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Bassett High

Public Grades 9-12

275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 16% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Bassett High is a public high school located in Bassett, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,140 students. The school is part of the Henry County Public Schools district, which is ranked 93 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bassett High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia high schools, with rankings ranging from 192 to 301 out of 321-329 schools over the past 10 years, placing it in the bottom 25-30% of high schools in the state. The school's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 83.5% to 92.8% in recent years, which are below the state average and lower than the nearby Magna Vista High (92.8%) and Franklin County High (92.8%). Additionally, Bassett High has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 25.0% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average and the nearby Magna Vista High (15.7%) and Franklin County High (15.7%).

Bassett High's performance on SOL assessments is generally below the state and district averages, with many subject areas and grade levels scoring in the 50-60% proficiency range, compared to the state and district averages in the 60-80% range. This low performance is likely exacerbated by the school's extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While Bassett High's performance is lower than the nearby Magna Vista High and Franklin County High, the challenges faced by the school may be more systemic to the region, as Martinsville High, which is closer in proximity, also struggles with low performance.

1,098

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,371

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

85 Riverside Dr
Bassett, VA 24055-9307

(276) 629-1731

District: Henry County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Bassett High:

Elementary:	Campbell Court Elementary
	Meadow View Elementary
	Sanville Elementary
	Stanleytown Elementary
Middle:	Fieldale-Collinsville Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

Hispanic:

21.1%

African American:

16.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (67% vs 78% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Virginia average (82% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg66%

Virginia avg78%

275^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Henry County Public Schools

93^rd of 129Henry 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	32.8	275 of 328	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	282 of 329	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	232 of 326	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	268 of 325	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	221 of 327	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	261 of 327	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	198 of 326	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.1	225 of 324	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.9	230 of 321	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.7	192 of 322	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.8	193 of 322	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.5	228 of 321	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.8	162 of 321	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.0	187 of 320	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.2	142 of 317	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.8	97 of 313	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.5	114 of 316	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.4	148 of 313	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.6	164 of 314	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.6	88 of 308	71.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	197 of 245	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	190 of 249	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.8	122 of 240	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	21.4	224 of 253	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	179 of 249	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	47 of 101	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	72 of 122	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	88.6	11 of 97	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	265 of 321	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	277 of 322	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	201 of 320	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	168 of 236	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	179 of 233	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.5	119 of 232	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	212 of 324	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	241 of 320	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	270 of 322	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	288 of 322	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	244 of 321	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	196 of 198	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	191 of 198	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	172 of 193	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	291 of 313	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	297 of 314	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	288 of 315	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)11th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry93%+8 vs state

English Reading80%-7 vs state

Algebra I76%-3 vs state

Biology65%-12 vs state

World History I55%-10 vs state

Earth Science53%+8 vs state

VA and US History19%-17 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 Chemistry (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)			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 Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th 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 Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th 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 11th Grade	SOL World History I 8th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bassett High	Public	9-12	85 Riverside Dr	Bassett	24055	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 629-1731	1,098	90	12.1	97.0%	582 (53.0%)	184 (16.8%)	232 (21.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (8.7%)	32.8	275^th of 328 public high schools	16.2%		31.2	282^nd of 329 public high schools	14.3%	7		92.7			78.0	63.0							74.0	25.0	53.9				52.8		50.0	81.8				18.5		56.3	47.4	$7,371	$369	$7,002
Martinsville High	Public	9-12	351 Commonwealth Blvd	Martinsville	24112	Martinsville city	Martinsville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 403-5870	540	40	13.4	100.2%	107 (19.8%)	308 (57.0%)	85 (15.7%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	39.5	248^th of 328 public high schools	24.4%		31.2	281^st of 329 public high schools	14.6%	33		96.2			67.7				77.8	79.1			90.3	64.6								82.6								$12,194	$1,574	$10,620
Magna Vista High	Public	9-12	701 Magna Vista School Rd	Ridgeway	24148	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 956-3147	1,147	89	12.8	98.1%	553 (48.2%)	345 (30.1%)	161 (14.0%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (7.1%)	29.3	289^th of 328 public high schools	11.9%		26	301^st of 329 public high schools	8.5%	12		85.2	30.8		71.5	61.3	73.7	80.0					63.9	69.1	63.6	90.0					60.0	81.4				16.4		58.5	53.9	$7,283	$388	$6,895
Patrick County High	Public	8-12	215 Cougar Lane	Stuart	24171	Patrick County	Patrick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 694-7137	795	61	13.0	79.4%	645 (81.1%)	33 (4.2%)	67 (8.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.8%)	77	43^rd of 328 public high schools	86.9%		78.7	28^th of 329 public high schools	91.5%	15	86.5	91.2		100.0	89.2						62.2			90.2			82.5	100.0		85.1		95.0		50.0	50.0		96.1	80.9		$10,301	$744	$9,557
Franklin County High	Public	9-12	700 Tanyard Rd	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 483-0221	1,880	180	10.4	86.1%	1,409 (74.9%)	154 (8.2%)	159 (8.5%)	11 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	144 (7.7%)	54.1	174^th of 328 public high schools	47.0%		59.6	144^th of 329 public high schools	56.2%	30		88.8	83.3		82.7	79.1	100.0		100.0			60.0	85.0	71.2	50.0				47.8		42.5	88.7	75.0							$11,121	$709	$10,411

Frequently Asked Questions about Bassett High

How many students attend Bassett High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,098 students attended Bassett High.

What is the racial makeup of Bassett High?

Students at Bassett High are 53% White, 21% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% Two or more races.

Is Bassett High a good school?

Bassett High ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Virginia high schools.

What schools feed into Bassett High?

Bassett High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Campbell Court Elementary
Elementary : Meadow View Elementary
Elementary : Sanville Elementary
Elementary : Stanleytown Elementary
Middle : Fieldale-Collinsville Middle

What district is Bassett High in?

Henry County Public Schools

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