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If you had an hour of school board time for HIGHLAND SPRINGS HIGH, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,928
High
DISTRICT 1,614 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189000809
Highland Springs High
200 S. Airport Drive, Highland Springs, VA 23075 · (804) 328-4000 · Henrico County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,928 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Virginia public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
16.5:1
117 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
1,672 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 509 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 458 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 441 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 520 | 27% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
77.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 Highland Springs High
Highland Springs High's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Springs High this school | 1,928 | 86.7% | 61.0% |
| Varina High Richmond | 1,420 | 86.3% | 62.6% |
| Petersburg High Petersburg | 1,215 | 88.1% | 58.0% |
| Hampton High Hampton | 1,301 | 92.2% | 78.6% |
| Bethel High Hampton | 1,769 | 92.7% | 80.9% |
| George Washington High Danville | 1,248 | 93.8% | 53.4% |
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 Highland Springs High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #275 of 311 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #231 of 316 ▼ 25 | #7 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #260 of 316 ▲ 44 | #5 of 11 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,928 | #66 of 325 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #267 of 309 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #239 of 309 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #98 of 319 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #99 of 131 | #6 of 6 |
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
1,928
-49 (-2%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 1,208
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 1,928 | 116.8 | 16.5:1 | 87% (1,672) |
| 2023-24 | 1,990 | 113 | 17.6:1 | 91% (1,812) |
| 2022-23 | 2,089 | 114.8 | 18.2:1 | 88% (1,831) |
| 2020-21 | 1,977 | 105 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,872 | 110.6 | 16.9:1 | 59% (1,112) |
| 2015-16 | 1,788 | 113 | 15.8:1 | 62% (1,108) |
| 2010-11 | 1,775 | 83 | 21.4:1 | 58% (1,030) |
| 2000-01 | 1,314 | 74 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,208 | 79 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Springs High.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,872 to 1,928); teachers up 6% (110.6 to 116.8).
About Highland Springs High
At 200 S. Airport Drive in Highland Springs, Virginia, Highland Springs High operates as a large high school. The school's enrollment of 1,928 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 59% higher than the average for high schools in Virginia, which is about 1,213.
Henrico County Public Schools has 51,044 students spread across 69 schools.
Black students are the majority at Highland Springs High, with 77% of enrollment. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. Henrico County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 116.8 full-time equivalents, or about 16.5 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 87%. Compared with the 67% average for public schools in Henrico County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Highland Springs High a D. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Highland Springs High is 3.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (61.0% versus 64.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
Census estimates describe Henrico County this way: the median household income is $88,783, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Henrico County has 84 public schools and roughly 51,753 students.
The nearest public school is An Achievable Dream Middle and High School Oak Avenue Comple, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 48.9% proficiency; Highland Springs High posts 61.0%.
Locale data from NCES put Highland Springs High in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,928, close to the 1,977 recorded in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.8:1 to 16.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Highland Springs High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Henrico County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
335,744
Census ACS
Median income
$88,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henrico County Public Schools
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Deep Run HighHigh · 1,992 students
- Glen Allen HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
Other schools in Highland Springs
- Highland Springs ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Fair Oaks ElementaryElementary · 330 students
- An Achievable Dream Middle and High School Oak Avenue CompleHigh · 129 students
- Adult Education CenterElementary
- Advanced Career Education Center at Highland SpringsElementary
- General Academic DevelopmentElementary
Nearby schools
- An Achievable Dream Middle and High School Oak Avenue Comple0.2 mi · 129
- Fair Oaks Elementary0.3 mi · 330
- Highland Springs Elementary1.0 mi · 469
- Sandston Elementary1.1 mi · 201
- Cashell Donahoe Elementary1.7 mi · 526
- Seven Pines Elementary1.8 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Springs HighWhat is the total enrollment at Highland Springs High?
Highland Springs High enrolls approximately 1,928 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Highland Springs High serve?
Highland Springs High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Highland Springs High?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Highland Springs High.
What is the student diversity at Highland Springs High?
Student demographics at Highland Springs High are roughly 7% White, 11% Hispanic, 77% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Highland Springs High public or private?
Highland Springs High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henrico County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.