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Albemarle High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12
280th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 328 Virginia High Schools
Better than 15% of Virginia high schools
Summary

Albemarle High is a public magnet high school located in Charlottesville, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 2,005 students. While part of the Albemarle County Public Schools district, which is ranked 47 out of 129 school districts in the state, Albemarle High itself has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia high schools, typically in the 200s out of 300-400 schools, and has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Virginia high schools.

Albemarle High struggles with performance gaps across different student subgroups, ranking very low (bottom 10-20%) for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Disabled student populations, while performing better for White and Military Connected student groups, ranking in the top 30-35% of Virginia high schools. The school's proficiency rates on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests are generally below the state and district averages, except in Algebra II, where they are above average. Albemarle High also has a 4-year graduation rate around 92-93%, slightly below the state average, and a higher-than-average dropout rate of 4-5%.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Western Albemarle High and Monticello High significantly outperform Albemarle High across various metrics, while Charlottesville High, the closest high school, has a similar or slightly lower performance compared to Albemarle High.

1,964
Students ?
15.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,327
Per pupil spending ?
31%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2775 Hydraulic Road
       Charlottesville, VA  22901-8917

(434) 975-9300

District: Albemarle County Public Schools


Feeder schools for Albemarle High:

Elementary:    Agnor Elementary
    Baker-Butler Elementary
    Broadus Wood Elementary
    Hollymead Elementary
    More...
Middle:    Journey Middle
    Lakeside Middle
Racial breakdown:

White:
46.2%
Hispanic:
21.6%
African American:
15.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Virginia average (72% vs 81% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school72%
District avg78%
Virginia avg81%
280th of 328
Virginia public high schools ?
Bottom 15%▼ down 29 pts since 2015
From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Virginia High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4High Schools in the Albemarle County Public Schools
47th of 129Albemarle County Public Schools among Virginia districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202531.2280 of 32814.6%★☆☆☆☆
202431.5278 of 32915.5%★☆☆☆☆
202342.5231 of 32629.1%★☆☆☆☆
202234.2242 of 32525.5%★☆☆☆☆
202156.1112 of 32765.7%★★★☆☆
201934.4251 of 32723.2%★☆☆☆☆
201837.7231 of 32629.1%★☆☆☆☆
201738.7221 of 32431.8%★★☆☆☆
201637.2233 of 32127.4%★☆☆☆☆
201545.0180 of 32244.1%★★☆☆☆
201452.2128 of 32260.2%★★★☆☆
201361.380 of 32175.1%★★★★☆
201266.356 of 32182.6%★★★★☆
201165.768 of 32078.8%★★★★☆
201065.864 of 31779.8%★★★★☆
200965.065 of 31379.2%★★★★☆
200867.553 of 31683.2%★★★★☆
200762.974 of 31376.4%★★★★☆
200660.974 of 31476.4%★★★★☆
200548.6162 of 30847.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202510.2243 of 2450.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.5239 of 2494.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.1228 of 2405.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202537.493 of 12525.6%★☆☆☆☆
202447.778 of 11833.9%★★☆☆☆
202350.471 of 12040.8%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202429.6200 of 25320.9%★☆☆☆☆
202338.5160 of 24935.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202510.198 of 1013.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202426.2109 of 12210.7%★☆☆☆☆
202319.491 of 976.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202528.6273 of 32115.0%★☆☆☆☆
202431.3267 of 32217.1%★☆☆☆☆
202339.6239 of 32025.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202513.3230 of 2362.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.3231 of 2330.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.8225 of 2323.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
20247.64 of 40.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
20258.6319 of 3241.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.7315 of 3201.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202530.3273 of 32215.2%★☆☆☆☆
202430.3267 of 32217.1%★☆☆☆☆
202342.5219 of 32131.8%★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202565.435 of 9864.3%★★★☆☆
202461.930 of 9267.4%★★★☆☆
202376.69 of 9290.2%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202531.6159 of 19819.7%★☆☆☆☆
202420.3177 of 19810.6%★☆☆☆☆
202333.3153 of 19320.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202553.9173 of 31344.7%★★☆☆☆
202453.6175 of 31444.3%★★☆☆☆
202359.9128 of 31559.4%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Military Connected (2025)64th percentile+50 vs school
White (2025)45th percentile+30 vs school
Asian (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school
Disabled (2024)21st percentile+5 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)15th percentile~ school
Female (2025)15th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-13 vs school
African American (2025)1st percentile-14 vs school
Homeless (2024)<1st percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
Algebra II88%-6 vs state
English Reading82%-5 vs state
Writing74%-6 vs state
Geometry73%-11 vs state
Algebra I68%-12 vs state
Biology67%-10 vs state
Earth Science58%-13 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,964 students attended Albemarle High.

Students at Albemarle High are 46% White, 22% Hispanic, 16% African American, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

Albemarle High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Agnor Elementary
Elementary : Baker-Butler Elementary
Elementary : Broadus Wood Elementary
Elementary : Hollymead Elementary
Elementary : Mary Carr Greer Elementary
Elementary : Stony Point Elementary
Elementary : Woodbrook Elementary
Middle : Journey Middle
Middle : Lakeside Middle

Albemarle High ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Virginia high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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