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If you could change one rule at SPOTSWOOD HIGH, what would it be?
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Enrollment
880
High
DISTRICT 908 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKINGHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510339001872
Spotswood High
368 Blazer Drive, Penn Laird, VA 22846 · (540) 289-3100 · Rockingham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL880 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Virginia public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.8:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
345 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 207 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 222 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 204 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 247 | 28% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
93.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 93.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 86.0% |
| 2022-23 | 87.0% | 88.0% |
% 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
69.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Spotswood High
Spotswood High's state test result (69.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotswood High this school | 880 | 39.2% | 69.4% |
| Turner Ashby High Bridgewater | 998 | 38.4% | 72.1% |
| Broadway High Broadway | 932 | 42.6% | 74.6% |
| Fauquier High Warrenton | 1,156 | 29.8% | 71.8% |
| Monticello High Charlottesville | 1,184 | 31.8% | 77.7% |
| Sherando High Stephens City | 1,631 | 35.1% | 73.0% |
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 Spotswood High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #217 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #41 of 316 ▲ 76 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #178 of 316 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 880 | #193 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #194 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #154 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #225 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #114 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
880
-56 (-6%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 892
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 880 | 59.4 | 14.8:1 | 39% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 932 | 58.5 | 15.9:1 | 39% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 947 | 60 | 15.8:1 | 38% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 936 | 63 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 942 | 61.7 | 15.3:1 | 35% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 877 | 51 | 17.2:1 | 34% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 830 | 48 | 17.3:1 | 30% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 1,129 | 78 | 14.5:1 | 8% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 892 | 60 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spotswood High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (942 to 880); teachers down 4% (61.7 to 59.4).
About Spotswood High
Spotswood High is a high school in Penn Laird, Virginia, and it is part of Rockingham County Public Schools. A total of 880 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213 students, so this school is 27% smaller than average.
Spotswood High sits within Rockingham County Public Schools, which has 23 schools and 11,679 students.
White students make up a majority at Spotswood High, at 59%. The next largest groups are 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. In Rockingham County overall, about 86% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Spotswood High employs 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Spotswood High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 39%. On average, public schools in Rockingham County report 54%.
allk12 grades Spotswood High a C-. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Spotswood High, the prediction is 77.4% and the result is 69.4%.
Within Rockingham County, the median household income is $80,693, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Rockingham County has 22 public schools and roughly 11,397 students.
The school nearest to Spotswood High is Montevideo Middle, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. By average proficiency, Spotswood High is 4th among 8 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Spotswood High's enrollment declined 6%, to 880.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Spotswood High covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,600
Census ACS
Median income
$80,693
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
11,397 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockingham County Public Schools
- Turner Ashby HighHigh · 998 students
- Broadway HighHigh · 932 students
- East Rockingham HighHigh · 821 students
- J. Frank Hillyard MiddleMiddle · 726 students
- Wilbur S. Pence MiddleMiddle · 671 students
- Cub Run ElementaryElementary · 614 students
Other schools in Penn Laird
- Cub Run ElementaryElementary · 614 students
- Montevideo MiddleMiddle · 593 students
- Peak View ElementaryElementary · 538 students
Other Spotswood High schools
One other US public school is named Spotswood High. Spotswood High is the largest of the 2.
- Spotswood High SchoolSPOTSWOOD, NJ · 762 students
Nearby schools
- Montevideo Middle0.9 mi · 593
- Cub Run Elementary0.9 mi · 614
- McGaheysville Elementary1.5 mi · 262
- Peak View Elementary2.0 mi · 538
- Smithland Elementary6.0 mi · 514
- Skyline Middle6.0 mi · 738
Frequently asked questions
About Spotswood HighHow large is Spotswood High?
Spotswood High enrolls approximately 880 students in grades 09-12.
Is Spotswood High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spotswood High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spotswood High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spotswood High is approximately 14.8:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spotswood High?
At Spotswood High, the student body is approximately 59% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Spotswood High public or private?
Spotswood High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rockingham County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.