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Grafton High

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Grafton High ranks 53 rd of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 84% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Grafton High is a public high school located in Yorktown, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,229 students. The school is part of the York County Public Schools district, which is ranked 7th out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Grafton High has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in Virginia, with a statewide ranking between 10th and 72nd over the past several years, and has received 4 or 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Grafton High's academic performance is exceptional, consistently outperforming the state and district averages on SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments across various subjects and grade levels. The school's performance is particularly strong in STEM subjects, with high proficiency rates in Geometry (95.1%), Algebra I (90.27%), and Biology (91.67%) for 9th graders. Grafton High also excels in writing, with 11th-grade students achieving a 90.3% proficiency rate, compared to 79.84% statewide. The school's ability to support the academic achievement of diverse student populations, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, is a notable strength and reflects the school's commitment to equity and inclusion.

When compared to other high schools in the surrounding area, such as York High and Tabb High, Grafton High consistently outperforms its peers, particularly in academic performance and key metrics like graduation and dropout rates. Grafton High's commitment to excellence and equity is evident in its outstanding outcomes across various metrics, making it a standout institution in the region.

1,235

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,498

Per pupil spending ?

44.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

403 Grafton Dr
Yorktown, VA 23692

(757) 898-0530

District: York County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Grafton High:

Elementary:	Coventry Elementary
	Grafton Bethel Elementary
Middle:	Grafton Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

Hispanic:

12.6%

African American:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (87% vs 78% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Virginia high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Virginia average (92%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg87%

Virginia avg78%

53^rd of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the York County Public Schools

7^th of 129York 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	75.7	53 of 328	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	72 of 329	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	26 of 326	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	10 of 325	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	66.7	46 of 327	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	21 of 327	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	70.4	33 of 326	89.9%	★★★★★
2017	70.2	41 of 324	87.3%	★★★★☆
2016	71.8	41 of 321	87.2%	★★★★☆
2015	71.7	38 of 322	88.2%	★★★★☆
2014	71.6	37 of 322	88.5%	★★★★☆
2013	74.9	35 of 321	89.1%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	26 of 321	91.9%	★★★★★
2011	76.2	25 of 320	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	74.0	26 of 317	91.8%	★★★★★
2009	74.1	22 of 313	93.0%	★★★★★
2008	71.3	34 of 316	89.2%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	28 of 313	91.1%	★★★★★
2006	79.4	10 of 314	96.8%	★★★★★
2005	75.2	14 of 308	95.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	37 of 245	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	29 of 249	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	29 of 240	87.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	22 of 125	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	22 of 118	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	8 of 120	93.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	68.7	63 of 253	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	70 of 249	71.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	58 of 321	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	72 of 322	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	44 of 320	86.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	39 of 236	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	58 of 233	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	21 of 232	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	78 of 324	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	101 of 320	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	48 of 322	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	72 of 322	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	18 of 321	94.4%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	33 of 98	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	44 of 92	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	14 of 92	84.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	20 of 198	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	64.4	63 of 198	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.6	32 of 193	83.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	94 of 313	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	129 of 314	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	69 of 315	78.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

African American (2025)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2024)75th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-14 vs school

Military Connected (2025)66th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+6 vs state

English Reading96%+9 vs state

Geometry95%+10 vs state

Geography91%+21 vs state

Writing89%+10 vs state

Algebra I87%+8 vs state

Biology85%+7 vs state

World History I78%+12 vs state

VA and US History52%+17 vs state

World History II35%+7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, November 4, 2017

If your child enjoys full time harassment from fellow students and bullying in all capacities with no staff support this is an excellent choice. The academics are good if you don't mind having to physically defend yourself like a prison inmate. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Grafton provides a challenging academic environment and has dedicated teachers. There are numerous extra curricular activities for students to participate in. The student body is not huge so the kids have the opportunity to know each other. There is also a lot of school spirit.

Athletic teams are generally good to very good and the band is the largest on the Peninsula. I have one student in school now and one who went to Grafton for 4 years and is now in college. The college student was well prepared for higher level academics and with the credit received for AP courses will easily complete the requirements for a bachelors degree in 4 years. Close Quote

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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 Biology (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)		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 Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th 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 Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th 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 Geography 12th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grafton High	Public	9-12	403 Grafton Dr	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0530	1,235	77	16.0	44.2%	658 (53.3%)	155 (12.6%)	156 (12.6%)	110 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	151 (12.2%)	75.7	53^rd of 328 public high schools	83.8%		71.8	72^nd of 329 public high schools	78.1%	19		90.3	66.7	95.1			90.3	68.4	90.0		100.0			91.7	73.0	62.5							97.3	72.2	90.9				52.5		78.2					35.0	$8,498	$398	$8,099
Woodside High	Public	9-12	13450 Woodside Lane	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7530	1,723	115	15.0	96.7%	313 (18.2%)	900 (52.2%)	289 (16.8%)	44 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.6%)	162 (9.4%)	49.9	200^th of 328 public high schools	39.0%		55.5	167^th of 329 public high schools	49.2%	33				95.2	66.7	50.0	79.0	57.1	76.5	85.7	98.5			81.9	61.9	85.7	88.2		65.0	72.7	80.0	45.8	90.3		88.9				43.9	78.1	55.2	50.0				24.8	$9,453	$349	$9,104
York High	Public	9-12	9300 Geo Wash Mem Hwy	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0354	947	69	13.8	30.1%	562 (59.3%)	131 (13.8%)	119 (12.6%)	33 (3.5%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	95 (10.0%)	75.7	54^th of 328 public high schools	83.5%		70.8	79^th of 329 public high schools	76.0%	25		88.2	100.0	87.7	64.3		87.8				97.8			94.8	77.4				73.7				97.4		91.8				48.8		69.0				91.4	30.4	$11,370	$627	$10,743
York River Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	9300 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy.	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(757) 898-0516	72	12	6.1		44 (61.1%)	10 (13.9%)	8 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.9%)	25.2	301^st of 328 public high schools	8.2%		87.9	4^th of 329 public high schools	98.8%	297		58.8																					60.0								81.8						$22,922	$3,719	$19,202
Tabb High	Public	9-12	4431 Big Bethel Rd	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 867-7400	1,153	75	15.3	21.8%	629 (54.6%)	154 (13.4%)	135 (11.7%)	99 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	128 (11.1%)	77.2	40^th of 328 public high schools	87.8%		80.2	21^st of 329 public high schools	93.6%	19		91.8	100.0	94.8			90.5				98.4		80.0	96.4	68.8	64.3							95.1	90.0	82.4				28.2		94.0					30.8	$9,946	$583	$9,363
Denbigh High	Public, Magnet	9-12	259 Denbigh Blvd	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 886-7700	1,269	89	14.3	95.2%	257 (20.3%)	615 (48.5%)	275 (21.7%)	31 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	85 (6.7%)	21.7	308^th of 328 public high schools	6.1%		21.5	311^th of 329 public high schools	5.5%	3				61.9			72.5	73.8	85.7	60.0	82.9			90.8	61.0	53.7	64.9		30.0			51.9	76.7		48.7	42.9	90.5		17.4	7.4	41.2	33.3					$11,133	$523	$10,609
Poquoson High	Public	9-12	51 Odd Rd	Poquoson	23662	Poquoson city	Poquoson City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 868-7123	647	53	12.3	20.1%	571 (88.3%)	7 (1.1%)	28 (4.3%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	79.5	24^th of 328 public high schools	92.7%		75.3	51^st of 329 public high schools	84.5%	27		92.1		95.8			97.4	94.4			97.0			97.9	86.6	100.0							96.1						69.2		66.9						$9,820	$498	$9,322
Menchville High	Public	9-12	275 Menchville Rd	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7722	1,707	126	13.6	95.7%	534 (31.3%)	650 (38.1%)	365 (21.4%)	43 (2.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	110 (6.4%)	39.3	250^th of 328 public high schools	23.8%		31.5	279^th of 329 public high schools	15.2%	29				84.2			69.3	67.4	90.5	92.9	81.6	80.0		86.4	58.6	60.0	85.7	64.7	33.3		80.0	33.3	84.5	63.0	95.7		79.0	8.3	47.7	56.4	56.2	42.9				26.1	$9,595	$359	$9,236
Warwick High	Public	9-12	51 Copeland Lane	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 591-4700	1,622	110	14.7	93.4%	319 (19.7%)	892 (55.0%)	267 (16.5%)	22 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	114 (7.0%)	26.8	297^th of 328 public high schools	9.5%		27.3	299^th of 329 public high schools	9.1%	2				73.0	24.1		68.6	33.3	90.9	94.4	95.6			82.1	50.4	53.3	81.5	29.4	23.2	41.7	95.7		82.3	76.9	60.8	35.5	90.9		30.7	67.7	33.2	21.6			76.1	13.3	$9,408	$182	$9,226
Bethel High	Public	9-12	1067 Big Bethel Rd	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4400	1,769	119	14.8	92.7%	268 (15.1%)	1,177 (66.5%)	139 (7.9%)	29 (1.6%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	147 (8.3%)	67.3	106^th of 328 public high schools	67.7%		58.4	154^th of 329 public high schools	53.2%	48	90.2			94.4			91.4	85.0	92.9		97.9			88.3	65.0	77.3	97.0				100.0	66.7	89.3		79.0	50.0			51.8	72.7	70.8	80.0	75.0	88.5			$10,099	$692	$9,408

Frequently Asked Questions about Grafton High

Is Grafton High a good school?

Grafton High ranks 53^rd of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Grafton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,235 students attended Grafton High.

What is the racial makeup of Grafton High?

Students at Grafton High are 53% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% African American, 12% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

What schools feed into Grafton High?

Grafton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Coventry Elementary
Elementary : Grafton Bethel Elementary
Middle : Grafton Middle

What district is Grafton High in?

York County Public Schools

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