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If you had an hour of school board time for SPOTSYLVANIA HIGH, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,394
Combined
DISTRICT 829 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510364001593
Spotsylvania High
6975 Courthouse Rd, Spotsylvania, VA 22551 · (540) 582-3882 · Spotsylvania County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,394 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
107 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
885 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 379 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 326 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 340 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 338 | 24% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
83.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Spotsylvania High
Spotsylvania High's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotsylvania High this school | 1,394 | 63.5% | 73.0% |
| Tuscarora High Leesburg | 1,377 | 38.5% | 77.3% |
| Heritage High Leesburg | 1,475 | 36.7% | 73.4% |
| Dominion High Sterling | 1,453 | 49.6% | 71.6% |
| Rock Ridge High Ashburn | 1,599 | 21.1% | 79.1% |
| Woodgrove High Purcellville | 1,562 | 12.7% | 80.9% |
Matched among Virginia K-12 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 Spotsylvania High ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,394 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
1,394
+170 (+14%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 1,097
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 1,394 | 106.6 | 13.1:1 | 63% (885) |
| 2023-24 | 1,325 | 111.3 | 11.9:1 | 63% (839) |
| 2022-23 | 1,388 | 90.8 | 15.3:1 | 66% (914) |
| 2020-21 | 1,224 | 80 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,181 | 81.1 | 14.6:1 | 40% (475) |
| 2015-16 | 1,176 | 78 | 15.1:1 | 39% (464) |
| 2010-11 | 1,141 | 67 | 17.0:1 | 30% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 1,344 | 97 | 13.9:1 | 12% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 1,097 | 66 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spotsylvania High.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (1,181 to 1,394); teachers up 31% (81.1 to 106.6).
About Spotsylvania High
As a large school serving multiple grade levels, Spotsylvania High serves students in Spotsylvania, Virginia. Federal data show 1,394 students enrolled in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 838 students for combined schools in Virginia.
Spotsylvania County Public Schools counts 29 schools and 24,036 students, including Spotsylvania High.
About 60% of the student body at Spotsylvania High is White. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Spotsylvania County residents are about 63% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
Spotsylvania High has 106.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. The school's 13.1:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for combined schools in Virginia. The school has 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 70.8%.
Looking at the county, Spotsylvania County, the median household earns about $112,738 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Spotsylvania County has 34 public schools with about 24,036 students, including Spotsylvania High.
Post Oak Middle is about 0.4 miles from Spotsylvania High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 4. The nearest schools with test data average 64.6%, lower than Spotsylvania High's 73.0%.
NCES describes the area around Spotsylvania High as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,394, compared with 1,224 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.3:1 to 13.1:1.
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Spotsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
146,603
Census ACS
Median income
$112,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
24,036 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spotsylvania County Public Schools
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- Spotsylvania MiddleMiddle · 1,009 students
- Parkside ElementaryElementary · 946 students
Other schools in Spotsylvania
- Spotsylvania MiddleMiddle · 1,009 students
- Courthouse Road ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Thornburg MiddleMiddle · 755 students
- Ni River MiddleMiddle · 692 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 691 students
- Post Oak MiddleMiddle · 679 students
Nearby schools
- Post Oak Middle0.4 mi · 679
- Berkeley Elementary3.3 mi · 275
- Spotsylvania Middle4.5 mi · 1,009
- Spotsylvania Elementary4.5 mi · 623
- Livingston Elementary5.2 mi · 479
- Parkside Elementary7.2 mi · 946
Frequently asked questions
About Spotsylvania HighWhat is the total enrollment at Spotsylvania High?
Spotsylvania High enrolls approximately 1,394 students in grades PK-12.
Is Spotsylvania High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spotsylvania High is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Spotsylvania High have?
Spotsylvania High employs 107 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Spotsylvania High?
Student demographics at Spotsylvania High are roughly 60% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Spotsylvania High public or private?
Spotsylvania High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.