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Enrollment
1,492
High
DISTRICT 918 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KING GEORGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510210000882
King George High
10100 Foxes Way, King George, VA 22485 · (540) 775-3535 · King George County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,492 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Virginia public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.3:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
451 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 364 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 368 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 380 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 380 | 25% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within King George County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
91.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp 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 84 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 90.0% | 74.0% |
% 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
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
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 King George High
King George High's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| King George High this school | 1,492 | 30.2% | 72.9% |
| Warhill High Williamsburg | 1,277 | 32.7% | 78.9% |
| Frank W. Cox High Virginia Beach | 1,631 | 26.2% | 85.1% |
| First Colonial High Virginia Beach | 1,727 | 31.0% | 81.9% |
| Great Bridge High Chesapeake | 1,491 | 20.2% | 84.5% |
| 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 King George High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #177 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #152 of 316 ▲ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #73 of 316 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,492 | #113 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #260 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #150 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #258 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.8% | #30 of 131 |
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
1,492
+93 (+7%) vs 2020
+106% since 1990-91, when it was 725
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 1,492 | 91.5 | 16.3:1 | 30% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 1,493 | 94.3 | 15.8:1 | 32% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 1,489 | 96.8 | 15.4:1 | 32% (471) |
| 2020-21 | 1,399 | 92 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,300 | 92.3 | 14.1:1 | 28% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 1,313 | 90 | 14.6:1 | 25% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 1,310 | 55 | 23.8:1 | 18% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 944 | 69 | 13.7:1 | 12% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 725 | 52 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for King George High.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (1,300 to 1,492); teachers down 1% (92.3 to 91.5).
About King George High
King George High sits in King George, Virginia, and is classified as a high school. Enrollment totals 1,492 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 23% larger than the 1,213-student average for high schools in Virginia.
King George County Public Schools runs 5 schools with a combined 4,591 students. King George High is one of them.
At King George High, 60% of students are White. Smaller groups are 19% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. For comparison, the population of King George County is roughly 70% White. The diversity index for King George High is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 91.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia is 2.4 students per teacher. The school reported 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among Virginia public high schools, King George High outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
King George High is 7.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (72.9% versus 79.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
The school is in King George County, where median household income comes to about $116,884, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. King George County counts 5 public schools with about 4,591 students.
Among nearby public schools, King George Middle is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of King George High. King George High places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
King George High is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 1,492, from 1,399 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.2:1 to 16.3:1 over the same years.
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King George County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,896
Census ACS
Median income
$116,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
4,591 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in King George County Public Schools
- King George MiddleMiddle · 1,097 students
- Sealston ElementaryElementary · 753 students
- King George ElementaryElementary · 683 students
- Potomac ElementaryElementary · 566 students
Other schools in King George
- King George MiddleMiddle · 1,097 students
- Sealston ElementaryElementary · 753 students
- King George ElementaryElementary · 683 students
Nearby schools
- King George Middle0.2 mi · 1,097
- King George Elementary2.2 mi · 683
- Sealston Elementary7.4 mi · 753
- Potomac Elementary8.9 mi · 566
- Washington District Elementary12.2 mi · 415
- Colonial Beach High12.5 mi · 226
Frequently asked questions
About King George HighHow large is King George High?
King George High enrolls approximately 1,492 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does King George High serve?
King George High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at King George High?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at King George High.
What is the student diversity at King George High?
Student demographics at King George High are roughly 60% White, 10% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is King George High in?
King George High is part of King George County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.