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Enrollment
1,116
High
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324002081
Richmond High School for the Arts
4314 Crutchfield St, Richmond, VA 23225 · (804) 780-5037 · Richmond city
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,116 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
117 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
1,053 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 318 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 308 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 262 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 228 | 20% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
56.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +18.0pp since 2022
Math
42.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 18 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 41.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-30.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Richmond High School for the Arts
Richmond High School for the Arts's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond High School for the Arts this school | 1,116 | 94.4% | 32.4% |
| Huguenot High Richmond | 1,469 | 93.9% | 58.5% |
| Meadowbrook High North Chesterfield | 1,953 | 73.7% | 51.3% |
| Rocktown High Harrisonburg | 1,011 | 84.8% | N/A |
| William Fleming High Roanoke | 1,957 | 91.6% | 53.6% |
| Arcadia High Oak Hall | 688 | 98.1% | 72.9% |
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 Richmond High School for the Arts ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #310 of 311 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #312 of 316 ▲ 2 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #312 of 316 ▲ 2 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,116 | #165 of 325 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #12 of 309 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #168 of 309 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.4% | #59 of 319 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #131 of 178 | N/A |
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
1,116
-179 (-14%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 941
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 1,116 | 116.6 | 9.6:1 | 94% (1,053) |
| 2023-24 | 1,292 | 94 | 13.7:1 | 86% (1,111) |
| 2022-23 | 1,309 | 116.5 | 11.2:1 | 91% (1,189) |
| 2020-21 | 1,295 | 72 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,180 | 84.2 | 14.0:1 | 100% (1,177) |
| 2015-16 | 875 | 60 | 14.6:1 | 99% (866) |
| 2010-11 | 1,005 | 35 | 28.7:1 | 62% (627) |
| 2000-01 | 1,106 | 71 | 15.6:1 | 54% (602) |
| 1990-91 | 941 | 65 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richmond High School for the Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,180 to 1,116); teachers up 38% (84.2 to 116.6).
About Richmond High School for the Arts
Richmond High School for the Arts is a medium-sized high school with an address in Richmond, Virginia. The school had 1,116 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Richmond City Public Schools operates 47 schools. Combined enrollment is 20,962 students.
Roughly 55% of students at Richmond High School for the Arts are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 39% Black and 4% White. Among all residents of Richmond city, the Hispanic share is about 11%. Richmond High School for the Arts's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 9.6 students per teacher and 116.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 4.3 below the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 94%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Richmond High School for the Arts posts 32.4% against a 62.4% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Virginia.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Richmond city show that the median household income is $64,587, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Richmond High School for the Arts is one of 61 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Richmond High School for the Arts to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Richmond High School for the Arts ranks 9th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment dropped 14% from its 2020-21 level of 1,295. The ratio was 18.0:1 in 2020-21 and 9.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Richmond city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,359
Census ACS
Median income
$64,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond City Public Schools
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
- River City MiddleMiddle · 1,150 students
- Cardinal ElementaryElementary · 821 students
- Thomas Jefferson HighHigh · 749 students
- Armstrong HighHigh · 709 students
- G.H. Reid ElementaryElementary · 671 students
Other schools in Richmond
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
Nearby schools
- Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts0.8 mi · 310
- Swansboro Elementary0.9 mi · 172
- Westover Hills Elementary0.9 mi · 375
- Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary1.2 mi · 355
- Cardinal Elementary1.4 mi · 821
- Miles Jones Elementary1.7 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Richmond High School for the ArtsHow large is Richmond High School for the Arts?
Richmond High School for the Arts enrolls approximately 1,116 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Richmond High School for the Arts serve?
Richmond High School for the Arts serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Richmond High School for the Arts?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Richmond High School for the Arts.
What is the student diversity at Richmond High School for the Arts?
Student demographics at Richmond High School for the Arts are roughly 4% White, 55% Hispanic, 39% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Richmond High School for the Arts public or private?
Richmond High School for the Arts is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.