Enrollment
316
High
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510321001346
Rappahannock County High
12576 Lee Highway, Washington, VA 22747 · (540) 227-0745 · Rappahannock County
GRADES 08–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Virginia public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
10.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
167 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 70 | 22% |
| Grade 9 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 18% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Rappahannock County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
69.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Rappahannock County High
Rappahannock County High's state test result (66.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rappahannock County High this school | 316 | 52.8% | 66.7% |
| Riverheads High Staunton | 467 | 54.4% | 85.4% |
| West Point Middle/High West Point | 434 | 48.8% | 78.4% |
| Buffalo Gap High Swoope | 410 | 58.8% | 83.9% |
| Bland County High Rocky Gap | 517 | 53.0% | 77.0% |
| Auburn High Riner | 393 | 41.0% | 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 Rappahannock County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #239 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #270 of 316 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #262 of 316 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #289 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #23 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.7% | #255 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #204 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #63 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
316
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 316 | 30.7 | 10.3:1 | 53% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 29.3 | 10.5:1 | 37% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 30.5 | 9.5:1 | 35% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 32 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 33.6 | 10.7:1 | 27% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 24% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 29% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 10% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 26 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rappahannock County High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (359 to 316); teachers down 9% (33.6 to 30.7).
About Rappahannock County High
Rappahannock County High is a very small high school with its address in Washington, Virginia. Students in grades 8 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 316 students. High schools in Virginia average about 1,213 students, which makes this school 74% below average.
Rappahannock County High is one of 2 schools in Rappahannock County Public Schools, which enrolls 773 students in total.
Roughly 81% of students at Rappahannock County High are White. Other students are 12% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Rappahannock County residents are about 83% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rappahannock County High scores 33%.
The school's 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. Statewide, high schools in Virginia average 13.9:1. Income data for the school show 53% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Rappahannock County High earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of Virginia public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 73.7%.
In the wider Rappahannock County area, the median household earns about $83,380 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Rappahannock County, 2 public schools serve about 773 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Rappahannock County Elementary, is the closest to Rappahannock County High. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Rappahannock County High ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Rappahannock County High as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 4% increase took enrollment from 304 in 2020-21 to 316 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Rappahannock County High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Rappahannock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,427
Census ACS
Median income
$83,380
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
773 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rappahannock County Public Schools
- Rappahannock County ElementaryElementary · 457 students
Other schools in Washington
- Rappahannock County ElementaryElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Rappahannock County Elementary0.7 mi · 457
- Springfield Elementary12.9 mi · 208
- Luray Elementary14.5 mi · 474
- Luray Middle14.6 mi · 315
- Emerald Hill Elementary14.9 mi · 702
- Ressie Jeffries Elementary15.3 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About Rappahannock County HighHow many students attend Rappahannock County High?
Rappahannock County High enrolls approximately 316 students in grades 08-12.
Is Rappahannock County High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rappahannock County High is a high school covering grades 08-12.
How many teachers does Rappahannock County High have?
Rappahannock County High employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Rappahannock County High?
Student demographics at Rappahannock County High are roughly 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Rappahannock County High in?
Rappahannock County High is part of Rappahannock County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.