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Alumni: what's one memory from New Kent High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,073
High
DISTRICT 714 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW KENT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510261002156
New Kent High
7365 Egypt Rd, New Kent, VA 23124 · (804) 966-9671 · New Kent County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,073 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Virginia public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
16.0:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
266 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 273 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 274 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 259 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 267 | 25% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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 New Kent County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
92.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 93.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 91.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
86.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 New Kent High
New Kent High's state test result (86.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Kent High this school | 1,073 | 24.8% | 86.0% |
| Goochland High Goochland | 850 | 27.6% | 87.7% |
| Mechanicsville High Mechanicsville | 1,245 | 18.7% | 77.9% |
| Jefferson Forest High Forest | 1,282 | 22.2% | 71.1% |
| Hanover High Mechanicsville | 1,349 | 20.7% | 85.6% |
| Powhatan High Powhatan | 1,328 | 22.0% | 73.1% |
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 New Kent High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #33 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #100 of 316 ▲ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #62 of 316 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,073 | #170 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #246 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #209 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.8% | #277 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #66 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
1,073
+43 (+4%) vs 2020
+100% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 1,073 | 67 | 16.0:1 | 25% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 1,115 | 59 | 18.9:1 | 23% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 1,120 | 63 | 17.8:1 | 25% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 1,030 | 65 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 987 | 66.6 | 14.8:1 | 20% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 939 | 63 | 14.9:1 | 17% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 918 | 52 | 17.6:1 | 19% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 730 | 41 | 17.8:1 | 7% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 37 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Kent High.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (987 to 1,073); teachers up 1% (66.6 to 67).
About New Kent High
New Kent, Virginia, is home to New Kent High, a mid-sized high school. Enrollment totals 1,073 students across grades 9 through 12.
New Kent County Public Schools counts 3,572 students in its 5 schools, and New Kent High is one of them.
The student body at New Kent High is 72% White. The school is also 13% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. The school has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Federal data show 25% of students (266) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, New Kent High lands at A-, ahead of 81% of Virginia public high schools.
New Kent High sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 86.0% and a predicted 81.3%.
In New Kent County, home to about 25,105 people, the median household earns about $123,314 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. New Kent High shares New Kent County with 6 other public schools.
New Kent Middle is about 0.2 miles from New Kent High, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. By average proficiency, New Kent High is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
New Kent High is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 43 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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New Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,105
Census ACS
Median income
$123,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,572 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Kent County Public Schools
- New Kent MiddleMiddle · 829 students
- New Kent ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- Quinton ElementaryElementary · 559 students
- George W. Watkins ElementaryElementary · 510 students
Other schools in New Kent
- New Kent MiddleMiddle · 829 students
- New Kent ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- Bridging Communities Reg Career & Technical CenterElementary
- Bridging Communities STEM AcademyElementary
Nearby schools
- New Kent Middle0.2 mi · 829
- New Kent Elementary0.4 mi · 601
- George W. Watkins Elementary6.6 mi · 510
- West Point Middle/High10.6 mi · 434
- West Point Elementary10.7 mi · 409
- Quinton Elementary10.7 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About New Kent HighHow large is New Kent High?
New Kent High enrolls approximately 1,073 students in grades 09-12.
Is New Kent High an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Kent High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does New Kent High have?
New Kent High employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at New Kent High?
Student demographics at New Kent High are roughly 72% White, 7% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is New Kent High in?
New Kent High is part of New Kent County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.