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Enrollment
1,235
High
DISTRICT 826 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510415001443
Grafton High
403 Grafton Dr, Yorktown, VA 23692 · (757) 898-0530 · York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,235 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Virginia public high schools
- A-Test 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.
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
16.0:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
546 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 295 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 301 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 319 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 320 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
95.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
90.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 95 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 have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.0% | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 95.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
84.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Grafton High
Grafton High's state test result (84.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton High this school | 1,235 | 44.2% | 84.1% |
| Douglas S. Freeman High Richmond | 1,881 | 43.5% | 68.5% |
| Salem High Salem | 1,202 | 40.3% | 74.3% |
| Princess Anne High Virginia Beach | 1,621 | 32.3% | 82.5% |
| Patrick Henry High Ashland | 1,294 | 39.1% | 69.6% |
| Warhill High Williamsburg | 1,277 | 32.7% | 78.9% |
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 Grafton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #49 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #90 of 316 ▲ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #36 of 316 ▲ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,235 | #149 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #247 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #83 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #212 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #89 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
1,235
+94 (+8%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 1,212
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
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 | 1,235 | 77.1 | 16.0:1 | 44% (546) |
| 2023-24 | 1,229 | 328.7 | 3.7:1 | 43% (525) |
| 2022-23 | 1,212 | N/A | N/A | 60% (727) |
| 2020-21 | 1,141 | 77 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,181 | 86.4 | 13.7:1 | 15% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 1,188 | 79 | 15.0:1 | 13% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 1,340 | 72 | 18.6:1 | 10% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 1,212 | 72 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grafton High.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,181 to 1,235); teachers down 11% (86.4 to 77.1).
About Grafton High
Grafton High is a public high school run by York County Public Schools in Yorktown, Virginia. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,235 students.
Grafton High is a school in York County Public Schools. The district has 19 schools and 13,105 students.
At Grafton High, White students make up 53% of the student body. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% multiracial, and 9% Asian. Census figures show York County is about 68% White. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Grafton High operates with 77.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.0:1. On average, high schools in Virginia have 13.9:1, compared with 16.0:1 here. Grafton High reports 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 35% average for public schools in York County is 9 points.
Measured against Virginia public high schools, Grafton High receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Grafton High is 8.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Virginia schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for York County show that the median household income is $109,956, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Besides Grafton High, York County has 18 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Grafton Middle, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 80.0% proficiency; Grafton High posts 84.1%.
Grafton High falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Grafton High's enrollment climbed from 1,141 in 2020-21 to 1,235 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.0:1, from 14.8:1.
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York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,005
Census ACS
Median income
$109,956
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
13,105 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in York County Public Schools
- Tabb HighHigh · 1,153 students
- Tabb MiddleMiddle · 968 students
- York HighHigh · 947 students
- Grafton MiddleMiddle · 937 students
- Bruton HighHigh · 723 students
- Yorktown MiddleMiddle · 717 students
Other schools in Yorktown
- Tabb HighHigh · 1,153 students
- Tabb MiddleMiddle · 968 students
- York HighHigh · 947 students
- Grafton MiddleMiddle · 937 students
- Yorktown MiddleMiddle · 717 students
- Tabb ElementaryElementary · 707 students
Other Grafton High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Grafton High. Grafton High is the largest of the 5.
- Grafton High SchoolGrafton, MA · 914 students
- Grafton HighGrafton, WI · 727 students
- Grafton High SchoolGrafton, WV · 658 students
- GRAFTON HIGH SCHOOLGrafton, ND · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Grafton Middle0.1 mi · 937
- Dare Elementary0.6 mi · 399
- Grafton Bethel Elementary1.4 mi · 653
- Seaford Elementary2.1 mi · 552
- Mount Vernon Elementary2.5 mi · 573
- Tabb Middle2.9 mi · 968
Frequently asked questions
About Grafton HighHow many students attend Grafton High?
Grafton High enrolls approximately 1,235 students in grades 09-12.
Is Grafton High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grafton High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Grafton High have?
Grafton High employs 77 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Grafton High?
Student demographics at Grafton High are roughly 53% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Grafton High in?
Grafton High is part of York County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.