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High Schools in Dinwiddie County Public Schools

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DistrictDinwiddie County Public Schools84^th of 131 Virginia districtsFull district overview →

School

1,260

Students

Top rankedDinwiddie County High265^th of 331 Virginia high schools

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Summary:

Dinwiddie County Public Schools is served by a single high school — Dinwiddie County High — located in Dinwiddie, VA, serving grades 9–12 with 1,260 students. Because it is the only high school in the district, the school's data represents the district's high school performance entirely, making state-level comparisons more meaningful than district comparisons.

Dinwiddie County High has some clear strengths but also significant challenges. On the positive side, 10th-grade Earth Science proficiency was 60.0% versus 45.2% statewide (+14.8 points), 9th-grade Biology was 87.4% versus 86.1%, and 9th-grade World History I was 72.9% versus 72.2% — essentially at or above state levels. 10th-grade Writing also beat the state (68.1% vs. 64.1%). However, the school struggles in upper grades: 11th-grade Writing collapsed to 36.1% vs. 79.9% statewide (-43.8 points), 12th-grade Biology was 36.0% vs. 75.4% (-39.4), and 11th-grade VA/US History was only 26.7% vs. 34.5%. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern at 26.4%, nearly double the state rate of 14.8%, and 94.29% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch — a very high poverty context. With a student-teacher ratio of 9.5 and per-pupil spending of $11,174, the school has relatively favorable staffing, yet outcomes lag.

The school's state ranking has declined sharply, from 228th of 329 (31st percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–24 to 265th of 331 (20th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–26. Graduation rate is 91.3% vs. 92.3% statewide, while the dropout rate is 6.2% vs. 5.0%. Across all reported SOL tests in 2025–26, the school averaged about 59.5% proficiency vs. 70.3% statewide — a roughly 10.8-point gap that has widened from 5.9 points the previous year. Some year-to-year scores are highly unstable, such as 11th-grade Writing dropping 32 points and 10th-grade Biology falling 31 points, suggesting outcomes are not yet stable. Overall, Dinwiddie County High needs targeted support for upper-grade students, stronger math and history outcomes, and a major focus on reducing chronic absenteeism.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Writing (2026)				SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)				SOL Algebra II (2026)				SOL Chemistry (2026)		SOL Biology (2026)				SOL Earth Science (2026)				SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA and US History (2026)			SOL World History I (2026)				SOL World History II (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 9th Grade	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th 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 Algebra II 12th Grade	SOL Chemistry 10th Grade	SOL Chemistry 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 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 World History II 11th Grade	SOL World History II 12th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dinwiddie County High	Public	9-12	11501 Boisseau Road	Dinwiddie	23841	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 469-4280	1,260	132	9.5	94.3%	620 (49.2%)	425 (33.7%)	119 (9.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	87 (6.9%)	35.3	265^th of 331 public high schools	19.9%		43	238^th of 328 public high schools	27.4%	27	< 50%	68.1	36.1	54.6	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	76.1	59.4	388.0	70.6	73.2	< 50%	< 50%	< 50%	< 50%	< 50%	87.4	50.0	56.3	36.0	< 50%	60.0	< 50%	≥ 50%	381.0	76.2	64.5	< 50%	26.7	387.0	72.9	43.5	397.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	388.0	< 50%	≥ 50%	$11,764	$323	$11,441

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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