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Enrollment
507
High
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510294001218
Gretna High
100 Gretna Hawk Cir, Gretna, VA 24557 · (434) 630-1800 · Pittsylvania County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Virginia public high schools
- B-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
12.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
433 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 148 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 142 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 99 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 118 | 23% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
82.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 89.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 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
74.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Gretna High
Gretna High's state test result (74.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gretna High this school | 507 | 85.4% | 74.3% |
| Randolph-Henry High Charlotte C H | 460 | 88.9% | 79.9% |
| Chatham High Chatham | 609 | 84.6% | 79.6% |
| Dan River High Ringgold | 583 | 85.6% | 76.0% |
| Amelia County High Amelia Court House | 516 | 82.9% | 67.0% |
| Appomattox County High Appomattox | 731 | 76.7% | 73.9% |
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 Gretna High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #155 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #74 of 316 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #198 of 316 ▼ 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #249 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #89 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #193 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #105 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #113 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
507
-57 (-10%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 839
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
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 | 507 | 40.1 | 12.7:1 | 85% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 38.9 | 13.8:1 | 86% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 39.3 | 13.6:1 | 80% (428) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 38 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 37.7 | 14.4:1 | 57% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 40 | 14.0:1 | 56% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 49% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 728 | 49 | 14.9:1 | 28% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 839 | 45 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gretna High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (543 to 507); teachers up 6% (37.7 to 40.1).
About Gretna High
Gretna High is a low-enrollment high school in Gretna, Virginia, administered by Pittsylvania County Public Schools. It serves 507 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Virginia average about 1,213 students.
In Pittsylvania County Public Schools, 18 schools enroll a combined 7,830 students.
Roughly 66% of students at Gretna High are White. Other reported shares: 28% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Pittsylvania County's residents are about 74% White, 8 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 40.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.7:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Gretna High is 85%. That tracks the 85% average for public schools in Pittsylvania County.
allk12 grades Gretna High a B. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Virginia, Gretna High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 74.3% actual against a predicted 64.8%.
Across Pittsylvania County, the median household income is $54,085, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Pittsylvania County is home to 22 public schools and about 7,830 public school students.
The closest public school, Gretna Middle, is about 0.2 miles from Gretna High. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Gretna High ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Gretna High's enrollment dropped 10%, to 507. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.8:1 to 12.7:1.
Discussions about Gretna High may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pittsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,856
Census ACS
Median income
$54,085
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,830 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pittsylvania County Public Schools
- Tunstall HighHigh · 800 students
- Twin Springs ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- Chatham HighHigh · 609 students
- Tunstall MiddleMiddle · 609 students
- Dan River HighHigh · 583 students
- Gretna ElementaryElementary · 493 students
Other schools in Gretna
- Gretna ElementaryElementary · 493 students
- Gretna MiddleMiddle · 385 students
- Mount Airy ElementaryElementary · 141 students
Other Gretna High schools
One other US public school is named Gretna High. Gretna High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- GRETNA HIGH SCHOOLGRETNA, NE · 955 students
Nearby schools
- Gretna Middle0.2 mi · 385
- Gretna Elementary0.4 mi · 493
- Chatham Elementary7.4 mi · 236
- Mount Airy Elementary10.5 mi · 141
- John L. Hurt Elementary11.0 mi · 257
- Chatham High11.1 mi · 609
Frequently asked questions
About Gretna HighHow large is Gretna High?
Gretna High enrolls approximately 507 students in grades 09-12.
Is Gretna High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gretna High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Gretna High have?
Gretna High employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is Gretna High?
Gretna High reports a student body of 66% White, 3% Hispanic, 28% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Gretna High public or private?
Gretna High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pittsylvania County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.