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If you had an hour of school board time for RADFORD HIGH, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
506
High
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RADFORD CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510318001345
Radford High
50 Dalton Dr, Radford, VA 24141 · (540) 731-3649 · Radford city
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
333 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 131 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 122 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 129 | 25% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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 Radford City 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% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
83.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp 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 83 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 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 89.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
73.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Radford High
Radford High's state test result (73.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radford High this school | 506 | 65.8% | 73.8% |
| Madison County High Madison | 530 | 66.2% | 74.0% |
| Windsor High Windsor | 508 | 62.0% | 85.1% |
| Stuarts Draft High Stuarts Draft | 668 | 62.1% | 79.8% |
| Liberty High Bedford | 708 | 72.5% | 64.4% |
| Mathews High Mathews | 333 | 73.3% | 64.4% |
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 Radford High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #165 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #167 of 316 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #105 of 316 ▲ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #250 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #73 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #197 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #186 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #175 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
506
-69 (-12%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 8.1:1
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 | 506 | 41.4 | 12.2:1 | 66% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 45.5 | 11.1:1 | 73% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 42.8 | 11.8:1 | 42% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 71 | 8.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 39.6 | 12.8:1 | 35% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 38 | 13.0:1 | 34% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 452 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 30% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 9% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 460 | 39 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Radford High.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (508 to 506); teachers up 5% (39.6 to 41.4).
About Radford High
Radford High is one of the public schools in Radford, Virginia. It is a small high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 506 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213 students, so this school is 58% smaller than average.
Radford City Public Schools is responsible for 5 schools, Radford High included, with 3,321 students in all.
At Radford High, White students make up 70% of the student body. Next come 12% Black, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The county population is about 82% White. Radford High's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.2:1, with 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Radford High is 66%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Radford city is 78%.
In Virginia, Radford High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 73.8% actual against a predicted 70.2%.
In Radford city (population about 16,726), the median household income is $57,348, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 5 public schools in Radford city, enrolling about 3,321 students in all.
The shortest distance from Radford High to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to John N. Dalton Intermediate. Other public schools within five miles: 6. Radford High comes in 2nd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment decrease, from 575 in 2020-21 to 506 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 8.1:1 to 12.2:1.
Discussions about Radford High may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Radford city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,726
Census ACS
Median income
$57,348
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
3,321 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Radford City Public Schools
- Radford City VirtualCombined · 1,694 students
- Belle Heth ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- McHarg ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- John N. Dalton IntermediateMiddle · 265 students
Other schools in Radford
- Radford City VirtualCombined · 1,694 students
- Belle Heth ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- McHarg ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- John N. Dalton IntermediateMiddle · 265 students
- Belview ElementaryElementary · 245 students
- Indian Valley ElementaryElementary · 110 students
Nearby schools
- John N. Dalton Intermediate0.0 mi · 265
- Belle Heth Elementary0.7 mi · 473
- McHarg Elementary1.0 mi · 383
- Radford City Virtual1.2 mi · 1,694
- Riverlawn Elementary1.2 mi · 380
- Belview Elementary4.0 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Radford HighHow many students attend Radford High?
Radford High enrolls approximately 506 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Radford High serve?
Radford High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Radford High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Radford High is approximately 12.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Radford High?
At Radford High, the student body is approximately 70% White, 8% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Radford High in?
Radford High is part of Radford City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.