Enrollment
315
High
DISTRICT 222 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUENA VISTA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510056000217
Parry McCluer High
100 Bradford Drive, Buena Vista, VA 24416 · (540) 261-2127 · Buena Vista city
GRADES 08–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Virginia public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
290 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 8 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 20% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 Buena Vista City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
81.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% 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 15 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 →
Schools most like Parry McCluer High
Parry McCluer High's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parry McCluer High this school | 315 | 92.1% | 77.8% |
| J.I. Burton High Norton | 328 | 99.1% | 76.3% |
| Chincoteague High Chincoteague | 271 | 96.3% | 80.3% |
| Castlewood High Castlewood | 285 | 91.2% | 70.6% |
| Grayson County High Independence | 461 | 92.4% | 74.0% |
| Graham High Bluefield | 489 | 89.6% | 84.0% |
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 Parry McCluer High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #120 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #177 of 316 ▼ 75 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #265 of 316 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #290 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #78 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #260 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #75 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #22 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
315
-30 (-9%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 315 | 25.5 | 12.4:1 | 92% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 99.7 | 3.1:1 | 90% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 24.8 | 13.3:1 | 86% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 24 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 27.6 | 14.1:1 | 43% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 38% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 23 | 14.6:1 | 30% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 28 | 11.7:1 | 20% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 26 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parry McCluer High.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (389 to 315); teachers down 8% (27.6 to 25.5).
About Parry McCluer High
Parry McCluer High is a high school in Buena Vista, Virginia, according to federal school records. It educates 315 students in grades 8 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213 students.
Buena Vista City Public Schools counts 886 students in its 4 schools, and Parry McCluer High is one of them.
About 83% of the student body at Parry McCluer High is White. Other reported shares: 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The White share in Buena Vista city as a whole is similar, at about 85%. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Parry McCluer High in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.4:1. That is 1.5 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 92%. For comparison, public schools in Buena Vista city average 92%.
allk12 grades Parry McCluer High an A-. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Parry McCluer High would score about 63.0%. It scores 77.8%, a top-10% result among Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Buena Vista city, the median household income is $57,833, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Besides Parry McCluer High, Buena Vista city has 4 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Enderly Heights Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Parry McCluer High is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Parry McCluer High ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 77.8% against a local average of 77.6%.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when Parry McCluer High had 345 students, to 2024-25, when it had 315. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.4:1, from 14.4:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Buena Vista city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,593
Census ACS
Median income
$57,833
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
886 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buena Vista City Public Schools
- Enderly Heights ElementaryElementary · 268 students
- F.W. Kling Jr. ElementaryElementary · 177 students
- Parry McCluer MiddleMiddle · 126 students
Other schools in Buena Vista
- Enderly Heights ElementaryElementary · 268 students
- F.W. Kling Jr. ElementaryElementary · 177 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 154 students
- Parry McCluer MiddleMiddle · 126 students
- Regional Alternative Education Center/Buena VistaElementary
Nearby schools
- Enderly Heights Elementary0.4 mi · 268
- Parry McCluer Middle1.4 mi · 126
- F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary2.1 mi · 177
- Mountain View Elementary4.4 mi · 154
- Central Elementary5.9 mi · 466
- Maury River Middle5.9 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Parry McCluer HighHow large is Parry McCluer High?
Parry McCluer High enrolls approximately 315 students in grades 08-12.
Is Parry McCluer High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parry McCluer High is a high school covering grades 08-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parry McCluer High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parry McCluer High is approximately 12.4:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Parry McCluer High?
Student demographics at Parry McCluer High are roughly 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Parry McCluer High in?
Parry McCluer High is part of Buena Vista City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.