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Caroline High

Public Grades 9-12

253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 23% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Caroline High is a public high school located in Milford, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,278 students. The school is part of the Caroline County Public Schools district, which is ranked 103 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Caroline High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia high schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 185 and 296 out of 325-329 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, except for a brief period in 2017-2018 and 2015-2016 when it was rated 2 stars. While the school has a relatively high four-year graduation rate, it struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates and underperforms on standardized tests, particularly in subjects like World History, US History, and Earth Science. Nearby schools, such as Courtland High, Spotsylvania High, and Patrick Henry High, generally outperform Caroline High in terms of statewide rankings, test scores, and other key metrics.

The challenges faced by Caroline High may be partly attributed to its high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 79.19% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school's spending per student ($7,238 in 2020-2021) is lower than the state average and the spending of some nearby schools. Addressing these factors, along with the school's academic weaknesses, will be crucial in improving the overall performance and providing a high-quality education to the students at Caroline High.

1,315

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,455

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19155 Rodgers Clark Blvd
Milford, VA 22514

(804) 633-9886

District: Caroline County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Caroline High:

Elementary:	Bowling Green Elementary
	Lewis and Clark Elementary
	Madison Elementary
Middle:	Caroline Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

African American:

27.2%

Hispanic:

14.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (70% vs 78% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg69%

Virginia avg78%

253^rd of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

103^rd of 129Caroline 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	253 of 328	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	296 of 329	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	248 of 326	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	279 of 325	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	250 of 327	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	185 of 327	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	186 of 326	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.4	229 of 324	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.8	223 of 321	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.8	273 of 322	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.9	277 of 322	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.9	244 of 321	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.8	245 of 321	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.4	262 of 320	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.4	285 of 317	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.1	302 of 313	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.1	308 of 316	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.9	296 of 313	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.4	301 of 314	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.9	298 of 308	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	185 of 245	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	204 of 249	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	182 of 240	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	14.5	241 of 253	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	216 of 249	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	250 of 321	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	294 of 322	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	258 of 320	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	149 of 236	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	172 of 233	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	190 of 232	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	251 of 324	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	302 of 320	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	265 of 322	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	284 of 322	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	242 of 321	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	169 of 198	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	164 of 198	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	180 of 193	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	292 of 313	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	302 of 314	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	267 of 315	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2024)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Biology81%+3 vs state

English Reading78%-7 vs state

Geometry76%-9 vs state

Writing72%-6 vs state

Algebra I67%-12 vs state

VA and US History58%+17 vs state

Earth Science49%-3 vs state

World History I17%-49 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, March 20, 2017

This school is terrible! They are not accredited, the school even though having recently undergone repairs, is in terrible condition. The restrooms are absolutely disgusting, their is an incredibly large racial divide in this school, and unfortunately it's largely within the administration. The communication is terrible, you'll feel very much like your child is going to school in the inner projects. The smell of sewage in the school is beyond disturbing, and anytime a parent complains to the administration in regards to ANYTHING, the response is always, "it's not in the budget". If you can afford private school and choose to live in this county, that will be the ONLY way your child will receive any type of actual education. If you have any other option, RUN do not walk, away from this school district. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)			SOL Geometry (2025)		SOL Algebra I (2025)				SOL Algebra II (2025)	SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Earth Science (2025)				SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL Geography (2025)		SOL VA and US History (2025)		SOL World History I (2025)	SOL World History II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Caroline High	Public	9-12	19155 Rodgers Clark Blvd	Milford	22514	Caroline County	Caroline County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 633-9886	1,315	90	14.5	80.3%	615 (46.8%)	358 (27.2%)	192 (14.6%)	16 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	125 (9.5%)	38.2	253^rd of 328 public high schools	22.9%		28	296^th of 329 public high schools	10.0%	43		73.6	58.3	75.9		62.7	77.8	100.0	100.0		89.9	76.2	73.5	85.7			35.9	81.3	73.3	78.8	75.0			46.5	87.5	17.2			$8,455	$308	$8,148
Massaponax High	Public	9-12	8201 Patriot Hwy	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 710-0419	1,692	117	14.4	62.8%	574 (33.9%)	470 (27.8%)	437 (25.8%)	69 (4.1%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	134 (7.9%)	42.3	243^rd of 328 public high schools	25.9%		49.7	200^th of 329 public high schools	39.2%	43	70.7	78.0	80.0	75.5		68.4	86.9	83.3	94.4	73.1	84.5	71.7	73.9	80.0					63.2	80.8	66.0	65.6	68.4					11.5	$8,508	$220	$8,289
Patrick Henry High	Public	9-12	12449 West Patrick Henry Road	Ashland	23005	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 365-8000	1,294	97	13.4	39.1%	860 (66.5%)	156 (12.1%)	182 (14.1%)	19 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (5.8%)	38	254^th of 328 public high schools	22.6%		41.9	235^th of 329 public high schools	28.6%	19				91.8		81.0	91.3	100.0		98.0	73.7	52.6	47.5		14.7	36.9	46.4			86.8				27.4	41.4	57.5	71.0	7.6	$11,262	$388	$10,874
Courtland High	Public	9-12	400 Lorraine Avenue	Fredericksburg	22408	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 898-4445	1,497	87	17.3	33.7%	573 (38.3%)	371 (24.8%)	350 (23.4%)	83 (5.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	116 (7.7%)	53.2	179^th of 328 public high schools	45.4%		53.3	182^nd of 329 public high schools	44.7%	3	71.2	81.4	68.8	79.5	3.2	82.5	77.3		87.2	94.7		76.6	73.7	85.0			41.0	58.3	92.3	84.7	81.0	69.8	92.3		48.8			10.6	$7,823	$411	$7,412

Frequently Asked Questions about Caroline High

What district is Caroline High in?

Caroline County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Caroline High?

Students at Caroline High are 47% White, 27% African American, 15% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Caroline High?

Caroline High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bowling Green Elementary
Elementary : Lewis and Clark Elementary
Elementary : Madison Elementary
Middle : Caroline Middle

Is Caroline High a good school?

Caroline High ranks in the bottom 22.9% of Virginia high schools.

How many students attend Caroline High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,315 students attended Caroline High.

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