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Randolph-Henry High
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Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 9 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% 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 16 points, placing it in Virginia's top 10%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Randolph-Henry High
Randolph-Henry High operates as a tiny senior high in Charlotte C H, Virginia, overseen by Charlotte County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 460 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,213 students per school, that is 62% smaller than typical.
Across the 5 schools in Charlotte County Public Schools (1,707 students total), Randolph-Henry High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Randolph-Henry High records that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder is composed of 25% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. Compared to Charlotte County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, Randolph-Henry High shows 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Randolph-Henry High is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 63.9%; this one delivers 79.9%, a residual of +16.0 points.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Charlotte County shows median household income runs about $58,000, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Charlotte County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,707 students), of which Randolph-Henry High is one.
Nearest neighbor: Central Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Randolph-Henry High ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 70.9%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Looking at the recent track record. Randolph-Henry High's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 531 (now 460). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 31% to 25%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.
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