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Enrollment
1,842
High
DISTRICT 1,871 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084000766
James River High
3700 James River Rd., Midlothian, VA 23113 · (804) 378-2420 · Chesterfield County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,842 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
119 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
581 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 488 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 477 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 426 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 451 | 24% |
Student demographics
64%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
90.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
67.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 87.0% | 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 James River High
James River High's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James River High this school | 1,842 | 31.5% | 72.6% |
| Riverbend High Fredericksburg | 1,913 | 26.4% | 79.6% |
| First Colonial High Virginia Beach | 1,727 | 31.0% | 81.9% |
| Mountain View High Stafford | 2,233 | 25.6% | 83.5% |
| Albemarle High Charlottesville | 1,964 | 31.0% | 70.7% |
| Sherando High Stephens City | 1,631 | 35.1% | 73.0% |
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 James River High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #179 of 311 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #277 of 316 ▼ 75 | #5 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #86 of 316 ▲ 11 | #3 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,842 | #76 of 325 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #227 of 309 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #111 of 309 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #251 of 319 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #71 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
1,842
-135 (-7%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 1,747
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,842 | 118.8 | 15.5:1 | 32% (581) |
| 2023-24 | 1,869 | 118.6 | 15.8:1 | 33% (622) |
| 2022-23 | 1,926 | 113.5 | 17.0:1 | 32% (616) |
| 2020-21 | 1,977 | 119 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,077 | 129.8 | 16.0:1 | 25% (513) |
| 2015-16 | 2,159 | 129 | 16.7:1 | 18% (391) |
| 2010-11 | 2,092 | 112 | 18.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 1,747 | 104 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James River High.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (2,077 to 1,842); teachers down 8% (129.8 to 118.8).
About James River High
James River High is a high school in Midlothian, Virginia, and it is part of Chesterfield County Public Schools. In all, 1,842 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 52% larger than the average of about 1,213 students for high schools in Virginia.
Enrollment across the 65 schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools totals 64,194 students.
The largest group at James River High is White students, at 53%. Other groups make up 23% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The diversity index for James River High is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 118.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.5:1. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 54% for public schools in Chesterfield County.
The model predicts 79.5% for a school in Virginia with James River High's free or reduced-price lunch share. James River High posts 72.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Chesterfield County show that median household income comes to about $101,931, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 76, with about 64,194 students.
Bettie Weaver Elementary sits about 0.3 miles from James River High. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 83.4% proficiency; James River High posts 72.6%.
NCES assigns James River High the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decline, from 1,977 to 1,842. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.6:1 in 2020-21, and 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Chesterfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,869
Census ACS
Median income
$101,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,194 students
Quick facts
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- Cosby HighHigh · 2,507 students
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Other James River High schools
One other US public school is named James River High. James River High is the largest of the 2.
- James River HighBuchanan, VA · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Bettie Weaver Elementary0.3 mi · 605
- Robious Elementary2.4 mi · 660
- Robious Middle2.5 mi · 1,081
- Midlothian Middle3.5 mi · 1,330
- J.B. Fisher Elementary3.7 mi · 285
- Midlothian High3.9 mi · 2,048
Frequently asked questions
About James River HighHow many students attend James River High?
James River High enrolls approximately 1,842 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does James River High serve?
James River High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at James River High?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at James River High.
How diverse is James River High?
James River High reports a student body of 53% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is James River High public or private?
James River High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chesterfield County Public Schools.
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