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Enrollment
947
High
DISTRICT 826 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510415001823
York High
9300 Geo Wash Mem Hwy, Yorktown, VA 23692 · (757) 898-0354 · York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL947 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Virginia public high schools
- A-Test 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
13.8:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
285 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 | 235 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 221 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 240 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 251 | 27% |
Student demographics
60%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
97.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 97 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 94.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 93.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
83.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 York High
York High's state test result (83.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| York High this school | 947 | 30.1% | 83.9% |
| Goochland High Goochland | 850 | 27.6% | 87.7% |
| Warhill High Williamsburg | 1,277 | 32.7% | 78.9% |
| Monticello High Charlottesville | 1,184 | 31.8% | 77.7% |
| Hidden Valley High Roanoke | 832 | 26.1% | 85.1% |
| Jamestown High Williamsburg | 1,243 | 24.9% | 79.0% |
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 York High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #54 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #106 of 316 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #14 of 316 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 947 | #184 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #150 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #138 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.1% | #259 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #47 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
947
-198 (-17%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 947 | 68.6 | 13.8:1 | 30% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 983 | 319.3 | 3.1:1 | 35% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 1,050 | N/A | N/A | 40% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 1,145 | 74 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,115 | 80.4 | 13.9:1 | 19% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 1,067 | 73 | 14.6:1 | 18% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 1,055 | 62 | 17.0:1 | 15% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 849 | 52 | 16.3:1 | 11% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 885 | 72 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for York High.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,115 to 947); teachers down 15% (80.4 to 68.6).
About York High
A small high school in Yorktown, Virginia, York High is part of York County Public Schools. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 947 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Virginia) has about 1,213 students.
York County Public Schools counts 19 schools and 13,105 students, including York High.
At York High, White students make up 59% of the student body. The school is also 14% Black, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 68% White share among all York County residents. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at York High is 68.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.8:1. That matches the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia fairly closely. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 30%.
allk12 grades York High an A-. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 79.9%. York High scores 83.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in York County, the median household income is $109,956, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. York High is one of 19 public schools in the county.
Yorktown Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of York High. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, York High is 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 198 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 15.5:1 to 13.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 HighHigh · 1,153 students
- Tabb MiddleMiddle · 968 students
- Grafton MiddleMiddle · 937 students
- Bruton HighHigh · 723 students
- Yorktown MiddleMiddle · 717 students
Other schools in Yorktown
- Grafton HighHigh · 1,235 students
- Tabb HighHigh · 1,153 students
- Tabb MiddleMiddle · 968 students
- Grafton MiddleMiddle · 937 students
- Yorktown MiddleMiddle · 717 students
- Tabb ElementaryElementary · 707 students
Other York High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named York High. York High is the largest of the 3.
- York High SchoolYork, ME · 498 students
- YORK HIGH SCHOOLYORK, NE · 498 students
Nearby schools
- Yorktown Elementary0.4 mi · 599
- York River Academy1.7 mi · 72
- Yorktown Middle1.7 mi · 717
- Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary2.4 mi · 549
- Woodside High2.5 mi · 1,723
- Grafton Middle3.2 mi · 937
Frequently asked questions
About York HighWhat is the total enrollment at York High?
York High enrolls approximately 947 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does York High serve?
York High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at York High?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at York High.
What is the student diversity at York High?
Student demographics at York High are roughly 59% White, 13% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is York High public or private?
York High is a public K-12 school, overseen by York County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.