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Highland Springs High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 11% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Highland Springs High is a public magnet high school in Highland Springs, VA, serving 1,990 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Henrico County Public Schools district, which is ranked 89 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Springs High has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Virginia high schools over the past 10 years, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time. The school performs particularly poorly for its White and Multi-racial student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Virginia high schools. However, it performs relatively better for its Hispanic and English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 40-50%. Highland Springs High has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.6% to 24.5% in recent years, and its 4-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 88.3% and 92.8%, slightly below the state average.

Interestingly, within the same Henrico County Public Schools district, there are two other high schools, Henrico High and Varina High, that perform significantly better than Highland Springs High on various metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and statewide rankings. This proximity to stronger-performing schools highlights the relative underperformance of Highland Springs High and the potential for improvement with targeted interventions and additional resources.

1,928

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,877

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 S. Airport Drive
Highland Springs, VA 23075

(804) 328-4000

District: Henrico County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Highland Springs High:

Elementary:	Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary
	Cashell Donahoe Elementary
	Fair Oaks Elementary
	Harvie Elementary
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	Highland Springs Elementary
	Jacob L. Adams Elementary
	Sandston Elementary
Middle:	Fairfield Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.4%

Hispanic:

10.7%

White:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (71% vs 79% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Virginia average (85% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg78%

Virginia avg79%

292^nd of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9High Schools in the Henrico County Public Schools

89^th of 129Henrico 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	27.9	292 of 328	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	295 of 329	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	305 of 326	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	314 of 325	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	316 of 327	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	302 of 327	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	278 of 326	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	300 of 324	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.3	296 of 321	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	308 of 322	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.5	304 of 322	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.1	283 of 321	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	300 of 321	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.2	289 of 320	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	41.5	220 of 317	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.3	221 of 313	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.7	220 of 316	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.9	204 of 313	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.2	257 of 314	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	63.4	61 of 308	80.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	189 of 245	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	188 of 249	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	202 of 240	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	33.4	188 of 253	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	229 of 249	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	74.1	29 of 122	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	287 of 321	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	278 of 322	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	306 of 320	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	146 of 236	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	178 of 233	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	217 of 232	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	282 of 324	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	256 of 320	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	285 of 322	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	285 of 322	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	295 of 321	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	154 of 198	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	56 of 313	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	11.2	310 of 314	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	265 of 315	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+71 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile+66 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2025)33rd percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2024)26th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II82%-11 vs state

Geometry78%-7 vs state

English Reading77%-10 vs state

Algebra I74%-5 vs state

World History II73%+12 vs state

Biology69%-8 vs state

Geography65%-5 vs state

VA and US History30%-5 vs state

World History I7%-59 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 Mathematics (2025)	SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Science (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)		SOL Civics and Economics (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 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th 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 I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland Springs High	Public, Magnet	9-12	200 S. Airport Drive	Highland Springs	23075	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 328-4000	1,928	117	16.5	86.7%	144 (7.5%)	1,493 (77.4%)	207 (10.7%)	23 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	51 (2.6%)	27.9	292^nd of 328 public high schools	11.0%		28.4	295^th of 329 public high schools	10.3%	3					78.1			73.3	72.7	73.3	100.0	82.4		73.2	60.5	78.6	82.5							80.1	58.6	64.7	30.3	7.1				72.7			$8,877	$515	$8,362
Franklin Military Academy	Public	6-12	701 North 37th Street	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8526	335	53	6.3	99.7%	65 (19.4%)	164 (49.0%)	89 (26.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	69.6	91^st of 328 public high schools	72.3%		64.2	123^rd of 329 public high schools	62.6%	32	86.4	92.5		100.0	68.8	100.0	94.9					84.6	98.0	95.2					91.5		96.1	92.2	91.5	95.0				75.0						100.0	$16,527	$609	$15,918
Armstrong High	Public	9-12	2300 Cool Lane	Richmond	23223	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4449	709	82	8.6	92.5%	28 (3.9%)	606 (85.5%)	49 (6.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	15.1	318^th of 328 public high schools	3.0%		20.2	314^th of 329 public high schools	4.6%	4	21.1	36.9						74.7	71.9	83.3	100.0	74.2		77.8	40.3	40.5	83.3							67.5	84.6			42.1	52.4	81.8	92.3		19.1		$15,203	$1,096	$14,106
Varina High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7053 Messer Rd	Richmond	23231	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 226-8700	1,420	103	13.7	86.3%	173 (12.2%)	1,093 (77.0%)	81 (5.7%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (4.2%)	34	269^th of 328 public high schools	18.0%		21.6	310^th of 329 public high schools	5.8%	41					52.8			79.6	79.5	87.5		81.0		75.2	63.6	88.5	93.1							73.8	76.0										$9,967	$661	$9,306
Mechanicsville High	Public	9-12	7052 Mechanicsville Pike	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-2200	1,245	97	12.8	18.7%	913 (73.3%)	134 (10.8%)	83 (6.7%)	29 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (6.7%)	59.7	151^st of 328 public high schools	54.0%		61	140^th of 329 public high schools	57.4%	11					84.8			75.8	71.4	90.9	100.0	100.0		89.6	72.6	73.3				76.5				92.4		71.3	36.7	80.7				86.7			$11,036	$352	$10,684
Richmond Community High	Public	9-12	201 E Brookland Park Boulevard	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 780-4332	211	26	8.1	99.5%	52 (24.6%)	118 (55.9%)	26 (12.3%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	81.1	19^th of 328 public high schools	94.2%		76.9	41^st of 329 public high schools	87.5%	22	100.0	100.0			70.7							100.0		98.5										100.0				98.5							$14,578	$655	$13,923
Richmond Alternative School	Public	6-12	119 West Leigh Street	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4388	277	33	8.3		2 (0.7%)	187 (67.5%)	79 (28.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0.3	327^th of 328 public high schools	0.3%		0	329^th of 329 public high schools	0.0%	2	13.0							31.8									18.4	4.6					0.0	14.3	17.4			9.1						13.6
Open High	Public	9-12	600 S Pine St	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 780-4661	171	19	9.1	101.2%	70 (40.9%)	62 (36.3%)	28 (16.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.3%)	88.8	3^rd of 328 public high schools	99.1%		87.5	5^th of 329 public high schools	98.5%	2	100.0	97.3			95.2							100.0		100.0										97.4				100.0							$10,932	$14	$10,919
Henrico High	Public, Magnet	9-12	302 Azalea Ave	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 228-2700	1,300	93	13.9	86.8%	130 (10.0%)	934 (71.8%)	89 (6.8%)	105 (8.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.8%)	17.4	316^th of 328 public high schools	3.7%		21.2	313^th of 329 public high schools	4.9%	3					49.0			66.5	74.5	86.7		84.1		74.3	46.2	50.0	76.9							77.8	45.8							36.4	53.9		$10,700	$594	$10,107
John Marshall High	Public	9-12	4225 Old Brook Rd	Richmond	23227	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6052	645	63	10.2	133.8%	82 (12.7%)	499 (77.4%)	29 (4.5%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	29.6	287^th of 328 public high schools	12.5%		37.1	254^th of 329 public high schools	22.8%	33	43.2	49.1	50.0		76.9			60.8	90.0		90.9	79.3		81.1	57.0	78.3								80.0	66.7			61.1			91.7		76.9		$15,985	$1,243	$14,742

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Springs High

How many students attend Highland Springs High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,928 students attended Highland Springs High.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Springs High?

Students at Highland Springs High are 77% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Highland Springs High?

Highland Springs High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary
Elementary : Cashell Donahoe Elementary
Elementary : Fair Oaks Elementary
Elementary : Harvie Elementary
Elementary : Highland Springs Elementary
Elementary : Jacob L. Adams Elementary
Elementary : Sandston Elementary
Middle : Fairfield Middle

Is Highland Springs High a good school?

Highland Springs High ranks in the bottom 11.0% of Virginia high schools.

What district is Highland Springs High in?

Henrico County Public Schools

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