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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at John Randolph Tucker High this year?
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Enrollment
2,132
High
DISTRICT 1,614 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189000811
John Randolph Tucker High
2910 N Parham Rd, Richmond, VA 23294 · (804) 527-4600 · Henrico County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,132 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Virginia public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
18.8:1
114 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
1,885 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 614 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 557 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 465 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 496 | 23% |
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
77.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
72.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 John Randolph Tucker High
John Randolph Tucker High's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Randolph Tucker High this school | 2,132 | 88.4% | 68.3% |
| James Monroe High Fredericksburg | 1,013 | 92.3% | 54.3% |
| Osbourn Park High Manassas | 2,661 | 69.1% | 72.5% |
| Hermitage High Richmond | 1,719 | 90.0% | 58.6% |
| Woodbridge High Woodbridge | 2,898 | 67.9% | 73.1% |
| Annandale High Annandale | 2,161 | 71.2% | 68.4% |
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 John Randolph Tucker High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #226 of 311 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #250 of 316 ▼ 30 | #8 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #261 of 316 ▼ 70 | #6 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,132 | #45 of 325 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #301 of 309 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.9% | #1 of 309 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #92 of 319 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.3% | #15 of 131 | #1 of 6 |
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
2,132
+357 (+20%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 1,172
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 2,132 | 113.7 | 18.8:1 | 88% (1,885) |
| 2023-24 | 2,032 | 108.5 | 18.7:1 | 92% (1,876) |
| 2022-23 | 1,916 | 108 | 17.7:1 | 60% (1,145) |
| 2020-21 | 1,775 | 95 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,757 | 101.5 | 17.3:1 | 43% (749) |
| 2015-16 | 1,681 | 100 | 16.8:1 | 42% (702) |
| 2010-11 | 1,553 | 72 | 21.6:1 | 30% (460) |
| 2000-01 | 1,959 | 112 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,172 | 70 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Randolph Tucker High.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (1,757 to 2,132); teachers up 12% (101.5 to 113.7).
About John Randolph Tucker High
John Randolph Tucker High is a large high school with its address in Richmond, Virginia. The student body numbers 2,132 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Virginia) has about 1,213 students.
Henrico County Public Schools (69 schools, 51,044 students) runs John Randolph Tucker High.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at John Randolph Tucker High is Hispanic (30%). The remaining students are 25% White, 20% Black, 19% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Henrico County is about 7% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at John Randolph Tucker High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 77%.
John Randolph Tucker High employs 113.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in Virginia is 13.9:1, lower than at this school. John Randolph Tucker High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 88%. That is higher than the 67% average for public schools in Henrico County.
The allk12 Grade for John Randolph Tucker High is C+. Compared with Virginia public high schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with John Randolph Tucker High's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 64.0%. John Randolph Tucker High scores 68.3%, 4.2 points above that line.
According to the American Community Survey, in Henrico County, median household income is about $88,783, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 84 public schools operate in Henrico County, serving about 51,753 students.
The school nearest to John Randolph Tucker High is Jackson Davis Elementary, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, John Randolph Tucker High ranks 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes John Randolph Tucker High as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 1,775 in 2020-21 and 2,132 in 2024-25, a increase of 357 students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Henrico County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
335,744
Census ACS
Median income
$88,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,753 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Jackson Davis Elementary0.7 mi · 535
- R.C. Longan Elementary0.9 mi · 491
- Skipwith Elementary0.9 mi · 603
- Tuckahoe Middle1.6 mi · 1,114
- Ridge Elementary1.7 mi · 512
- Hermitage High1.7 mi · 1,719
Frequently asked questions
About John Randolph Tucker HighWhat is the total enrollment at John Randolph Tucker High?
John Randolph Tucker High enrolls approximately 2,132 students in grades 09-12.
Is John Randolph Tucker High an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Randolph Tucker High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at John Randolph Tucker High?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at John Randolph Tucker High.
How diverse is John Randolph Tucker High?
John Randolph Tucker High reports a student body of 25% White, 30% Hispanic, 20% Black, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees John Randolph Tucker High?
John Randolph Tucker High is overseen by Henrico County Public Schools in Henrico County.
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