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Alumni: what's one memory from NARROWS HIGH that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
300
High
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510159000673
Narrows High
1 Green Wave Lane, Narrows, VA 24124 · (540) 726-2384 · Giles County
GRADES 08–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
- C+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
10.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
208 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 8 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 22% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
68.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -14.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 14 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Narrows High
Narrows High's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narrows High this school | 300 | 69.3% | 70.5% |
| Holston High Damascus | 254 | 74.8% | 80.3% |
| Patrick Henry High Glade Spring | 390 | 74.9% | 78.3% |
| Rye Cove High Duffield | 292 | 78.4% | 75.8% |
| Rural Retreat High Rural Retreat | 300 | 79.7% | 96.1% |
| Twin Springs High Nickelsville | 242 | 78.5% | 74.4% |
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 Narrows High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #209 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #240 of 316 ▼ 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #307 of 316 ▼ 156 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #291 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #33 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #297 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #166 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #51 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
300
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 300 | 28 | 10.7:1 | 69% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 27.1 | 11.0:1 | 65% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 35% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 25 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 25.2 | 13.8:1 | 45% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 44% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 42% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 299 | 28 | 10.7:1 | 23% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 25 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Narrows High.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (347 to 300); teachers up 11% (25.2 to 28).
About Narrows High
Narrows High is a high school located in Narrows, Virginia, in Giles County. Enrollment totals 300 students across grades 8 through 12. On average, high schools in Virginia enroll around 1,213, and this school is 75% below that mark.
Narrows High is one of 6 schools in Giles County Public Schools, which enrolls 3,575 students in total.
Narrows High is 95% White by enrollment. Next come 2% Black. That is in line with Giles County, where about 94% of residents are White. The diversity index for Narrows High is 10%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Narrows High totals 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.7:1. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 69% of students (208) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Giles County is similar, at 66%.
On the allk12 Grade, Narrows High lands at C, ahead of 33% of Virginia public high schools.
Narrows High is 1.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (70.5% versus 69.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
The school's county is Giles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $65,691, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 7 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,575, Narrows High among them.
Of the public schools around it, Narrows High is closest to Narrows Elementary/Middle, about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Narrows High is 4th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Narrows High is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 317 to 300, a 5% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.7:1 to 10.7:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Narrows High. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Giles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,557
Census ACS
Median income
$65,691
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Giles County Public Schools
- Giles County K-12 Virtual SchoolCombined · 1,358 students
- Giles HighHigh · 530 students
- Narrows Elementary/MiddleElementary · 514 students
- Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/MiddleElementary · 440 students
- Eastern Elementary/MiddleElementary · 433 students
- Giles County Tech. CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Narrows Elementary/Middle0.9 mi · 514
- Giles County K-12 Virtual School3.3 mi · 1,358
- Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle4.3 mi · 440
- Giles High5.5 mi · 530
- Oakvale School8.3 mi · 168
- Peterstown Elementary School8.9 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Narrows HighHow many students attend Narrows High?
Narrows High enrolls approximately 300 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Narrows High serve?
Narrows High serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Narrows High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Narrows High is approximately 10.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Narrows High?
At Narrows High, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Narrows High in?
Narrows High is part of Giles County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.