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Luray High

243 Bulldog Drive, Luray, VA 22835 · (540) 743-3800 · Page County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
Enrollment
452
High
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 1,213
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
366 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 911626%
Grade 1011626%
Grade 1111726%
Grade 1210323%
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
38585%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
266%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
153%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
225%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
25055%
Female
20245%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
86.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +11.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2584.0%86.0%
2023-2484.0%82.0%
2022-2386.0%75.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Luray High

Luray High's state test result (76.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Luray High this school45281.0%76.8%
George Wythe High
Wytheville
42180.8%80.6%
Fort Chiswell High
Max Meadows
41181.0%86.9%
Page County High
Shenandoah
47375.1%81.0%
Patrick Henry High
Glade Spring
39074.9%78.3%
Floyd County High
Floyd
66881.6%77.4%
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 Luray High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Virginia
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
76.8%#133 of 311
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
86.0%#129 of 316
▲ 44
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
84.0%#175 of 316
▼ 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
452#264 of 325
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.6:1#83 of 309
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
26.8%#268 of 309
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
81.0%#124 of 319
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.7%#56 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 2024-25
Enrollment
452
-72 (-14%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254523612.6:181% (366)
2023-244853513.9:170% (340)
2022-2349934.814.4:169% (346)
2020-215243515.0:1N/A
2017-1851837.913.7:146% (236)
2015-165143514.7:142% (216)
2010-115263415.5:138% (202)
2000-016435312.1:121% (137)
1990-915604612.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luray High.

Since 2017-18: students down 13% (518 to 452); teachers down 5% (37.9 to 36).

About Luray High

Luray High is a very small high school in Virginia, located in Luray. Enrollment stands at 452 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 63% below the 1,213-student average for high schools in Virginia.

Across its 8 schools, Page County Public Schools enrolls 2,928 students. Luray High is one of those schools.

A large majority of enrollment at Luray High is White, at 85%. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. The diversity index for Luray High is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Its ratio of 12.6:1 is based on 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Virginia average 13.9:1, 1.3 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 81%.

Luray High is 10.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (76.8% versus 66.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.

Looking at the county, Page County, median household income comes to about $57,037, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 9 public schools and about 2,928 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Luray Middle, is about 1.6 miles. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Luray High is 5th among 9 schools close by.

The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 452, compared with 524 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.6:1.

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Page County at a glance

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Population
23,727
Census ACS
Median income
$57,037
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,928 students

Quick facts

School name
Luray High
District
Page County Public Schools
Address
243 Bulldog Drive, Luray, VA 22835
Phone
(540) 743-3800
County
Page County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
452
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
366 (81%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
510285001180
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Luray High
How large is Luray High?
Luray High enrolls approximately 452 students in grades 09-12.
Is Luray High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Luray High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Luray High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Luray High is approximately 12.6:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Luray High?
Student demographics at Luray High are roughly 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Luray High in?
Luray High is part of Page County Public Schools.
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