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If you could change one rule at HUGUENOT HIGH, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,469
High
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324002083
Huguenot High
7945 Forest Hill Ave, Richmond, VA 23225 · (804) 320-7967 · Richmond city
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,469 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% 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
13.3:1
110 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
1,380 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 408 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 402 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 360 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 299 | 20% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
76.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Huguenot High
Huguenot High's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huguenot High this school | 1,469 | 93.9% | 58.5% |
| William Fleming High Roanoke | 1,957 | 91.6% | 53.6% |
| Denbigh High Newport News | 1,269 | 95.2% | 58.6% |
| Richmond High School for the Arts Richmond | 1,116 | 94.4% | 32.4% |
| Hermitage High Richmond | 1,719 | 90.0% | 58.6% |
| Woodside High Newport News | 1,723 | 96.7% | 74.0% |
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 Huguenot High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #292 of 311 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #244 of 316 ▲ 33 | #4 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #272 of 316 ▲ 33 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,469 | #117 of 325 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #120 of 309 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #161 of 309 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #62 of 319 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #65 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
1,469
+261 (+22%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 1,037
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 1,469 | 110 | 13.3:1 | 94% (1,380) |
| 2023-24 | 1,507 | 94 | 16.0:1 | 91% (1,365) |
| 2022-23 | 1,551 | 104.5 | 14.8:1 | 88% (1,364) |
| 2020-21 | 1,208 | 75 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,349 | 87.6 | 15.4:1 | 98% (1,327) |
| 2015-16 | 1,513 | 80 | 18.9:1 | 99% (1,491) |
| 2010-11 | 1,170 | 55 | 21.3:1 | 52% (613) |
| 2000-01 | 1,240 | 74 | 16.8:1 | 33% (407) |
| 1990-91 | 1,037 | 66 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Huguenot High.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (1,349 to 1,469); teachers up 26% (87.6 to 110).
About Huguenot High
Huguenot High is a medium-sized high school in Virginia, located in Richmond. The school had 1,469 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Virginia) has about 1,213 students.
Huguenot High is run by Richmond City Public Schools, whose 47 schools enroll 20,962 students.
By race and ethnicity, Huguenot High is 54% Black. The rest of enrollment is 38% Hispanic and 6% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Richmond city's population at about 41%. The chance that two students picked at random at Huguenot High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Teachers at the school number 110 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.3:1. High schools in Virginia have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1. Roughly 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Huguenot High is graded D by allk12, scoring above 9% of Virginia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Huguenot High would score about 62.5%. It scores 58.5%, 4.0 points below that figure.
Federal survey data for Richmond city show that median household income is about $64,587, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. A total of 61 public schools operate in Richmond city, serving about 20,253 students.
The closest other public school is Crestwood Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Huguenot High ranks 4th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Huguenot High is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 1,208 to 1,469. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.3:1) than in 2020-21 (16.1:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Huguenot High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Richmond city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,359
Census ACS
Median income
$64,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond City Public Schools
- River City MiddleMiddle · 1,150 students
- Richmond High School for the ArtsHigh · 1,116 students
- Cardinal ElementaryElementary · 821 students
- Thomas Jefferson HighHigh · 749 students
- Armstrong HighHigh · 709 students
- G.H. Reid ElementaryElementary · 671 students
Other schools in Richmond
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Varina HighHigh · 1,420 students
Nearby schools
- Crestwood Elementary0.4 mi · 635
- Southampton Elementary0.9 mi · 473
- Bon Air Elementary1.2 mi · 488
- Lucille M. Brown Middle1.6 mi · 605
- Miles Jones Elementary2.3 mi · 505
- Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary2.4 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Huguenot HighHow many students attend Huguenot High?
Huguenot High enrolls approximately 1,469 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Huguenot High serve?
Huguenot High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Huguenot High?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Huguenot High.
How diverse is Huguenot High?
Huguenot High reports a student body of 6% White, 38% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Huguenot High?
Huguenot High is overseen by Richmond City Public Schools in Richmond city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.