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Enrollment
850
High
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510165000686
Goochland High
3250A River Road West, Goochland, VA 23063 · (804) 556-5322 · Goochland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL850 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Virginia public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.4:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
235 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 213 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 204 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 232 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 201 | 24% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 Goochland 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
85.0%
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 85 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 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% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 93.0% |
| 2022-23 | 93.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
87.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Goochland High
Goochland High's state test result (87.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goochland High this school | 850 | 27.6% | 87.7% |
| New Kent High New Kent | 1,073 | 24.8% | 86.0% |
| York High Yorktown | 947 | 30.1% | 83.9% |
| Hidden Valley High Roanoke | 832 | 26.1% | 85.1% |
| Clarke County High Berryville | 683 | 26.2% | 84.3% |
| Lord Botetourt High Daleville | 963 | 28.8% | 82.3% |
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 Goochland High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.7% | #23 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #136 of 316 ▼ 107 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #100 of 316 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 850 | #195 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #177 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #190 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.6% | #265 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #118 of 131 |
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
850
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+79% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 850 | 59.2 | 14.4:1 | 28% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 846 | 60 | 14.1:1 | 32% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 890 | 61 | 14.6:1 | 28% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 856 | 60 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 838 | 59.4 | 14.1:1 | 31% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 57 | 14.4:1 | 24% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 755 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 20% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 43 | 13.8:1 | 11% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 41 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goochland High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (838 to 850); teachers unchanged (59.4 to 59.2).
About Goochland High
Goochland High, a low-enrollment high school, is located in Goochland, Virginia. Its enrollment is 850 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 1,213 students for high schools in Virginia.
Goochland County Public Schools operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,643 students.
About 69% of the student body at Goochland High is White. The remaining students are 12% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Goochland County, the White share is about 78%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Goochland High comes to 59.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4:1. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Goochland High counts 28% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Goochland County is close, at 29%.
Goochland High holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Virginia public high schools.
Goochland High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 87.7% is 7.1 points above the 80.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Goochland County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $118,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 5 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,643, Goochland High among them.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Goochland High from the closest public school, Goochland Middle. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Goochland High ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Goochland High is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 850, close to the 856 recorded in 2020-21.
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Goochland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,410
Census ACS
Median income
$118,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,643 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Goochland County Public Schools
- Goochland MiddleMiddle · 616 students
- Goochland ElementaryElementary · 509 students
- Randolph ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- Byrd ElementaryElementary · 281 students
Other schools in Goochland
- Goochland MiddleMiddle · 616 students
- Goochland ElementaryElementary · 509 students
- Byrd ElementaryElementary · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Goochland Middle0.1 mi · 616
- Goochland Elementary0.5 mi · 509
- Randolph Elementary5.7 mi · 387
- Byrd Elementary9.6 mi · 281
- Pocahontas Elementary10.1 mi · 668
- Powhatan Elementary10.5 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Goochland HighWhat is the total enrollment at Goochland High?
Goochland High enrolls approximately 850 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Goochland High serve?
Goochland High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Goochland High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Goochland High is approximately 14.4:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Goochland High?
At Goochland High, the student body is approximately 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Goochland High public or private?
Goochland High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Goochland County Public Schools.
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