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Enrollment
1,282
High
DISTRICT 935 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510036002175
Jefferson Forest High
1 Cavalier Circle, Forest, VA 24551 · (434) 525-2674 · Bedford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,282 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
285 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 324 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 325 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 339 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 294 | 23% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
79.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp 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 79 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 93.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 94.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Jefferson Forest High
Jefferson Forest High's state test result (71.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Forest High this school | 1,282 | 22.2% | 71.1% |
| Hanover High Mechanicsville | 1,349 | 20.7% | 85.6% |
| Atlee High Mechanicsville | 1,470 | 19.5% | 89.4% |
| Mechanicsville High Mechanicsville | 1,245 | 18.7% | 77.9% |
| Powhatan High Powhatan | 1,328 | 22.0% | 73.1% |
| New Kent High New Kent | 1,073 | 24.8% | 86.0% |
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 Jefferson Forest High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #199 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #192 of 316 ▼ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #84 of 316 ▼ 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,282 | #138 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #283 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #223 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.2% | #283 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #101 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
1,282
-724 (-36%) vs 2020
+102% since 1990-91, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 1,282 | 74.4 | 17.2:1 | 22% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 1,311 | 79 | 16.6:1 | 22% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 1,309 | 88 | 14.9:1 | 23% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 2,006 | 120 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,387 | 83.4 | 16.6:1 | 14% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 1,361 | 90 | 15.1:1 | 14% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 1,301 | 71 | 18.3:1 | 12% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 1,234 | 74 | 16.7:1 | 5% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 635 | 37 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Forest High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,387 to 1,282); teachers down 11% (83.4 to 74.4).
About Jefferson Forest High
Jefferson Forest High, located in Forest, Virginia, is a mid-sized high school. The school counted 1,282 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12.
Jefferson Forest High is one of the 19 schools that make up Bedford County Public Schools (8,930 students in total).
About 75% of the student body at Jefferson Forest High is White. Enrollment also includes 7% Black, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Bedford County, the White share is about 86%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
The school lists 74.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. The average for high schools in Virginia is 13.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 285 students, or 22%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bedford County is 59%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Jefferson Forest High lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 71.1%; the prediction is 82.0%.
Looking at the county, Bedford County, the median household earns about $78,937 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Jefferson Forest High, Bedford County has 22 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Forest Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Jefferson Forest High. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Nearby schools with test data average 77.1% proficiency; Jefferson Forest High posts 71.1%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Jefferson Forest High enrolled 2,006 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 1,282.
On allk12, people connected to Jefferson Forest High can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Bedford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,894
Census ACS
Median income
$78,937
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,930 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bedford County Public Schools
- Forest MiddleMiddle · 854 students
- Staunton River HighHigh · 816 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 708 students
- Staunton River MiddleMiddle · 612 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 518 students
Other schools in Forest
- Forest MiddleMiddle · 854 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Forest ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- New London Academy ElementaryElementary · 330 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Elementary0.3 mi · 384
- Forest Middle0.6 mi · 854
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary1.6 mi · 567
- Brookville Middle4.1 mi · 648
- Tomahawk Elementary4.2 mi · 667
- Brookville High4.3 mi · 1,017
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Forest HighWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson Forest High?
Jefferson Forest High enrolls approximately 1,282 students in grades 09-12.
Is Jefferson Forest High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Forest High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Forest High?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Forest High.
What is the student diversity at Jefferson Forest High?
Student demographics at Jefferson Forest High are roughly 75% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Jefferson Forest High in?
Jefferson Forest High is part of Bedford County Public Schools.
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