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John Marshall High

Public Grades 9-12

287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 12% of Virginia high schools

Summary

John Marshall High is a public high school in Richmond, Virginia, serving 622 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Richmond City Public Schools district, which is ranked 115 out of 129 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past few years, John Marshall High has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Virginia high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has faced challenges with inconsistent graduation rates, ranging from 72.4% to 95.2%, as well as high dropout rates between 2.3% and 23.7%. Chronic absenteeism has also been an issue, with rates between 15.7% and 25.3%. Across various SOL assessments, John Marshall High students have consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages, with proficiency rates often 20-30 percentage points below the state average.

When compared to other high schools in the Richmond area, such as Hermitage High and Richmond Community High, John Marshall High generally underperforms in terms of test scores, graduation rates, and student engagement metrics. However, there are a few bright spots, like Richmond Community High, which consistently outperforms John Marshall High and the district. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at John Marshall High, the school's outcomes lag behind the state and district averages, suggesting a need for a comprehensive review and improvement plan to address the root causes of these issues and ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

645

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,985

Per pupil spending ?

133.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4225 Old Brook Rd
Richmond, VA 23227-3898

(804) 780-6052

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Feeder schools for John Marshall High:

Elementary:	Barack Obama Elementary
	Frances W. McClenney Elementary
	Linwood Holton Elementary
Middle:	Thomas H. Henderson Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.4%

White:

12.7%

Hispanic:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Virginia average (92%)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (64% vs 79% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg56%

Virginia avg79%

287^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9High Schools in the Richmond City Public Schools

115^th of 129Richmond 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	29.6	287 of 328	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	254 of 329	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	233 of 326	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	255 of 325	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	245 of 327	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	309 of 327	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	314 of 326	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	312 of 324	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	314 of 321	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	46.1	174 of 322	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.3	140 of 322	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.1	151 of 321	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	27.0	274 of 321	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.0	275 of 320	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.5	223 of 317	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.3	209 of 313	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.5	210 of 316	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.7	140 of 313	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	30.8	259 of 314	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.9	169 of 308	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	199 of 245	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.4	156 of 249	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	133 of 240	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	50.0	133 of 253	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	154 of 249	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	281 of 321	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	257 of 322	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	254 of 320	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	276 of 324	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	225 of 320	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	290 of 322	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	252 of 322	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.4	202 of 321	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	4 of 313	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	68.4	72 of 314	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	81 of 315	74.3%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile+86 vs school

Disabled (2024)47th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II79%-14 vs state

English Reading78%-8 vs state

Geometry77%-8 vs state

World History II77%+49 vs state

Algebra I68%-11 vs state

Biology66%-12 vs state

World History I64%-3 vs state

Writing46%-30 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 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 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 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
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
Richmond Career Education and Employment Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	4314 Crutchfield Street	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5037	32	11	3.0		2 (6.3%)	28 (87.5%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)																																	$24,696	$00	$24,696
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
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 Jefferson High	Public	9-12	4100 W Grace St	Richmond	23230	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6028	749	63	11.8	78.2%	173 (23.1%)	477 (63.7%)	61 (8.1%)	11 (1.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	27.3	294^th of 328 public high schools	10.4%		35.2	261^st of 329 public high schools	20.7%	33	55.8	57.6	50.0		60.0			78.6	83.3			64.2		65.9	44.6	88.9	90.0						81.2	66.7	44.0	35.3	50.0			53.6	65.7		$14,341	$1,101	$13,241
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
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
Hermitage High	Public, Magnet	9-12	8301 Hungary Spring Rd	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 756-3000	1,719	103	16.6	90.0%	408 (23.7%)	699 (40.7%)	417 (24.3%)	91 (5.3%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (5.5%)	19.4	310^th of 328 public high schools	5.5%		27.6	297^th of 329 public high schools	9.7%	13					56.2			57.6	74.1	77.8	75.0	76.6		72.3	57.1	70.7	94.1						79.2	53.5						41.7			$9,249	$592	$8,657
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

Frequently Asked Questions about John Marshall High

What district is John Marshall High in?

Richmond City Public Schools

What schools feed into John Marshall High?

John Marshall High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barack Obama Elementary
Elementary : Frances W. McClenney Elementary
Elementary : Linwood Holton Elementary
Middle : Thomas H. Henderson Middle

What is the racial makeup of John Marshall High?

Students at John Marshall High are 77% African American, 13% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend John Marshall High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended John Marshall High.

Is John Marshall High a good school?

John Marshall High ranks in the bottom 12.5% of Virginia high schools.

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