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Harrisonburg High

Public Grades 9-12

255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 22% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Harrisonburg High is a public high school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,993 students. The school is part of the Harrisonburg City Public Schools district, which is ranked 123 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harrisonburg High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia high schools, ranging from 236th to 308th out of 326-329 schools over the past several years, and has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other Virginia high schools. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male, African American, and Hispanic students performing better than the overall school, while English Language Learner (ELL) students and students with disabilities struggle the most. Harrisonburg High's high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15.7% to 22.3%, may be a contributing factor to the school's overall low performance on academic measures.

Compared to the nearby high schools in the region, such as Page County High, Fort Defiance High, East Rockingham High, Broadway High, and Spotswood High, Harrisonburg High generally performs worse on state assessments and has a lower statewide ranking. However, some of the nearby schools also struggle with low performance, suggesting that the challenges faced by Harrisonburg High may be shared by other schools in the region.

998

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,958

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Garbers Church Road
Harrisonburg, VA 22801

(540) 433-2652

District: Harrisonburg City Public Schools

Feeder schools for Harrisonburg High:

Elementary:	Bluestone Elementary
	Keister Elementary
	Smithland Elementary
	Spotswood Elementary
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	Stone Spring Elementary
	Waterman Elementary
Middle:	Skyline Middle
	Thomas Harrison Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

White:

32.7%

African American:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (74% vs 81% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Virginia average (10% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg70%

Virginia avg81%

255^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

123^rd of 129Harrisonburg City 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	37.8	255 of 328	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	308 of 329	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	236 of 326	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	282 of 325	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	281 of 327	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	272 of 327	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	277 of 326	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.6	252 of 324	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.3	257 of 321	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.8	239 of 322	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.9	219 of 322	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.3	288 of 321	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.1	289 of 321	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.2	270 of 320	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.2	167 of 317	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.5	202 of 313	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.8	150 of 316	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.3	171 of 313	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.1	167 of 314	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.6	134 of 308	56.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	130 of 245	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	213 of 249	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.9	115 of 240	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	15.4	236 of 253	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	189 of 249	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	23.1	113 of 122	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	47.5	49 of 97	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	262 of 321	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	303 of 322	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	249 of 320	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	173 of 236	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	219 of 233	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	145 of 232	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	211 of 324	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	305 of 320	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	220 of 322	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	300 of 322	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.3	195 of 321	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	12.0	189 of 198	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	177 of 193	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	145 of 313	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	198 of 314	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	172 of 315	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)54th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)7th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry96%+11 vs state

Algebra I79%~ state avg

Biology72%-5 vs state

English Reading69%-17 vs state

Earth Science49%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)				SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Earth Science (2025)				SOL English Reading (2025)		SOL Geography (2025)		SOL VA and US History (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 Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th 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 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harrisonburg High	Public	9-12	1001 Garbers Church Road	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 433-2652	998	78	12.7	86.8%	326 (32.7%)	91 (9.1%)	520 (52.1%)	22 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.7%)	37.8	255^th of 328 public high schools	22.3%		22.4	308^th of 329 public high schools	6.4%	53	96.1	83.3	72.1	73.9	64.3	81.0	72.4	50.0	70.4			48.6		75.1	32.4				$9,958	$503	$9,455
Rocktown High	Public	9-12	2970 East Kaylor Park Drive	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(540) 432-3263	1,011	67	15.0	84.8%	255 (25.2%)	105 (10.4%)	568 (56.2%)	34 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Turner Ashby High	Public	9-12	800 N Main St	Bridgewater	22812	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 828-2008	998	65	15.3	38.4%	706 (70.7%)	36 (3.6%)	197 (19.7%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.5%)	61.9	131^st of 328 public high schools	60.1%		65.9	110^th of 329 public high schools	66.6%	21	98.3	94.4	73.3			60.0	76.9	43.8				37.0		86.4	76.9				$8,372	$109	$8,263
Spotswood High	Public	9-12	368 Blazer Drive	Penn Laird	22846	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 289-3100	880	59	14.8	39.2%	520 (59.1%)	47 (5.3%)	223 (25.3%)	35 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.8%)	72.2	76^th of 328 public high schools	76.8%		66.1	106^th of 329 public high schools	67.8%	30	95.4	92.9	87.0	91.7		94.4	85.2	76.0			50.0			87.3					$8,785	$149	$8,636
Broadway High	Public	9-12	269 Gobbler Dr	Broadway	22815	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 896-7081	932	68	13.6	42.6%	672 (72.1%)	9 (1.0%)	195 (20.9%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.2%)	64	120^th of 328 public high schools	63.4%		61.3	137^th of 329 public high schools	58.4%	17	89.7	90.7	95.8				82.8	62.5				39.4		84.4					$9,100	$170	$8,931
Fort Defiance High	Public	9-12	195 Fort Defiance Rd	Fort Defiance	24437	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 245-5050	731	52	14.0	62.2%	588 (80.4%)	25 (3.4%)	93 (12.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	51.6	192^nd of 328 public high schools	41.5%		66	108^th of 329 public high schools	67.2%	84	93.2	82.0	76.2			66.7	68.6	70.0		68.2	64.3			90.8		73.5	61.5		$9,483	$117	$9,365
East Rockingham High	Public	9-12	250 Eagle Rock Road	Elkton	22827	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 298-7450	821	54	15.1	41.3%	616 (75.0%)	21 (2.6%)	125 (15.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.6%)	61.1	139^th of 328 public high schools	57.6%		69.8	88^th of 329 public high schools	73.3%	51	91.8	82.8	92.9			60.0	84.0					50.0		85.4	85.7				$8,110	$375	$7,735
Page County High	Public	9-12	184 Panther Drive	Shenandoah	22849	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 652-8712	473	35	13.4	75.1%	428 (90.5%)	6 (1.3%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	70.6	86^th of 328 public high schools	73.8%		56	164^th of 329 public high schools	50.2%	78	88.9	98.0					86.9						80.0	87.3		72.8	94.1	46.4	$8,925	$64	$8,861

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrisonburg High

What is the racial makeup of Harrisonburg High?

Students at Harrisonburg High are 52% Hispanic, 33% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Harrisonburg High a good school?

Harrisonburg High ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Virginia high schools.

What district is Harrisonburg High in?

Harrisonburg City Public Schools

How many students attend Harrisonburg High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 998 students attended Harrisonburg High.

What schools feed into Harrisonburg High?

Harrisonburg High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bluestone Elementary
Elementary : Keister Elementary
Elementary : Smithland Elementary
Elementary : Spotswood Elementary
Elementary : Stone Spring Elementary
Elementary : Waterman Elementary
Middle : Skyline Middle
Middle : Thomas Harrison Middle

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