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Varina High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 18% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Varina High is a public magnet high school located in Richmond, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,411 students. It is part of the Henrico County Public Schools district, which is ranked 89 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Varina High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia high schools, ranking between 269-307 out of 325-328 schools in recent years, and has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other Virginia high schools. The school performs better for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking in the top half of Virginia high schools for these subgroups, but struggles with its White and low socioeconomic status student populations, ranking in the bottom quarter of Virginia high schools. Varina High's proficiency rates on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests are generally lower than the Henrico County and Virginia state averages across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in subjects like Geometry, Chemistry, and World History.

Varina High has a four-year graduation rate around 90-93%, which is slightly below the district and state averages, and a dropout rate of 4.5-7.1%, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a chronic absenteeism rate of 13.6-20.3%, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Comparisons to nearby schools within the same district, such as An Achievable Dream Middle and High School and Highland Springs High, suggest that Varina High has room for improvement in order to better serve its student population.

1,420

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,967

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7053 Messer Rd
Richmond, VA 23231

(804) 226-8700

District: Henrico County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Varina High:

Elementary:	Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary
	George F. Baker Elementary
	Henry D. Ward Elementary
	Montrose Elementary
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	Seven Pines Elementary
	Varina Elementary
Middle:	Elko Middle
	John Rolfe Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.0%

White:

12.2%

Hispanic:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (74% vs 82% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Virginia average (8% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg79%

Virginia avg82%

269^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	34.0	269 of 328	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	310 of 329	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	301 of 326	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	307 of 325	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	307 of 327	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	291 of 327	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	305 of 326	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	295 of 324	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	293 of 321	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	296 of 322	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.9	305 of 322	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	28.4	262 of 321	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.7	283 of 321	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.2	272 of 320	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.1	242 of 317	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.5	184 of 313	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.0	254 of 316	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.4	276 of 313	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.0	277 of 314	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	53.2	131 of 308	57.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	160 of 245	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	205 of 249	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	204 of 240	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	24.6	217 of 253	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	212 of 249	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	257 of 321	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	296 of 322	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	286 of 320	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	129 of 236	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	183 of 233	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	171 of 232	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	281 of 324	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	291 of 320	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	269 of 322	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	306 of 322	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	299 of 321	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	36.4	147 of 198	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	183 of 193	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	300 of 313	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	308 of 314	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	308 of 315	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)26th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)14th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II81%-13 vs state

Algebra I80%~ state avg

English Reading74%-12 vs state

Biology72%-5 vs state

Geometry53%-32 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 9th Grade	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th 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 Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th 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 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Meadowbrook High	Public	9-12	4901 Cogbill Rd.	North Chesterfield	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 743-3675	1,953	148	13.1	73.7%	113 (5.8%)	744 (38.1%)	1,019 (52.2%)	29 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	45 (2.3%)	18.8	312^th of 328 public high schools	4.9%		17	321^st of 329 public high schools	2.4%	9		42.9	34.7	48.3		39.5	18.0			31.4	56.4	71.7	84.4					66.3	47.1	66.2	86.4			88.2				60.0	72.6	76.0	33.3		11.7	36.1	72.7	48.6	26.8	81.8	81.4		18.2		$8,180	$266	$7,914
Richmond High School for the Arts	Public	9-12	4314 Crutchfield St	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5037	1,116	117	9.5	94.4%	40 (3.6%)	434 (38.9%)	611 (54.7%)	18 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	6.4	326^th of 328 public high schools	0.6%		3.7	327^th of 329 public high schools	0.6%	1	4.8	16.5	22.1	25.0						58.7	79.2	72.0	55.0	31.8	3.7	6.9		25.2	28.8	61.1								54.6	54.1	59.1					11.8	20.8					21.2		$9,953	$668	$9,285
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Varina High

How many students attend Varina High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,420 students attended Varina High.

What schools feed into Varina High?

Varina High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary
Elementary : George F. Baker Elementary
Elementary : Henry D. Ward Elementary
Elementary : Montrose Elementary
Elementary : Seven Pines Elementary
Elementary : Varina Elementary
Middle : Elko Middle
Middle : John Rolfe Middle

What is the racial makeup of Varina High?

Students at Varina High are 77% African American, 12% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Varina High in?

Henrico County Public Schools

Is Varina High a good school?

Varina High ranks in the bottom 18.0% of Virginia high schools.

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