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What advice would you give to incoming students at MONACAN HIGH?
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Enrollment
1,644
High
DISTRICT 1,871 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084001833
Monacan High
11501 Smoketree Dr., Richmond, VA 23236 · (804) 378-2480 · Chesterfield County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,644 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
102 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
1,215 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 404 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 431 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 427 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 382 | 23% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
67.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 90.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
70.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 →
Where Monacan High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #210 of 311 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #278 of 316 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #98 of 316 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,644 | #96 of 325 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #249 of 309 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #69 of 309 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #46 of 131 | #5 of 8 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,644
+172 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.4:1
% White
48%
was 52%
% Hispanic
19%
was 10%
% Black
23%
was 30%
% Asian
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,644 | 102.4 | 16.1:1 | 74% (1,215) |
| 2023-24 | 1,643 | 106 | 15.5:1 | 36% (585) |
| 2022-23 | 1,631 | 107 | 15.2:1 | 35% (567) |
| 2017-18 | 1,472 | 84.5 | 17.4:1 | 27% (395) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monacan High.
About Monacan High
Monacan High is a medium-sized high school in Chesterfield County Public Schools, located in Richmond, Virginia. A federal count lists 1,644 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Virginia) has about 1,213 students.
Enrollment across the 65 schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools totals 64,194 students.
Monacan High's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 48%. It is also 23% Black, 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Chesterfield County's residents are about 58% White, 10 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Monacan High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
Monacan High's 102.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.1:1. That ratio is over the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 74%. That is 20 points above the 54% average for public schools in Chesterfield County.
Monacan High is 2.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (70.4% versus 68.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
Chesterfield County census figures show that median household income is about $101,931, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Monacan High is among the 76 public schools in Chesterfield County.
The next-closest public school is W.W. Gordon Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 77.0% on proficiency, and Monacan High is below that at 70.4%.
Monacan High is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 1,472 in 2017-18 and 1,644 in 2024-25, a rise of 172 students. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was Hispanic students, from 10% to 19%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.4:1 to 16.1:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Chesterfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,869
Census ACS
Median income
$101,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,194 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- W.W. Gordon Elementary0.2 mi · 628
- Evergreen Elementary1.5 mi · 797
- Reams Road Elementary1.5 mi · 612
- Providence Elementary1.6 mi · 682
- J.B. Watkins Elementary2.5 mi · 913
- Midlothian Middle2.5 mi · 1,330
Frequently asked questions
About Monacan HighHow many students attend Monacan High?
Monacan High enrolls approximately 1,644 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Monacan High serve?
Monacan High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monacan High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monacan High is approximately 16.1:1 (102 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Monacan High?
At Monacan High, the student body is approximately 48% White, 19% Hispanic, 23% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Monacan High public or private?
Monacan High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chesterfield County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.