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James Wood High

Q: Is James Wood High a good school?

James Wood High ranks 211 th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend James Wood High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,462 students attended James Wood High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of James Wood High?

Students at James Wood High are 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into James Wood High?

James Wood High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Apple Pie Ridge Elementary Elementary : Gainesboro Elementary Elementary : Indian Hollow Elementary Elementary : Stonewall Elementary Middle : Frederick County Middle Middle : James Wood Middle

Public Grades 9-12

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 36% of Virginia high schools

Summary

James Wood High is a public high school in Winchester, Virginia, serving 1,463 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Frederick County Public Schools district, which is ranked 105 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

James Wood High has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Virginia high schools, typically ranking between 138-211 out of 325-329 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating average to below-average performance compared to other Virginia high schools. Student performance varies significantly, with female, Asian, and multi-racial students generally performing better than male, African American, Hispanic, and white students. Students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and students with disabilities also perform poorly at the school.

James Wood High has a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.9% to 95.7%, but also experiences higher-than-average dropout rates, ranging from 2.2% to 5.3%. The school also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 23.6%. Academically, James Wood High's performance, as measured by SOL test scores, is below the state and district averages across most subject areas and grade levels. Nearby schools like Sherando High and Clarke County High consistently outperform James Wood High in academic measures.

1,462

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,694

Per pupil spending ?

32.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

161 Apple Pie Ridge Rd
Winchester, VA 22603

(540) 667-5226

District: Frederick County Public Schools

Feeder schools for James Wood High:

Elementary:	Apple Pie Ridge Elementary
	Gainesboro Elementary
	Indian Hollow Elementary
	Stonewall Elementary
Middle:	Frederick County Middle
	James Wood Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

Hispanic:

14.9%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg76%

Virginia avg80%

211^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Frederick County Public Schools

105^th of 129Frederick 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	47.8	211 of 328	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	186 of 329	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	208 of 326	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	170 of 325	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	138 of 327	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	146 of 327	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	211 of 326	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.0	185 of 324	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.3	180 of 321	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.3	149 of 322	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.2	129 of 322	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.3	161 of 321	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.8	143 of 321	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.1	103 of 320	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.5	134 of 317	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.8	158 of 313	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.8	151 of 316	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.3	157 of 313	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.7	115 of 314	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.0	67 of 308	78.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	215 of 245	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.3	87 of 249	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	2.0	118 of 118	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	24.0	219 of 253	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	191 of 249	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	208 of 321	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	179 of 322	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	184 of 320	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	179 of 236	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.0	98 of 233	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	132 of 232	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	254 of 324	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.7	197 of 320	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	219 of 322	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	198 of 322	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	227 of 321	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	64 of 198	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.0	162 of 198	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.5	79 of 193	59.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	278 of 313	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	270 of 314	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	286 of 315	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile+32 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2024)13th percentile-30 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile-23 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2024)<1st percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+6 vs state

Geometry87%~ state avg

English Reading83%-4 vs state

Algebra I79%~ state avg

Writing77%-3 vs state

Biology75%~ state avg

World History I66%~ state avg

Earth Science58%+11 vs state

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Schools Near James Wood High

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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 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th 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 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James Wood High	Public	9-12	161 Apple Pie Ridge Rd	Winchester	22603	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 667-5226	1,462	104	14.0	32.2%	1,100 (75.2%)	41 (2.8%)	218 (14.9%)	34 (2.3%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.2%)	47.8	211^th of 328 public high schools	35.7%		52.2	186^th of 329 public high schools	43.5%	25	77.0	86.5	81.8	63.2	72.7		100.0	90.1	53.1	69.6			57.9		83.3	70.0			66.0		$10,694	$104	$10,590
John Handley High	Public	9-12	425 Handley Blvd	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Winchester City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 662-3471	1,361	63	21.6	84.5%	477 (35.0%)	118 (8.7%)	619 (45.5%)	56 (4.1%)	12 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (5.7%)	27.7	293^rd of 328 public high schools	10.7%		47.9	208^th of 329 public high schools	36.8%	85		88.5	79.7	61.4	91.2	92.3		69.3	45.0	50.0	54.6				82.7	37.1					$13,157	$457	$12,699
Millbrook High	Public	9-12	251 First Woods Dr.	Winchester	22603	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 545-2800	1,550	99	15.6	47.4%	688 (44.4%)	86 (5.5%)	641 (41.4%)	46 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (5.7%)	43.1	237^th of 328 public high schools	27.7%		36.3	256^th of 329 public high schools	22.2%	19	72.3	90.0	85.7	66.7	77.8	62.5		83.2	65.6	69.7		46.2	40.5	25.9	84.5	69.2					$9,780	$99	$9,681
Sherando High	Public	9-12	185 South Warrior Drive	Stephens City	22655	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 869-0060	1,631	112	14.5	35.1%	1,005 (61.6%)	93 (5.7%)	366 (22.4%)	47 (2.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	115 (7.1%)	45.6	224^th of 328 public high schools	31.7%		52.1	188^th of 329 public high schools	42.9%	36	78.5	91.4	74.8	53.1	73.3		100.0	84.5	69.9	69.6			27.6		83.4	69.2			69.2		$10,526	$205	$10,321
Clarke County High	Public	9-12	627 Mosby Blvd.	Berryville	22611	Clarke County	Clarke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 955-6130	683	51	13.3	26.2%	501 (73.4%)	26 (3.8%)	101 (14.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (6.6%)	69.7	90^th of 328 public high schools	72.6%		70.5	85^th of 329 public high schools	74.2%	5	80.7	93.9	94.3					97.1	86.4	61.5			66.7		89.2		71.0	46.7		93.6	$10,715	$346	$10,369
Strasburg High	Public	9-12	250 Ram Drive	Strasburg	22657	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 465-5195	614	39	15.6	83.4%	487 (79.3%)	20 (3.3%)	78 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	57.4	163^rd of 328 public high schools	50.3%		60.7	141^st of 329 public high schools	57.1%	22	71.9		96.2	50.0				85.2	79.1				60.0		82.6			25.0	78.3		$8,629	$692	$7,937

Frequently Asked Questions about James Wood High

What district is James Wood High in?

Frederick County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of James Wood High?

Students at James Wood High are 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Is James Wood High a good school?

James Wood High ranks 211^th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend James Wood High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,462 students attended James Wood High.

What schools feed into James Wood High?

James Wood High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Apple Pie Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Gainesboro Elementary
Elementary : Indian Hollow Elementary
Elementary : Stonewall Elementary
Middle : Frederick County Middle
Middle : James Wood Middle

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