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Enrollment
2,345
High
DISTRICT 1,880 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081002765
Grassfield High
2007 Grizzly Trail, Chesapeake, VA 23323 · (757) 558-4749 · Chesapeake city
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL2,345 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.
- 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
15.1:1
155 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
307 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 584 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 574 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 604 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 583 | 25% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
96.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
95.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 96 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 95 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 96.0% | 95.0% |
| 2023-24 | 96.0% | 95.0% |
| 2022-23 | 95.0% | 95.0% |
% 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
91.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Grassfield High
Grassfield High's state test result (91.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassfield High this school | 2,345 | 13.1% | 91.9% |
| Cosby High Midlothian | 2,507 | 16.0% | 86.0% |
| Yorktown High Arlington | 2,593 | 13.5% | 81.6% |
| Midlothian High Midlothian | 2,048 | 15.0% | 85.4% |
| Great Bridge High Chesapeake | 1,491 | 20.2% | 84.5% |
| Floyd Kellam High Virginia Beach | 1,842 | 13.5% | 88.8% |
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 Grassfield High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 91.9% | #4 of 311 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #8 of 316 ▲ 4 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 96.0% | #16 of 316 ▼ 8 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,345 | #26 of 325 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #212 of 309 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #106 of 309 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.1% | #310 of 319 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.2% | #36 of 131 | N/A |
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
2,345
+113 (+5%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 2,106
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 2,345 | 155.3 | 15.1:1 | 13% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 2,306 | 144 | 16.0:1 | 17% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 2,314 | 150 | 15.4:1 | 15% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 2,232 | 140 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,071 | 126.7 | 16.4:1 | 13% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 2,149 | 123 | 17.5:1 | 9% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 2,106 | 117 | 18.0:1 | 10% (216) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grassfield High.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (2,071 to 2,345); teachers up 23% (126.7 to 155.3).
About Grassfield High
Grassfield High is a high school in Chesapeake, Virginia, reachable at (757) 558-4749. Enrollment totals 2,345 students across grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Virginia enroll around 1,213, and this school is 93% larger than that mark.
Besides Grassfield High, Chesapeake City Public Schools runs 44 other schools. The district enrolls 40,607 students.
Of every 100 students at Grassfield High, about 55 are White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Black, 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Among Chesapeake city residents, the White share is about 55%. The diversity index for Grassfield High is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. The school has 155.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Virginia is 13.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Grassfield High, 13% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Chesapeake city is 36 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Grassfield High lands at A, ahead of 94% of Virginia public high schools.
Grassfield High sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 91.9% and a predicted 84.5%.
Census data for Chesapeake city show median household income comes to about $95,373, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 50 public schools and about 40,607 students.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Grassfield Elementary, is the closest to Grassfield High. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Grassfield High comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Grassfield High is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 113 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Grassfield High. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Chesapeake city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
252,583
Census ACS
Median income
$95,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
40,607 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Great Bridge HighHigh · 1,491 students
Other schools in Chesapeake
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Great Bridge HighHigh · 1,491 students
Nearby schools
- Grassfield Elementary0.9 mi · 1,306
- Cedar Road Elementary1.2 mi · 988
- Hugo A. Owens Middle1.8 mi · 1,286
- Deep Creek Central Elementary2.1 mi · 888
- Deep Creek Middle3.1 mi · 764
- Deep Creek Elementary3.3 mi · 767
Frequently asked questions
About Grassfield HighWhat is the total enrollment at Grassfield High?
Grassfield High enrolls approximately 2,345 students in grades 09-12.
Is Grassfield High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grassfield High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Grassfield High have?
Grassfield High employs 155 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Grassfield High?
Student demographics at Grassfield High are roughly 55% White, 14% Hispanic, 15% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Grassfield High in?
Grassfield High is part of Chesapeake City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.