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Enrollment
1,243
High
DISTRICT 1,256 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSBURG-JAMES CITY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510402001665
Jamestown High
3751 John Tyler Hwy, Williamsburg, VA 23135 · (757) 259-3600 · James City County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,243 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
310 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 325 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 314 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 305 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 299 | 24% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
91.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
92.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 84.0% |
% 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
79.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Jamestown High
Jamestown High's state test result (79.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown High this school | 1,243 | 24.9% | 79.0% |
| Fauquier High Warrenton | 1,156 | 29.8% | 71.8% |
| Loudoun County High Leesburg | 1,334 | 25.6% | 71.6% |
| Monticello High Charlottesville | 1,184 | 31.8% | 77.7% |
| Frank W. Cox High Virginia Beach | 1,631 | 26.2% | 85.1% |
| York High Yorktown | 947 | 30.1% | 83.9% |
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 Jamestown High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #107 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #66 of 316 ▲ 83 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #82 of 316 ▲ 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,243 | #147 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #282 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #162 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.9% | #276 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #117 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,243
-28 (-2%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 1,162
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 1,243 | 72.3 | 17.2:1 | 25% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 1,233 | 72.7 | 17.0:1 | 27% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 1,229 | 72.3 | 17.0:1 | 26% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 1,271 | 60 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,329 | 75 | 17.7:1 | 20% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 1,308 | 71 | 18.4:1 | 17% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 1,217 | 64 | 19.0:1 | 14% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 1,162 | 83 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jamestown High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,329 to 1,243); teachers down 4% (75 to 72.3).
About Jamestown High
Jamestown High is a high school with a street address in Williamsburg, Virginia. A total of 1,243 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12.
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools has 16 schools; together they serve 11,371 students.
At Jamestown High, White students make up 63% of the student body. The remaining shares are 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 73% White. Jamestown High's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Jamestown High employs 72.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Jamestown High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 25%. For comparison, public schools in James City County average 44%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Jamestown High, the prediction is 81.3% and the result is 79.0%.
Census estimates describe James City County this way: the median household income is $109,985, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, James City County has 15 public schools and roughly 9,715 students.
Nearest public school: Clara Byrd Baker Elementary, about 1.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Jamestown High is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Small, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment went from 1,271 in 2020-21 to 1,243 in 2024-25, a change of 28 students. The school's ratio fell from 21.2:1 to 17.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
James City County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,013
Census ACS
Median income
$109,985
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
9,715 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
- Warhill HighHigh · 1,277 students
- Lafayette HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Stonehouse ElementaryElementary · 838 students
- Lois Hornsby MiddleMiddle · 805 students
- Toano MiddleMiddle · 704 students
- Berkeley MiddleMiddle · 666 students
Other schools in Williamsburg
- Warhill HighHigh · 1,277 students
- Lafayette HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Stonehouse ElementaryElementary · 838 students
- Lois Hornsby MiddleMiddle · 805 students
- Bruton HighHigh · 723 students
- Berkeley MiddleMiddle · 666 students
Other Jamestown High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Jamestown High. Jamestown High is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOLJAMESTOWN, NY · 1,292 students
- JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOLJamestown, ND · 722 students
Nearby schools
- Clara Byrd Baker Elementary1.3 mi · 457
- Matoaka Elementary2.3 mi · 595
- Laurel Lane Elementary3.1 mi · 526
- Berkeley Middle3.2 mi · 666
- D.J. Montague Elementary4.0 mi · 515
- James Blair Middle4.4 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Jamestown HighHow many students attend Jamestown High?
Jamestown High enrolls approximately 1,243 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Jamestown High serve?
Jamestown High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jamestown High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jamestown High is approximately 17.2:1 (72 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jamestown High?
Jamestown High reports a student body of 63% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Jamestown High?
Jamestown High is overseen by Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools in James City County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.