Enrollment
171
High
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324001373
Open High
600 S Pine St, Richmond, VA 23220 · (804) 780-4661 · Richmond city
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
173 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 45 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 42 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 27% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
98.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
95.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 98 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 95 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 98.0% | 95.0% |
| 2023-24 | 98.0% | 98.0% |
| 2022-23 | 98.0% | 87.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
96.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+36.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 97% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 36 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 Open High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 96.8% | #2 of 311 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #19 of 316 ▼ 16 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 98.0% | #6 of 316 ▼ 2 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #315 of 325 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #7 of 319 | #2 of 7 |
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
171
-20 (-10%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 126
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 171 | 18.6 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 173 | 15 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 15.8 | 11.6:1 | 100% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 191 | 14 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 181 | 15.6 | 11.6:1 | 98% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 176 | 15 | 11.7:1 | 98% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 190 | 1 | 190.0:1 | 38% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 188 | 15 | 12.5:1 | 5% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 126 | 8 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Open High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (181 to 171); teachers up 19% (15.6 to 18.6).
About Open High
Federal records list Open High as a high school in Richmond, Virginia. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 171 students. That is 86% below the average of about 1,213 students for high schools in Virginia.
Richmond City Public Schools is made up of 47 schools with 20,962 students in all.
At Open High, White students make up the biggest share, 41%. Other students are 36% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Richmond city residents are about 43% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Open High are from different groups.
The school's 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1. The average for high schools in Virginia is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
Open High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 96.8%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Virginia are predicted to post 60.6%, so the school is 36.2 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Census data for Richmond city show median household income comes to about $64,587, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 61 public schools in the county, enrolling about 20,253, Open High among them.
Maymont Preschool, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Open High is 1st among 6 schools close by.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 191 (2020-21) to 171 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 9.2:1, from 13.6:1.
Open High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Richmond city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,359
Census ACS
Median income
$64,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond City Public Schools
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
- River City MiddleMiddle · 1,150 students
- Richmond High School for the ArtsHigh · 1,116 students
- Cardinal ElementaryElementary · 821 students
- Thomas Jefferson HighHigh · 749 students
- Armstrong HighHigh · 709 students
Other schools in Richmond
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
Nearby schools
- Maymont Preschool0.9 mi · 143
- Richmond Alternative School1.0 mi · 277
- Dogwood Middle1.0 mi · 371
- George W. Carver Elementary1.2 mi · 404
- William Fox Elementary1.5 mi · 367
- Blackwell Elementary1.5 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Open HighHow large is Open High?
Open High enrolls approximately 171 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Open High serve?
Open High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Open High have?
Open High employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Open High?
Student demographics at Open High are roughly 41% White, 16% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Open High public or private?
Open High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond City Public Schools.
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