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What's one thing INDIAN RIVER HIGH gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,634
High
DISTRICT 1,880 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081000299
Indian River High
1969 Braves Trl, Chesapeake, VA 23325 · (757) 578-7000 · Chesapeake city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,634 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- 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
12.3:1
132 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
1,187 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 | 434 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 409 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 391 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 400 | 24% |
Student demographics
67%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
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
86.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
75.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Indian River High
Indian River High's state test result (75.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian River High this school | 1,634 | 72.6% | 75.5% |
| Nansemond River High Suffolk | 1,683 | 68.9% | 77.8% |
| Oscar F. Smith High Chesapeake | 2,264 | 71.4% | 73.8% |
| Deep Creek High Chesapeake | 1,691 | 72.3% | 78.3% |
| Matoaca High Chesterfield | 1,624 | 74.2% | 66.9% |
| Green Run High Virginia Beach | 1,465 | 81.8% | 75.8% |
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 Indian River High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #147 of 311 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #126 of 316 ▲ 1 | #7 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #156 of 316 ▲ 20 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,634 | #97 of 325 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #77 of 309 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #77 of 309 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #158 of 319 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #148 of 178 | 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
1,634
-115 (-7%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 1,176
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 1,634 | 132.4 | 12.3:1 | 73% (1,187) |
| 2023-24 | 1,695 | 122.4 | 13.8:1 | 83% (1,400) |
| 2022-23 | 1,701 | 124.3 | 13.7:1 | 71% (1,213) |
| 2020-21 | 1,749 | 117 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,690 | 110.7 | 15.3:1 | 44% (746) |
| 2015-16 | 1,631 | 104 | 15.7:1 | 35% (568) |
| 2010-11 | 1,721 | 102 | 16.9:1 | 35% (604) |
| 2000-01 | 1,652 | 118 | 14.0:1 | 17% (282) |
| 1990-91 | 1,176 | 68 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian River High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,690 to 1,634); teachers up 20% (110.7 to 132.4).
About Indian River High
The public high school Indian River High is located in Chesapeake, Virginia. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,634 students. The typical figure for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213 students.
Chesapeake City Public Schools counts 40,607 students in its 45 schools, and Indian River High is one of them.
Black students are the largest group at Indian River High, with 50% of enrollment. Next come 23% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 29% Black. Indian River High has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 132.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in Virginia is 13.9:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 73% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 49% average among public schools in Chesapeake city.
allk12 grades Indian River High a B. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Indian River High would score about 68.3%. It scores 75.5%, 7.2 points above that figure.
Chesapeake city has about 252,583 residents, and median household income is about $95,373, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 50 public schools in Chesapeake city, with a combined enrollment of about 40,607.
The closest public school, Georgetown Primary, is about 0.4 miles from Indian River High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Indian River High ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Indian River High is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,634 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,749. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.3:1) than in 2020-21 (14.9:1).
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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
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Great Bridge HighHigh · 1,491 students
Other schools in Chesapeake
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Great Bridge HighHigh · 1,491 students
Other Indian River High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Indian River High. Indian River High is the largest of the 3.
- Indian River High SchoolDagsboro, DE · 1,073 students
- INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLPHILADELPHIA, NY · 791 students
Nearby schools
- Georgetown Primary0.4 mi · 804
- Indian River Middle0.4 mi · 743
- George W. Carver Intermediate0.9 mi · 535
- Sparrow Road Intermediate1.4 mi · 413
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary1.4 mi · 395
- Greenbrier Intermediate1.5 mi · 657
Frequently asked questions
About Indian River HighHow large is Indian River High?
Indian River High enrolls approximately 1,634 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Indian River High serve?
Indian River High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Indian River High?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Indian River High.
How diverse is Indian River High?
Indian River High reports a student body of 23% White, 13% Hispanic, 50% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Indian River High?
Indian River High is overseen by Chesapeake City Public Schools in Chesapeake city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.