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Enrollment
510
High
DISTRICT 358 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOTTOWAY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510279001942
Nottoway High
5267 Old Nottoway Rd, Crewe, VA 23930 · (434) 292-5373 · Nottoway County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Virginia public high schools
- DTest 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
12.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
508 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 124 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 151 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 107 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 128 | 25% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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 Nottoway County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +13.0pp since 2022
Math
62.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +11.0pp 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 62 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 13 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Nottoway High
Nottoway High's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottoway High this school | 510 | 99.6% | 60.1% |
| Westmoreland High Montross | 488 | 100.0% | 62.6% |
| Northumberland High Heathsville | 380 | 95.8% | 75.8% |
| Lancaster High Lancaster | 402 | 100.0% | 59.8% |
| Cumberland High Cumberland | 374 | 100.0% | 66.5% |
| Buckingham County High Buckingham | 646 | 97.4% | 69.1% |
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 Nottoway High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #282 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #297 of 316 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #103 of 316 ▲ 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #246 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #62 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #102 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #29 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #50 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
510
-66 (-11%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 510 | 42.6 | 12.0:1 | 100% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 41.5 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 41 | 13.1:1 | 99% (528) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 38 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 43 | 13.8:1 | 60% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 54% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 32 | 18.9:1 | 52% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 742 | 49 | 15.1:1 | 37% (273) |
| 1990-91 | 590 | 37 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nottoway High.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (592 to 510); teachers down 1% (43 to 42.6).
About Nottoway High
Nottoway High is a low-enrollment high school in Crewe, Virginia, one of the schools in Nottoway County Public Schools. A total of 510 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213 students, so this school is 58% smaller than average.
Nottoway High is part of Nottoway County Public Schools, where 5 schools serve 1,792 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Nottoway High. The largest is Black students, at 45%. Other students are 37% White, 11% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 37% Black share among all Nottoway County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Nottoway High employs 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.0:1. This ratio sits 1.9 below the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Nottoway County average 100%.
Nottoway High is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 16% of Virginia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Nottoway High is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (60.1% versus 61.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
Among Nottoway County residents, the median household income is $63,261, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Nottoway High is one of 7 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Nottoway Middle, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Nottoway High is 5th among 9 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Nottoway High's location as Rural: Distant.
The school enrolled 510 students in 2024-25, 66 fewer than the 576 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.2:1 to 12.0:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Nottoway High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Nottoway County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,597
Census ACS
Median income
$63,261
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,792 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nottoway County Public Schools
- Blackstone PrimaryElementary · 371 students
- Crewe PrimaryElementary · 370 students
- Nottoway IntermediateMiddle · 272 students
- Nottoway MiddleMiddle · 269 students
Other schools in Crewe
- Crewe PrimaryElementary · 370 students
- Nottoway IntermediateMiddle · 272 students
- Nottoway MiddleMiddle · 269 students
- Piedmont Alternative SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Nottoway Middle0.0 mi · 269
- Nottoway Intermediate0.1 mi · 272
- Crewe Primary3.8 mi · 370
- Blackstone Primary5.2 mi · 371
- Kenbridge Elementary11.2 mi · 372
- Lunenburg Middle12.1 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About Nottoway HighHow many students attend Nottoway High?
Nottoway High enrolls approximately 510 students in grades 09-12.
Is Nottoway High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nottoway High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Nottoway High have?
Nottoway High employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Nottoway High?
Student demographics at Nottoway High are roughly 37% White, 11% Hispanic, 45% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Nottoway High in?
Nottoway High is part of Nottoway County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.