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Enrollment
963
High
DISTRICT 714 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOTETOURT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510042000172
Lord Botetourt High
1435 Roanoke Rd, Daleville, VA 24083 · (540) 992-1261 · Botetourt County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL963 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Virginia public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
16.1:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
277 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 245 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 231 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 233 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 254 | 26% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
92.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 90.0% |
| 2022-23 | 90.0% | 89.0% |
% 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
82.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% 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 Lord Botetourt High
Lord Botetourt High's state test result (82.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Botetourt High this school | 963 | 28.8% | 82.3% |
| Christiansburg High Christiansburg | 1,072 | 37.0% | 75.0% |
| Cave Spring High Roanoke | 1,046 | 27.2% | 86.1% |
| William Byrd High Vinton | 1,134 | 37.7% | 80.0% |
| New Kent High New Kent | 1,073 | 24.8% | 86.0% |
| Jefferson Forest High Forest | 1,282 | 22.2% | 71.1% |
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 Lord Botetourt High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #65 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #47 of 316 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #70 of 316 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 963 | #182 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #248 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.9% | #251 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #262 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #91 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
963
-81 (-8%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 906
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 963 | 60 | 16.1:1 | 29% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 983 | 93.9 | 10.5:1 | 29% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 980 | 62.8 | 15.6:1 | 27% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 1,044 | 65 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,052 | 68.7 | 15.3:1 | 17% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 1,034 | 67 | 15.4:1 | 14% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 1,099 | 48 | 22.9:1 | 13% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 982 | 63 | 15.6:1 | 3% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 906 | 56 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lord Botetourt High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,052 to 963); teachers down 13% (68.7 to 60).
About Lord Botetourt High
Lord Botetourt High operates as a small high school in Daleville, Virginia. Its 963 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 21% smaller than the 1,213 average for high schools in Virginia.
Besides Lord Botetourt High, Botetourt County Public Schools runs 10 other schools. The district enrolls 4,424 students.
Most students at Lord Botetourt High are White: 81% of enrollment. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Botetourt County is about 91% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Lord Botetourt High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
Federal staffing data show 60 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lord Botetourt High and a ratio of 16.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Virginia is 13.9:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 29% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Lord Botetourt High is B+. Compared with Virginia public high schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Lord Botetourt High's average proficiency rate on state tests of 82.3% is 2.0 points above the 80.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Botetourt County, median household income is about $81,213, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Lord Botetourt High is among the 13 public schools in Botetourt County.
The closest other public school is Greenfield Elementary, about 1.8 miles away. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Lord Botetourt High ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 82.3% versus an 81.7% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 1,044 to 963.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Botetourt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,004
Census ACS
Median income
$81,213
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,424 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Botetourt County Public Schools
- Read Mountain MiddleMiddle · 670 students
- James River HighHigh · 464 students
- Colonial ElementaryElementary · 439 students
- Greenfield ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Central Academy MiddleMiddle · 364 students
- Buchanan ElementaryElementary · 276 students
Nearby schools
- Greenfield Elementary1.8 mi · 435
- Cloverdale Elementary3.0 mi · 234
- Read Mountain Middle3.4 mi · 670
- Troutville Elementary4.4 mi · 247
- Burlington Elementary5.0 mi · 530
- Mountain View Elementary5.0 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Lord Botetourt HighHow large is Lord Botetourt High?
Lord Botetourt High enrolls approximately 963 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lord Botetourt High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lord Botetourt High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lord Botetourt High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lord Botetourt High is approximately 16.1:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lord Botetourt High?
At Lord Botetourt High, the student body is approximately 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Lord Botetourt High public or private?
Lord Botetourt High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Botetourt County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.