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Enrollment
489
High
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAZEWELL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510381001653
Graham High
210 Valleydale, Bluefield, VA 24605 · (276) 326-1235 · Tazewell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% 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.
- A+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
11.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
438 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 117 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 143 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 118 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 111 | 23% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
91.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
92.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 | 91.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 93.0% |
| 2022-23 | 92.0% | 92.0% |
% 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
84.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% 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 20 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 Graham High
Graham High's state test result (84.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham High this school | 489 | 89.6% | 84.0% |
| Tazewell High Tazewell | 509 | 88.8% | 82.3% |
| Union High Big Stone Gap | 564 | 90.6% | 84.9% |
| Eastside High Coeburn | 418 | 88.3% | 79.9% |
| Lebanon High Lebanon | 571 | 90.9% | 67.1% |
| Richlands High Richlands | 557 | 88.5% | 85.1% |
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 Graham High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #51 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #61 of 316 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #79 of 316 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #255 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #57 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #271 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #85 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #121 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
489
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 489 | 41.3 | 11.8:1 | 90% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 41.3 | 12.8:1 | 85% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 83% (440) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 35 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 48% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 40% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 33 | 16.2:1 | 34% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 30% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 36 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Graham High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (520 to 489); teachers up 18% (35 to 41.3).
About Graham High
Graham High is one of the public schools in Bluefield, Virginia. It is a small high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 489 students. High schools in Virginia average about 1,213 students, which makes this school 60% below average.
Graham High is one of 13 schools in Tazewell County Public Schools, which enrolls 5,134 students in total.
The share of students at Graham High who are White is 86%. Enrollment also includes 6% Black and 6% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 26%.
With 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.8:1. Statewide, high schools in Virginia average 13.9:1. Roughly 90% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Tazewell County is similar, at 89%.
On the allk12 Grade, Graham High lands at A, ahead of 94% of Virginia public high schools.
Graham High beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 20.3 points (84.0% versus 63.7%), a top-10% result in Virginia on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Tazewell County, median household income comes to about $47,313, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 14, with about 5,134 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Graham Middle, is about 0.5 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Graham High is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Graham High enrolled 505 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 489. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.8:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Graham High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Tazewell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,624
Census ACS
Median income
$47,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,134 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tazewell County Public Schools
- Richlands ElementaryElementary · 576 students
- Richlands HighHigh · 557 students
- Tazewell HighHigh · 509 students
- Richlands MiddleMiddle · 447 students
- Tazewell PrimaryElementary · 405 students
- Graham IntermediateElementary · 404 students
Other schools in Bluefield
- Graham IntermediateElementary · 404 students
- Graham MiddleMiddle · 339 students
- Dudley PrimaryElementary · 208 students
- Abb's Valley-Boissevain ElementaryElementary · 144 students
Other Graham High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Graham High. Graham High is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Graham HighGraham, NC · 828 students
- Graham High SchoolGRAHAM, TX · 694 students
- Graham High SchoolSaint Paris, OH · 491 students
Nearby schools
- Graham Middle0.5 mi · 339
- Graham Intermediate1.1 mi · 404
- Dudley Primary1.4 mi · 208
- Bluefield Middle School1.7 mi · 428
- Bluefield Intermediate School2.3 mi · 269
- Bluefield Primary School2.8 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Graham HighHow many students attend Graham High?
Graham High enrolls approximately 489 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Graham High serve?
Graham High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Graham High have?
Graham High employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Graham High?
Student demographics at Graham High are roughly 86% White, 2% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Graham High in?
Graham High is part of Tazewell County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.