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Christiansburg High

Public Grades 9-12

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 23% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Christiansburg High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Christiansburg, Virginia, with a total enrollment of 1,063 students. The school is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, which is ranked 54 out of 129 school districts in the state.

Christiansburg High's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 95th out of 325 Virginia high schools in 2021-2022 to 252nd out of 328 in 2024-2025. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing well but White students and students of low socioeconomic status struggling. Christiansburg High has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, but its dropout rate and chronic absenteeism have been high compared to state averages.

Compared to nearby schools like Glenvar High, Pulaski County Senior High, and Eastern Montgomery High, Christiansburg High's performance is generally in the middle to lower range. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds may be contributing to its lower performance in certain areas, such as test scores and graduation rates.

1,072

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,541

Per pupil spending ?

37%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Independence Blvd
Christiansburg, VA 24073

(540) 382-5178

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Christiansburg High:

Elementary:	Belview Elementary
	Christiansburg Elementary
	Christiansburg Primary
	Falling Branch Elementary
Middle:	Christiansburg Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.9%

Hispanic:

8.9%

African American:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (75% vs 81% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg81%

Virginia avg81%

252^nd of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools

54^th of 129Montgomery 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	38.4	252 of 328	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.4	169 of 329	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	157 of 326	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	95 of 325	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	52.9	130 of 327	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	182 of 327	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	179 of 326	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.0	134 of 324	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.8	137 of 321	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.1	183 of 322	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.8	220 of 322	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.7	236 of 321	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.0	280 of 321	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.0	296 of 320	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.4	275 of 317	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	270 of 313	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.3	263 of 316	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.5	265 of 313	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.3	256 of 314	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.8	247 of 308	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	61.2	86 of 240	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	55.7	104 of 253	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	139 of 249	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	263 of 321	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.7	203 of 322	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	158 of 320	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	231 of 236	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	63.5	69 of 233	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	34 of 232	85.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	290 of 324	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	212 of 320	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	251 of 322	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.1	125 of 322	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	169 of 321	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	84 of 198	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	144 of 193	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	289 of 313	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	260 of 314	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	242 of 315	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)64th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2024)59th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+6 vs state

Geometry98%+13 vs state

Algebra I89%+10 vs state

English Reading80%-5 vs state

Writing69%-10 vs state

Biology64%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Christiansburg 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 Mathematics (2025)	SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL Earth Science (2025)		SOL English Reading (2025)				SOL Geography (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 Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th 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 8th 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 11th 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 World History I 9th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Christiansburg High	Public	9-12	100 Independence Blvd	Christiansburg	24073	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 382-5178	1,072	80	13.3	37.0%	846 (78.9%)	62 (5.8%)	95 (8.9%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.6%)	38.4	252^nd of 328 public high schools	23.2%		55.4	169^th of 329 public high schools	48.6%	83		71.5	46.9	98.0		91.9	83.3	90.0		100.0		77.6	47.3	48.8						60.0	81.6	70.0			$9,541	$460	$9,081
Blacksburg High	Public	9-12	3401 Bruin Lane	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5706	1,325	88	15.0	24.1%	941 (71.0%)	51 (3.8%)	126 (9.5%)	127 (9.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	74 (5.6%)	61.3	136^th of 328 public high schools	58.5%		66	107^th of 329 public high schools	67.5%	29		67.1	55.2	98.3		86.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		92.4	64.4	57.1							89.8	95.0			$8,757	$416	$8,341
Auburn High	Public	9-12	1650 Auburn School Dr	Riner	24149	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 382-5160	393	32	12.1	41.0%	367 (93.4%)	5 (1.3%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	47.9	210^th of 328 public high schools	36.0%		72.2	68^th of 329 public high schools	79.3%	142		60.4		100.0		92.5				100.0		100.0	67.4								83.5				$12,984	$227	$12,758
Radford High	Public	9-12	50 Dalton Dr	Radford	24141	Radford city	Radford City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 731-3649	506	41	12.2	65.8%	356 (70.4%)	60 (11.9%)	38 (7.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.3%)	56.4	166^th of 328 public high schools	49.4%		58.6	152^nd of 329 public high schools	53.8%	14				91.7		87.0	76.2			100.0		95.2	76.3				58.7				90.9	76.9		65.1	$19,176	$2,267	$16,909
Eastern Montgomery High	Public	9-12	4695 Crozier Rd	Elliston	24087	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 268-3010	254	26	9.8	84.6%	215 (84.6%)	3 (1.2%)	32 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	52.4	184^th of 328 public high schools	43.9%		33.6	271^st of 329 public high schools	17.6%	87		71.2		93.8		92.5	80.0					87.1	78.6								83.3				$16,628	$881	$15,747
Pulaski County Senior High	Public	9-12	5414 Cougar Trail Rd	Dublin	24084	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 643-0747	1,159	96	12.0	91.0%	948 (81.8%)	53 (4.6%)	60 (5.2%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (7.8%)	51.3	194^th of 328 public high schools	40.9%		45.1	227^th of 329 public high schools	31.0%	33		98.6		97.3		83.7	87.5	81.8					71.0	77.3	90.0						81.5			20.8	$11,484	$362	$11,122
Floyd County High	Public	8-12	721 Baker Street SW	Floyd	24091	Floyd County	Floyd County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 745-9450	668	55	12.1	81.6%	588 (88.0%)	7 (1.0%)	35 (5.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.9%)	76.9	46^th of 328 public high schools	86.0%		71.4	75^th of 329 public high schools	77.2%	29	97.9	87.7		97.8	100.0	96.1	70.0				65.7		83.8			72.4		66.7	67.7		91.3		82.7		$9,285	$527	$8,758
Glenvar High	Public	9-12	4549 Malus Dr	Salem	24153	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6536	620	39	16.0	35.8%	538 (86.8%)	17 (2.7%)	27 (4.4%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	70.2	88^th of 328 public high schools	73.2%		64.7	119^th of 329 public high schools	63.8%	31				95.9		85.7				100.0			77.6				80.7				91.7	90.9		77.1	$11,390	$406	$10,984

Frequently Asked Questions about Christiansburg High

What is the racial makeup of Christiansburg High?

Students at Christiansburg High are 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Christiansburg High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,072 students attended Christiansburg High.

What schools feed into Christiansburg High?

Christiansburg High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belview Elementary
Elementary : Christiansburg Elementary
Elementary : Christiansburg Primary
Elementary : Falling Branch Elementary
Middle : Christiansburg Middle

Is Christiansburg High a good school?

Christiansburg High ranks in the bottom 23.2% of Virginia high schools.

What district is Christiansburg High in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

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