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Dinwiddie County High

Q: Is Dinwiddie County High a good school?

Dinwiddie County High ranks 238 th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 27% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Dinwiddie County High is a public high school located in Dinwiddie, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,322 students. The school is part of the Dinwiddie County Public Schools district, which is ranked 86 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dinwiddie County High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia high schools, with a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school performs better for Hispanic students, ranking in the top 35-105 out of 232-236 Virginia high schools for this subgroup over the past 3 years, but struggles with White, African American, Multi-racial, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, with rankings in the bottom half of the state. Dinwiddie County High's 4-year graduation rate is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate is higher than the state average. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 15.7% to 27.3% over the past 4 years, significantly above the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, Dinwiddie County High generally performs worse than schools in the Chesterfield County and Colonial Heights City districts, which have higher rankings and better academic outcomes. However, Dinwiddie County High outperforms schools in the Hopewell City and Petersburg City districts, which have even lower statewide rankings and more significant academic challenges.

1,260

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,174

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11501 Boisseau Road
Dinwiddie, VA 23841

(804) 469-4280

District: Dinwiddie County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Dinwiddie County High:

Elementary:	Dinwiddie Elementary
	Midway Elementary
	Southside Elementary
	Sunnyside Elementary
	More...
	Sutherland Elementary
Middle:	Dinwiddie County Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.2%

African American:

33.7%

Hispanic:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 15% Virginia)

!English Reading scores 15 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg69%

Virginia avg78%

238^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

86^th of 129Dinwiddie 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	43.0	238 of 328	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	228 of 329	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	199 of 326	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	259 of 325	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	262 of 327	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	268 of 327	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	249 of 326	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.8	247 of 324	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.7	245 of 321	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	288 of 322	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.6	271 of 322	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	273 of 321	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.6	269 of 321	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.9	233 of 320	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.0	250 of 317	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.2	241 of 313	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.1	214 of 316	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.2	222 of 313	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.9	250 of 314	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	54.3	119 of 308	61.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	158 of 245	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	189 of 249	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.4	127 of 240	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	49.9	134 of 253	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	131 of 249	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	242 of 321	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	239 of 322	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.8	177 of 320	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	105 of 236	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	73 of 233	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.4	35 of 232	84.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	201 of 324	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	190 of 320	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	226 of 322	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	213 of 322	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	221 of 321	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	126 of 198	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	150 of 198	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	122 of 193	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	271 of 313	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	250 of 314	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	245 of 315	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2024)47th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II82%-9 vs state

Algebra I79%~ state avg

Biology76%~ state avg

English Reading72%-15 vs state

Writing67%-9 vs state

World History I67%~ state avg

Earth Science61%-6 vs state

VA and US History29%-12 vs state

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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 Chemistry (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 9th Grade	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 Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th 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 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 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 I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dinwiddie County High	Public	9-12	11501 Boisseau Road	Dinwiddie	23841	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 469-4280	1,260	132	9.5	94.3%	620 (49.2%)	425 (33.7%)	119 (9.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	87 (6.9%)	43	238^th of 328 public high schools	27.4%		44.2	228^th of 329 public high schools	30.7%	10		68.8	68.4	42.3			81.8	60.5		82.6	87.0	50.0		86.6	81.3	56.7	55.0	100.0	57.3			76.2	40.5				22.8	37.8	69.6	40.6				$11,174	$707	$10,467
Petersburg High	Public	9-12	3101 Johnson Road	Petersburg	23805	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 862-7096	1,215	76	15.9	88.1%	44 (3.6%)	991 (81.6%)	157 (12.9%)	11 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	25.4	300^th of 328 public high schools	8.5%		19.7	315^th of 329 public high schools	4.3%	15		72.9	72.2		46.2		57.7	69.2	69.2	92.9			58.8	75.0	52.1	60.0						77.5	66.7			58.3	35.9	64.3	50.9	64.0	50.0	68.4	33.3	$18,889	$4,075	$14,814
Matoaca High	Public	9-12	17700 Longhouse Lane	Chesterfield	23838	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 590-3108	1,624	119	13.7	74.2%	650 (40.0%)	680 (41.9%)	178 (11.0%)	13 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	94 (5.8%)	39	251^st of 328 public high schools	23.5%		35.4	259^th of 329 public high schools	21.3%	8		55.8	71.4		55.2		70.2	82.0	95.8	62.1	92.3			86.3	65.1	66.7	90.7	77.8			73.3	86.0	83.3	71.1		21.1	38.8	85.7	54.5	40.0		86.8	26.8	$8,251	$188	$8,064
Colonial Heights High	Public	9-12	3600 Conduit Rd	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 524-3405	886	66	13.4	97.2%	427 (48.2%)	229 (25.8%)	123 (13.9%)	28 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (8.8%)	60.2	145^th of 328 public high schools	55.8%		61.2	138^th of 329 public high schools	58.1%	7					92.3		83.2	81.3	90.0					92.3	79.4	52.9	76.9					86.0	70.0				27.6		74.5	66.7				$11,800	$521	$11,279
Carver College And Career Academy	Public	9-12	12400 Branders Bridge Road	Chester	23831	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 768-6156	272	42	6.5	75.4%	80 (29.4%)	113 (41.5%)	57 (21.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.6%)	17.8	313^th of 328 public high schools	4.6%		5	326^th of 329 public high schools	0.9%	13	8.3	27.8					43.5	69.2								91.7		42.5	57.1			55.2							33.3					$20,496	$392	$20,104
Prince George High	Public	9-12	7801 Laurel Spring Rd	Prince George	23875	Prince George County	Prince George County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 733-2720	1,789	88	20.3	35.4%	780 (43.6%)	556 (31.1%)	288 (16.1%)	22 (1.2%)	6 (0.3%)	11 (0.6%)	126 (7.0%)	46.6	220^th of 328 public high schools	32.9%		45.9	223^rd of 329 public high schools	32.2%	3			71.1	77.8	82.8	34.2	88.3	79.5	92.9	93.3	100.0			92.4	64.3	33.9	77.8	67.3	58.3		57.9	81.7	87.1				31.9	64.7	75.5				24.5	$8,128	$325	$7,803
Thomas Dale High	Public	9-12	3626 W. Hundred Rd.	Chester	23831	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 768-6245	2,582	190	13.5	74.2%	867 (33.6%)	973 (37.7%)	546 (21.1%)	53 (2.1%)	7 (0.3%)	11 (0.4%)	125 (4.8%)	47.3	213^th of 328 public high schools	35.1%		39.3	244^th of 329 public high schools	25.8%	31		65.8	67.9		54.3		73.4	88.5	90.9	94.1	89.2			86.8	73.0	73.9	95.8				85.0	87.2	73.5	55.1	56.5	53.3	47.0	82.9	79.3		100.0		32.1	$7,999	$447	$7,552
Hopewell High	Public	9-12	400 S Mesa Dr	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 541-6402	1,136	69	16.3	101.2%	215 (18.9%)	715 (62.9%)	157 (13.8%)	9 (0.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.7%)	22.2	307^th of 328 public high schools	6.4%		15.7	323^rd of 329 public high schools	1.8%	16			59.0		70.8		69.2	50.0		80.0	53.7			82.7	47.7	40.8	76.3	72.2				79.7	20.0				38.9	91.5	45.0	36.7			18.9	$10,086	$720	$9,366
Lloyd C. Bird High	Public	9-12	10301 Courthouse Rd.	Chesterfield	23832	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 768-6110	2,131	144	14.7	74.0%	452 (21.2%)	866 (40.6%)	674 (31.6%)	47 (2.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	89 (4.2%)	32.9	274^th of 328 public high schools	16.5%		29.4	290^th of 329 public high schools	11.9%	16	19.1	50.4	62.5	35.7	63.7	22.9	72.7	70.0	80.0	86.4	84.6			75.0	71.2	53.7	82.4			68.8	73.3	80.7	65.2	90.0		21.7	18.4	73.7	58.9	69.2		90.0	20.3	$7,475	$50	$7,425

Frequently Asked Questions about Dinwiddie County High

What schools feed into Dinwiddie County High?

Dinwiddie County High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dinwiddie Elementary
Elementary : Midway Elementary
Elementary : Southside Elementary
Elementary : Sunnyside Elementary
Elementary : Sutherland Elementary
Middle : Dinwiddie County Middle

What district is Dinwiddie County High in?

Dinwiddie County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Dinwiddie County High?

Students at Dinwiddie County High are 49% White, 34% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Is Dinwiddie County High a good school?

Dinwiddie County High ranks 238^th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Dinwiddie County High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,260 students attended Dinwiddie County High.

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