Abingdon ElementaryElementary · 455 students
- Achilles ElementaryElementary · 397 students
Other schools in Gloucester
- Page MiddleMiddle · 573 students
- Peasley MiddleMiddle · 565 students
- Botetourt ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Bethel ElementaryElementary · 494 students
- Petsworth ElementaryElementary · 381 students
- Gloucester & Mathews Counties Gov's Health Sciences AcademyElementary
Other Gloucester High schools
One other US public school is named Gloucester High. Gloucester High is the largest of the 2.
- Gloucester HighGloucester, MA · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Page Middle1.4 mi · 573
- Botetourt Elementary2.5 mi · 505
- Bethel Elementary4.8 mi · 494
- Peasley Middle5.0 mi · 565
- Abingdon Elementary6.3 mi · 455
- Petsworth Elementary7.0 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Gloucester HighHow many students attend Gloucester High?
Gloucester High enrolls approximately 1,547 students in grades 09-12.
Is Gloucester High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gloucester High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gloucester High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gloucester High is approximately 14.4:1 (107 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gloucester High?
At Gloucester High, the student body is approximately 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Gloucester High in?
Gloucester High is part of Gloucester County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.