High Schools in Westmoreland County Public Schools

Summary:

Westmoreland County Public Schools in Virginia has only one high school, Westmoreland High, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has some strong performance metrics, such as a high graduation rate and low dropout rate, it is ranked relatively low among Virginia high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westmoreland High's four-year graduation rate of 92.8% is higher than the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.5% is lower than the state average. However, the school has a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7%. The school's performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests varies across subject areas, with some subjects like Geometry and Algebra I outperforming the state average, while others like VA and US History underperform.

One notable characteristic of Westmoreland High is the extremely high percentage of students (98.99%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's ranking among Virginia high schools has also declined over the past three school years, from 247th out of 329 in 2023-2024 to 229th out of 328 in 2024-2025. Despite these challenges, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.9 suggests a focus on personalized instruction and student support, which could be leveraged to drive further improvements.

District Detail

141 Opal Lane
Montross, VA 22520

(804) 493-8018

SchoolDigger Rank:
79^th of 129 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,574

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)				SOL Biology (2025)		SOL Earth Science (2025)		SOL English Reading (2025)	SOL VA and US History (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 Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westmoreland High	Public	9-12	16762 Kings Highway	Montross	22520	Westmoreland County	Westmoreland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 493-8019	488	37	13.0	100.0%	188 (38.5%)	188 (38.5%)	87 (17.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	44.3	229^th of 328 public high schools	30.2%		38.6	247^th of 329 public high schools	24.9%	18	92.3	74.4	85.0	83.3	92.3	66.3	90.0	89.6	62.5	84.5	18.4	$12,256	$568	$11,688

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Richmond County Public Schools	8.32 mi	4	76^th
Northern Neck Technical Center	8.57 mi	2
Northern Neck Regional Alternative Educational	8.57 mi	1
Department Of Corrections	9.4 mi	61
Essex County Public Schools	10.44 mi	3	100^th

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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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