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Enrollment
704
High
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510360001582
Southampton High
23350 Southampton Pkwy, Courtland, VA 23837 · (757) 653-2751 · Southampton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Virginia public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
639 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 192 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 197 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 169 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 146 | 21% |
Student demographics
56%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 Southampton County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
82.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
76.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 87.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Southampton High
Southampton High's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton High this school | 704 | 90.8% | 61.0% |
| Dan River High Ringgold | 583 | 85.6% | 76.0% |
| Buckingham County High Buckingham | 646 | 97.4% | 69.1% |
| Mecklenburg County High Baskerville | 1,140 | 94.1% | 76.8% |
| E.C. Glass High Lynchburg | 1,220 | 94.8% | 67.5% |
| Halifax County High South Boston | 1,282 | 99.0% | 67.4% |
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 Southampton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #276 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #218 of 316 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #201 of 316 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 704 | #215 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #129 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #160 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #80 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #40 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
704
-56 (-7%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 704 | 52.2 | 13.5:1 | 91% (639) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 48.3 | 15.6:1 | 75% (562) |
| 2022-23 | 769 | 46.5 | 16.5:1 | 75% (574) |
| 2020-21 | 760 | 47 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 837 | 45.6 | 18.4:1 | 43% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 811 | 43 | 18.9:1 | 33% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 886 | 40 | 22.1:1 | 33% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 865 | 64 | 13.5:1 | 28% (238) |
| 1990-91 | 658 | 50 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southampton High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (837 to 704); teachers up 14% (45.6 to 52.2).
About Southampton High
Southampton High is a high school located in Courtland, Virginia, in Southampton County. The school had 704 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Virginia) has about 1,213 students.
Southampton County Public Schools is responsible for 6 schools, Southampton High included, with 2,363 students in all.
Southampton High has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 49%. The remaining students are 44% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Among people living in Southampton County, the White share is about 61%. Southampton High's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 13.5:1 comes from the school's 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia fairly closely. The lunch program counts 91% of students at Southampton High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 91% average for public schools in Southampton County.
allk12 grades Southampton High a D. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Southampton High's average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.0% is 2.4 points below the 63.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Southampton County, the median household income is $70,795, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Southampton County has 7 public schools and roughly 2,363 students.
Southampton Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Southampton High holds 2 other public schools. Southampton High ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 61.0% against a local average of 63.3%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment decrease, from 760 in 2020-21 to 704 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.2:1 to 13.5:1.
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Southampton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,964
Census ACS
Median income
$70,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,363 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southampton County Public Schools
- Riverdale ElementaryElementary · 533 students
- Southampton MiddleMiddle · 497 students
- Nottoway ElementaryElementary · 235 students
- Meherrin ElementaryElementary · 218 students
- Capron ElementaryElementary · 176 students
- Fresh Start CenterElementary
Other schools in Courtland
- Riverdale ElementaryElementary · 533 students
- Southampton MiddleMiddle · 497 students
Other Southampton High schools
One other US public school is named Southampton High. Southampton High is the largest of the 2.
- SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOLSOUTHAMPTON, NY · 582 students
Nearby schools
- Southampton Middle0.2 mi · 497
- Capron Elementary4.6 mi · 176
- Meherrin Elementary5.1 mi · 218
- Riverdale Elementary7.0 mi · 533
- Franklin High8.8 mi · 504
- Joseph P. King Jr. Middle10.0 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About Southampton HighHow large is Southampton High?
Southampton High enrolls approximately 704 students in grades 09-12.
Is Southampton High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southampton High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Southampton High have?
Southampton High employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is Southampton High?
Southampton High reports a student body of 49% White, 3% Hispanic, 44% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Southampton High?
Southampton High is overseen by Southampton County Public Schools in Southampton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.