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Enrollment
1,153
High
DISTRICT 826 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510415001820
Tabb High
4431 Big Bethel Rd, Yorktown, VA 23693 · (757) 867-7400 · York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,153 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 86% of Virginia public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.3:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
251 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 301 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 301 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 296 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 255 | 22% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
95.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
89.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 95.0% | 94.0% |
| 2022-23 | 97.0% | 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
87.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Tabb High
Tabb High's state test result (87.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tabb High this school | 1,153 | 21.8% | 87.5% |
| Blacksburg High Blacksburg | 1,325 | 24.1% | 87.8% |
| Hidden Valley High Roanoke | 832 | 26.1% | 85.1% |
| Great Bridge High Chesapeake | 1,491 | 20.2% | 84.5% |
| Jamestown High Williamsburg | 1,243 | 24.9% | 79.0% |
| York High Yorktown | 947 | 30.1% | 83.9% |
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 Tabb High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.5% | #24 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #95 of 316 ▼ 69 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #37 of 316 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,153 | #158 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #222 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #95 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.8% | #285 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #116 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
1,153
+67 (+6%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,301
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
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 | 1,153 | 75.2 | 15.3:1 | 22% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 1,130 | 373.7 | 3.0:1 | 21% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 1,123 | N/A | N/A | 31% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 1,086 | 73 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,136 | 87.7 | 12.9:1 | 15% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 1,174 | 78 | 15.1:1 | 13% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 1,183 | 70 | 16.9:1 | 9% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 1,100 | 63 | 17.5:1 | 7% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 1,301 | 80 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tabb High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,136 to 1,153); teachers down 14% (87.7 to 75.2).
About Tabb High
Yorktown, Virginia, is home to Tabb High, a medium-sized high school. School enrollment was 1,153 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12.
Tabb High falls under York County Public Schools, which has 19 schools enrolling 13,105 students.
At Tabb High, White students make up 55% of the student body. The remaining shares are 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 9% Asian. York County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school's share is lower. Tabb High's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 75.2 full-time equivalents, or about 15.3 students per teacher. On average, high schools in Virginia have 13.9:1, compared with 15.3:1 here. About 22% of students, or 251, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 35% for public schools in York County.
Measured against Virginia public high schools, Tabb High receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Tabb High is 5.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (87.5% versus 82.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
Across York County, the median household income is $109,956, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. In all, York County has 19 public schools and roughly 13,105 students.
The nearest other public school, Tabb Elementary, is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Tabb High ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Tabb High's enrollment climbed from 1,086 in 2020-21 to 1,153 in 2024-25.
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York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,005
Census ACS
Median income
$109,956
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
13,105 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in York County Public Schools
- Grafton HighHigh · 1,235 students
- Tabb MiddleMiddle · 968 students
- York HighHigh · 947 students
- Grafton MiddleMiddle · 937 students
- Bruton HighHigh · 723 students
- Yorktown MiddleMiddle · 717 students
Other schools in Yorktown
- Grafton HighHigh · 1,235 students
- Tabb MiddleMiddle · 968 students
- York HighHigh · 947 students
- Grafton MiddleMiddle · 937 students
- Yorktown MiddleMiddle · 717 students
- Tabb ElementaryElementary · 707 students
Nearby schools
- Tabb Elementary0.7 mi · 707
- Tabb Middle0.9 mi · 968
- Mount Vernon Elementary1.0 mi · 573
- Coventry Elementary1.2 mi · 630
- Grafton Bethel Elementary2.0 mi · 653
- Bethel Manor Elementary2.1 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About Tabb HighHow large is Tabb High?
Tabb High enrolls approximately 1,153 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Tabb High serve?
Tabb High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Tabb High?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Tabb High.
What is the student diversity at Tabb High?
Student demographics at Tabb High are roughly 55% White, 12% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Tabb High in?
Tabb High is part of York County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.