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Enrollment
544
High
DISTRICT 699 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510327001409
Rappahannock High
6914 Richmond Rd, Warsaw, VA 22572 · (804) 333-3551 · Richmond County
GRADES 08–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% 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.
- B+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
14.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
470 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 8 | 109 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 108 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 113 | 21% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 Richmond County 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% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +13.0pp 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 74 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 13 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 High
Rappahannock High's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rappahannock High this school | 544 | 86.4% | 72.6% |
| Amelia County High Amelia Court House | 516 | 82.9% | 67.0% |
| Chatham High Chatham | 609 | 84.6% | 79.6% |
| Nelson County High Lovingston | 486 | 83.3% | 79.5% |
| Staunton High Staunton | 766 | 85.0% | 77.9% |
| Central High Victoria | 464 | 93.3% | 72.1% |
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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #181 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #234 of 316 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #273 of 316 ▼ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #240 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #182 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #146 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.4% | #99 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.5% | #32 of 131 |
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
544
+44 (+9%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 544 | 37.6 | 14.5:1 | 86% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 35.1 | 15.5:1 | 79% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 75% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 37 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 36.3 | 13.1:1 | 52% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 50% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 46% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 28% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 310 | 22 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rappahannock High.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (475 to 544); teachers up 4% (36.3 to 37.6).
About Rappahannock High
Rappahannock High is a high school located in Warsaw, Virginia, in Richmond County. The school offers grades 8 through 12 and enrolls 544 students. On average, high schools in Virginia enroll around 1,213, and this school is 55% below that mark.
Besides Rappahannock High, Richmond County Public Schools runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 1,398 students.
About 58% of the student body at Rappahannock High is White. Other groups include 22% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Richmond County residents are about 61% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Rappahannock High are from different groups.
Rappahannock High has 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. The school has 86% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 86% average for public schools in Richmond County.
Rappahannock High earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 54% of Virginia public high schools.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 64.6%. Rappahannock High scores 72.6%.
In Richmond County, home to about 9,095 people, the median household earns about $66,304 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 2%. Rappahannock High shares Richmond County with 5 other public schools.
The closest school to Rappahannock High is Richmond County Elementary, located about 0.2 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Rappahannock High at 3rd of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Rappahannock High is Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 500 (2020-21) to 544 (2024-25).
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Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,095
Census ACS
Median income
$66,304
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,398 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County Public Schools
- Richmond County ElementaryElementary · 854 students
- Mackey-Thompson Learning CenterElementary
Other schools in Warsaw
- Richmond County ElementaryElementary · 854 students
- Mackey-Thompson Learning CenterElementary
- Northern Neck Gov Stem Academy/Agric & Maritime StudiesElementary
- Northern Neck Regional Alternative EdElementary
- Northern Neck Technical CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Richmond County Elementary0.2 mi · 854
- Tappahannock Elementary6.6 mi · 400
- James H. Cary Intermediate7.0 mi · 299
- Essex High7.4 mi · 393
- Montross Middle8.3 mi · 334
- Cople Elementary9.4 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Rappahannock HighWhat is the total enrollment at Rappahannock High?
Rappahannock High enrolls approximately 544 students in grades 08-12.
What grades does Rappahannock High serve?
Rappahannock High serves grades 08-12.
How many students per teacher at Rappahannock High?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Rappahannock High.
What is the student diversity at Rappahannock High?
Student demographics at Rappahannock High are roughly 58% White, 13% Hispanic, 22% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Rappahannock High in?
Rappahannock High is part of Richmond County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.