York River Academy

Among the schools in Yorktown, Virginia, is York River Academy, a small high school. A federal count lists 72 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213, so this school runs 94% smaller than that.

York County Public Schools is the local district for York River Academy. It runs 19 schools with 13,105 students.

White students are the majority at York River Academy, with 61% of enrollment. Other groups make up 14% Black, 14% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Teacher staffing is 11.7 full-time equivalents, or about 6.2 students per teacher. This ratio sits 7.7 below the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia.

York River Academy is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 84% of Virginia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Across York County, the median household income is $109,956, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. York County is home to 19 public schools and about 13,105 public school students.

The closest public school, Yorktown Middle, is less than a tenth of a mile from York River Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

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. NCES lists York River Academy as a charter school.

Enrollment grew 24% from its 2020-21 level of 58. Its ratio of students to teachers was 7.3:1 in 2020-21, and 6.2:1 in 2024-25.

The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.