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If you had an hour of school board time for PATRICK HENRY HIGH, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,294
High
DISTRICT 1,340 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANOVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510183000776
Patrick Henry High
12449 West Patrick Henry Road, Ashland, VA 23005 · (804) 365-8000 · Hanover County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,294 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
- DBeats 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
13.4:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
506 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 336 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 302 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 319 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 337 | 26% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 84.0% |
% 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
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Patrick Henry High
Patrick Henry High's state test result (69.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Henry High this school | 1,294 | 39.1% | 69.6% |
| Salem High Salem | 1,202 | 40.3% | 74.3% |
| William Byrd High Vinton | 1,134 | 37.7% | 80.0% |
| Turner Ashby High Bridgewater | 998 | 38.4% | 72.1% |
| Christiansburg High Christiansburg | 1,072 | 37.0% | 75.0% |
| James Wood High Winchester | 1,462 | 32.2% | 74.3% |
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 Patrick Henry High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #214 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #137 of 316 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #147 of 316 ▼ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,294 | #137 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #121 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #181 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #226 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #95 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
1,294
-22 (-2%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,074
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 1,294 | 96.5 | 13.4:1 | 39% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 1,330 | 91.7 | 14.5:1 | 40% (530) |
| 2022-23 | 1,323 | 95 | 13.9:1 | 34% (444) |
| 2020-21 | 1,316 | 62 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,408 | 99.2 | 14.2:1 | 23% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 1,454 | 95 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,560 | 85 | 18.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 1,466 | 105 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,074 | 84 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patrick Henry High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,408 to 1,294); teachers down 3% (99.2 to 96.5).
About Patrick Henry High
Patrick Henry High is the name of a mid-sized high school in Ashland, Virginia. It teaches 1,294 students in grades 9 through 12.
Hanover County Public Schools has 24 schools and 17,434 students, and Patrick Henry High is one of those schools.
At Patrick Henry High, 66% of students are White. It is also 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Hanover County is roughly 82% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Patrick Henry High scores 52%.
On staff are 96.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. The average for high schools in Virginia is about 13.9:1. About 39% of students at Patrick Henry High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Patrick Henry High lands at C-, ahead of 22% of Virginia public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Patrick Henry High is 77.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.6%.
In Hanover County, the median household earns about $112,805 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Hanover County has 26 public schools with about 17,434 students, including Patrick Henry High.
Liberty Middle sits about 0.3 miles from Patrick Henry High. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Patrick Henry High places 7th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Patrick Henry High has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,316 to 1,294, a small change. Students per teacher dropped from 21.2 in 2020-21 to 13.4 in 2024-25.
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Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,879
Census ACS
Median income
$112,805
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
17,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanover County Public Schools
- Atlee HighHigh · 1,470 students
- Hanover HighHigh · 1,349 students
- Mechanicsville HighHigh · 1,245 students
- Chickahominy MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 910 students
- Bell Creek MiddleMiddle · 903 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 910 students
- Ashland ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Elmont ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- Henry Clay ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- John M. Gandy ElementaryElementary · 307 students
Other Patrick Henry High schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Patrick Henry High. Patrick Henry High is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Patrick Henry HighRoanoke, VA · 2,030 students
- Patrick Henry HighGlade Spring, VA · 390 students
- Patrick Henry High SchoolHamler, OH · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Middle0.3 mi · 910
- Henry Clay Elementary3.3 mi · 359
- John M. Gandy Elementary3.4 mi · 307
- Ashland Elementary3.5 mi · 675
- Elmont Elementary5.1 mi · 383
- South Anna Elementary7.1 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Patrick Henry HighHow many students attend Patrick Henry High?
Patrick Henry High enrolls approximately 1,294 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Patrick Henry High serve?
Patrick Henry High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Patrick Henry High have?
Patrick Henry High employs 97 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Patrick Henry High?
Student demographics at Patrick Henry High are roughly 66% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Patrick Henry High?
Patrick Henry High is overseen by Hanover County Public Schools in Hanover County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.