Grundy High

Grundy High is a public high school located in Grundy, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 348 students. It is part of the Buchanan County Public Schools district, which is ranked 88 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grundy High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia high schools, ranging from 195th to 277th out of 325-328 schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Virginia high schools. The school's performance is particularly low for its White student population, ranking in the bottom 10% of Virginia high schools for this subgroup, while it performs better for its female and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the middle to upper-middle range for these subgroups. Grundy High has maintained a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 89.8% to 95.4% over the past 5 years, but its dropout rate is also high, ranging from 2.9% to 5.3% during the same period.

Grundy High's test scores are generally below the state and district averages across various subject areas and grade levels, with the school performing particularly poorly in subjects like Virginia and US History, Geography, and World History I, but better in subjects like English Reading, Algebra I, and Biology. The school has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 90.42% to 97.7% over the past 3 years, indicating a very high concentration of students from low-income families. Compared to nearby schools, Hurley High has consistently outperformed Grundy High and the other nearby schools, ranking among the top 50 high schools in Virginia, while Buchanan County Public Schools as a district faces similar performance challenges to Grundy High.