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Harrisonburg High

1001 Garbers Church Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 · (540) 433-2652 · Harrisonburg city
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL998 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Virginia public high schools
  • CTest 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

Enrollment
998
High
DISTRICT 1,005 · STATE 1,213
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
866 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 926126%
Grade 1023624%
Grade 1124825%
Grade 1225325%
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
32633%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
52052%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
919%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
222%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
374%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
50350%
Female
49550%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
82.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2569.0%82.0%
2023-2473.0%66.0%
2022-2374.0%81.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Harrisonburg High

Harrisonburg High's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Harrisonburg High this school99886.8%67.7%
Rocktown High
Harrisonburg
1,01184.8%N/A
John Handley High
Winchester
1,36184.5%70.0%
Manassas Park High
Manassas Park
1,07081.8%65.5%
Chancellor High
Fredericksburg
1,32170.9%60.5%
Justice High
Falls Church
2,35777.4%71.5%
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 Harrisonburg High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Virginia
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
67.7%#229 of 311
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
82.0%#172 of 316
▲ 114
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.0%#303 of 316
▼ 25
Enrollment
ranked largest first
998#180 of 325
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.8:1#92 of 309
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.2%#128 of 309
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
86.8%#96 of 319
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-44.5%#4 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 2024-25
Enrollment
998
-891 (-47%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 778
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-259987812.8:187% (866)
2023-241,993118.216.9:182% (1,626)
2022-231,95113414.6:179% (1,548)
2020-211,88912814.8:1N/A
2017-181,798121.314.8:166% (1,186)
2015-161,65011414.5:166% (1,093)
2010-111,3289114.6:156% (739)
2000-011,0768812.2:125% (267)
1990-917786212.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrisonburg High.

Since 2017-18: students down 44% (1,798 to 998); teachers down 36% (121.3 to 78).

About Harrisonburg High

Harrisonburg High is a low-enrollment high school in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 998 students enrolled.

Harrisonburg City Public Schools operates 10 schools. Combined enrollment is 6,652 students.

More than half of enrollment at Harrisonburg High is Hispanic: 52%. Other groups make up 33% White, 9% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Harrisonburg city as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.

Classroom staffing at Harrisonburg High totals 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 87% of students (866) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Harrisonburg city is similar, at 87%.

On the allk12 Grade, Harrisonburg High lands at C, ahead of 34% of Virginia public high schools.

A school with Harrisonburg High's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 64.5%. Harrisonburg High scores 67.7%, 3.2 points above that line.

For the population of Harrisonburg city, median household income comes to about $62,254, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Harrisonburg city's 13 public schools enroll about 6,934 students and include Harrisonburg High.

Of the public schools around it, Harrisonburg High is closest to Bluestone Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Harrisonburg High ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.

Under the NCES locale system, Harrisonburg High is City: Small.

Reported enrollment: 1,889 (2020-21) and 998 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.8:1 in 2020-21, and 12.8:1 in 2024-25.

The allk12 page for Harrisonburg High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Harrisonburg city at a glance

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Population
51,392
Census ACS
Median income
$62,254
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,934 students

Quick facts

School name
Harrisonburg High
District
Harrisonburg City Public Schools
Address
1001 Garbers Church Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Phone
(540) 433-2652
County
Harrisonburg city
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
998
Teachers (FTE)
78
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
866 (87%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
510186000782
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Harrisonburg High schools

One other US public school is named Harrisonburg High. Harrisonburg High is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Harrisonburg High
How many students attend Harrisonburg High?
Harrisonburg High enrolls approximately 998 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Harrisonburg High serve?
Harrisonburg High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrisonburg High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harrisonburg High is approximately 12.8:1 (78 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harrisonburg High?
At Harrisonburg High, the student body is approximately 33% White, 52% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Harrisonburg High in?
Harrisonburg High is part of Harrisonburg City Public Schools.
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