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Enrollment
2,582
High
DISTRICT 1,871 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084000350
Thomas Dale High
3626 W. Hundred Rd., Chester, VA 23831 · (804) 768-6245 · Chesterfield County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,582 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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.
- B-Beats 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
13.6:1
190 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
1,916 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 689 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 660 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 594 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 639 | 25% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
64.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
70.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Thomas Dale High
Thomas Dale High's state test result (70.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dale High this school | 2,582 | 74.2% | 70.6% |
| Manchester High Midlothian | 2,236 | 74.0% | 68.1% |
| Deep Creek High Chesapeake | 1,691 | 72.3% | 78.3% |
| Western Branch High Chesapeake | 2,138 | 72.8% | 81.4% |
| Lloyd C. Bird High Chesterfield | 2,131 | 74.0% | 63.5% |
| Matoaca High Chesterfield | 1,624 | 74.2% | 66.9% |
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 Thomas Dale High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #206 of 311 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #292 of 316 ▼ 34 | #8 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #144 of 316 ▲ 125 | #7 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,582 | #17 of 325 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #134 of 309 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #44 of 309 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.2% | #143 of 319 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #59 of 131 | #6 of 8 |
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
2,582
+131 (+5%) vs 2020
+100% since 1990-91, when it was 1,293
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 2,582 | 190.5 | 13.6:1 | 74% (1,916) |
| 2023-24 | 2,570 | 171.6 | 15.0:1 | 74% (1,901) |
| 2022-23 | 2,556 | 170.8 | 15.0:1 | 41% (1,043) |
| 2020-21 | 2,451 | 166 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,353 | 147 | 16.0:1 | 32% (757) |
| 2015-16 | 2,293 | 138 | 16.6:1 | 22% (510) |
| 2010-11 | 2,393 | 122 | 19.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 1,805 | 116 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,293 | 85 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Dale High.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (2,353 to 2,582); teachers up 30% (147 to 190.5).
About Thomas Dale High
Thomas Dale High is a large high school in Virginia, with an address in Chester. The school's 2,582 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 113% higher than the average for high schools in Virginia, which is about 1,213.
Thomas Dale High reports to Chesterfield County Public Schools, which has 65 schools and 64,194 students.
At Thomas Dale High, the largest share of students is Black, at 38%. Next come 34% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 23% Black. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Thomas Dale High total 190.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.6:1. That matches the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia fairly closely. The school counts 1,916 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 74%. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Chesterfield County, the school's rate is higher.
Thomas Dale High is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of Virginia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Thomas Dale High is 2.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (70.6% versus 67.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
Thomas Dale High is located in Chesterfield County, where the median household income is $101,931, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Thomas Dale High, Chesterfield County has 75 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is C.E. Curtis Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Thomas Dale High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 70.6% is above the 57.3% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has grown by 131 students since 2020-21, to 2,582. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.6:1, from 14.8:1.
Discussions about Thomas Dale High may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Chesterfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,869
Census ACS
Median income
$101,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools
- Cosby HighHigh · 2,507 students
- Manchester HighHigh · 2,236 students
- Lloyd C. Bird HighHigh · 2,131 students
- Midlothian HighHigh · 2,048 students
- Meadowbrook HighHigh · 1,953 students
- James River HighHigh · 1,842 students
Other schools in Chester
- Elizabeth Davis MiddleMiddle · 1,364 students
- Carver MiddleMiddle · 970 students
- C.E. Curtis ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Ecoff ElementaryElementary · 764 students
- Elizabeth Scott ElementaryElementary · 729 students
- Enon ElementaryElementary · 691 students
Nearby schools
- C.E. Curtis Elementary0.2 mi · 767
- Ecoff Elementary1.4 mi · 764
- C.C. Wells Elementary1.8 mi · 606
- Bellwood Elementary2.0 mi · 493
- Carver College and Career Academy2.2 mi · 272
- Salem Church Elementary3.1 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Dale HighHow many students attend Thomas Dale High?
Thomas Dale High enrolls approximately 2,582 students in grades 09-12.
Is Thomas Dale High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas Dale High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Dale High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas Dale High is approximately 13.6:1 (190 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Thomas Dale High?
Thomas Dale High reports a student body of 34% White, 21% Hispanic, 38% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Thomas Dale High in?
Thomas Dale High is part of Chesterfield County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.