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York County Public Schools

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At a glance

6^thof 131 Virginia districts▲ 1

Better than 95% of Virginia districts

Elementary 10 Middle 4 High 5Grades PK, KG-12

302 Dare Rd
Yorktown, VA 23692-2795·(757) 898-0300·All Virginia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 95.4% of districts

Schools

13,105

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedSeaford Elementary59^th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

York River Academy up 259 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bruton High 12.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

York County Public Schools is a high-performing Virginia district (ranked 6th of 131) serving about 13,100 students across 19 elementary, middle, and high schools in the York County area. Standouts include Tabb Middle, ranked #15 of 416 middle schools with 100% accelerated math proficiency; Tabb High, a top-40 high school with a 96.9% graduation rate; Seaford Elementary and Mount Vernon Elementary, both five-star top-100 elementary schools; and York River Academy, which posts a 100% graduation rate but whose 72-student enrollment causes volatile year-to-year rankings.

Elementary schools generally shine, but middle school grade-level math is a hidden weakness. At Grafton Middle, just 28.8% of 7th graders and 35.6% of 8th graders passed their grade-level math SOL, while Yorktown Middle and Queens Lake Middle also fell below 62%; Tabb Middle is the clear exception at 86.9% for 8th grade. Meanwhile, accelerated Algebra I and Geometry proficiency ranges from 83% to 100%, exposing a wide gap between tracked and standard students. Chronic absenteeism rises by school level—about 7.4% in elementary, 10.3% in middle, and 13.8% in high school—with Grafton High (16.4%) and Bruton High (18.6%) exceeding the state average of 14.8%. Spending does not predict success: Tabb Middle ranks first yet spends the least per student at $8,152.

Poverty is a factor, not a sentence: Bethel Manor Elementary carries a 45.5% free/reduced lunch rate yet earns five stars at #98 statewide, while Yorktown Elementary has the highest poverty rate (52.8%) and the district's lowest elementary rank (#336). All five high schools graduate at least 95% of students—above the state's 92.3%—with dropout rates between 0% and 2%. However, small cohorts can mislead; Tabb High's 16.7% 11th-grade history score is almost certainly an outlier. The district's greatest strengths are elementary academics, advanced middle school math, and graduation rates; its watch items are high school attendance and standard-track middle school math.

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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 Mathematics (2026)						SOL Chemistry (2026)		SOL Biology (2026)				SOL Science (2026)		SOL Earth Science (2026)				SOL English Reading (2026)									SOL Geography (2026)			SOL VA and US History (2026)				SOL World History I (2026)				SOL World History II (2026)				SOL Civics and Economics (2026)		SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	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 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 12th 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 Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th Grade	SOL Algebra II 12th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th 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 Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th 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 Geography 10th Grade	SOL Geography 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 9th 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	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th 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%)	66.6	109^th of 331 public high schools	67.1%		75.7	53^rd of 328 public high schools	83.8%	56	387.0	89.1	91.7		90.7	62.5	< 50%				84.1	378.0	435.0	≥ 50%	97.6	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%							≥ 50%	385.0	82.6	51.1	52.9	405.0			< 50%	392.0	≥ 50%								397.0	94.0	90.0	92.7	73.9			367.0	51.2	< 50%	78.7	64.3	≥ 50%			446.0						$8,498	$398	$8,099
Grafton Middle	Public	6-8	405 Grafton Dr	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0525	937	55	16.8		519 (55.4%)	107 (11.4%)	123 (13.1%)	86 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (10.7%)	72.6	93^rd of 416 public middle schools	77.6%		76.8	67^th of 419 public middle schools	84.0%	26				93.3					99.0	95.0												76.6	28.8	35.6								81.0								85.7	83.2	84.4																			≥ 50%	88.4		$8,353	$286	$8,067
Bethel Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	1797 First St	Langley AFB	23665	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 867-7439	631	41	15.3	45.5%	273 (43.3%)	113 (17.9%)	160 (25.4%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	75 (11.9%)	86.5	98^th of 1111 public elementary schools	91.2%		84.7	130^th of 1110 public elementary schools	88.3%	32																			84.9	91.5	88.5										84.6						82.8	93.7	89.7																								93.6	$9,255	$1,057	$8,197
Bruton High	Public, Magnet	9-12	185 East Rochambeau Dr	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 220-4050	723	58	12.5	33.5%	346 (47.9%)	151 (20.9%)	129 (17.8%)	20 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (10.2%)	65.2	114^th of 331 public high schools	65.6%		70.4	87^th of 328 public high schools	73.5%	27		88.2	403.0		81.1	< 50%	< 50%				86.1	58.3	≥ 50%	410.0	92.1	≥ 50%	< 50%								≥ 50%	< 50%	89.9	56.6	64.3	396.0			≥ 50%	384.0	394.0	≥ 50%								95.4	≥ 50%	83.8	386.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%	383.0	≥ 50%	81.4	≥ 50%		≥ 50%	≥ 50%	397.0		≥ 50%				$10,799	$522	$10,277
Dare Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Dare Rd	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0324	399	28	14.2	37.8%	249 (62.4%)	40 (10.0%)	48 (12.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.3%)	82.6	163^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	85.3%		83.9	146^th of 1110 public elementary schools	86.8%	17																			92.4	89.0	84.9										77.3						86.6	90.1	83.3																								84.6	$12,026	$649	$11,377
Grafton Bethel Elementary	Public	K-5	410 Lakeside Dr	Grafton	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0350	653	40	16.3	34.9%	382 (58.5%)	62 (9.5%)	78 (11.9%)	41 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (13.6%)	79	216^th of 1111 public elementary schools	80.6%		82.1	180^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.8%	36																			80.6	89.5	84.0										83.0						80.4	87.3	84.0																								82.1	$9,971	$342	$9,629
Magruder Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Penniman Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 220-4067	610	42	14.5	37.4%	297 (48.7%)	125 (20.5%)	98 (16.1%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.8%)	79	217^th of 1111 public elementary schools	80.5%		77.6	252^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	77.3%	35																			85.2	83.7	84.3										80.4						86.5	83.5	82.4																								87.0	$9,100	$717	$8,383
Mount Vernon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Mt Vernon Dr	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0480	573	38	15.0	25.0%	352 (61.4%)	38 (6.6%)	53 (9.2%)	71 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.1%)	87.6	83^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	92.5%		90.1	49^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.6%	34																			86.5	88.5	91.8										89.8						85.7	94.7	89.8																								89.1	$9,804	$308	$9,496
Queens Lake Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	124 W Queens Dr	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 220-4080	554	42	13.2	31.9%	264 (47.7%)	107 (19.3%)	93 (16.8%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (12.5%)	68.2	115^th of 416 public middle schools	72.4%		74.5	90^th of 419 public middle schools	78.5%	25				97.9					100.0	100.0												66.1	47.1	61.6								70.3								83.4	84.0	82.4																				75.8		$9,841	$365	$9,476
Seaford Elementary	Public	K-5	1105 Seaford Rd	Seaford	23696	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0352	552	31	17.8	35.7%	350 (63.4%)	53 (9.6%)	52 (9.4%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (14.1%)	88.9	59^th of 1111 public elementary schools	94.7%		89.6	55^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.0%	4																			94.2	91.1	90.5										85.7						95.7	94.1	89.5																								88.1	$11,211	$465	$10,746
Tabb Elementary	Public	K-5	3711 Big Bethel Rd	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0372	707	43	16.4	28.9%	357 (50.5%)	94 (13.3%)	111 (15.7%)	48 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (13.4%)	88.7	61^st of 1111 public elementary schools	94.5%		89.4	59^th of 1110 public elementary schools	94.7%	2																			94.3	91.3	93.5										89.4						87.0	89.8	93.5																								84.3	$8,227	$159	$8,068
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%)	77.3	40^th of 331 public high schools	87.9%		77.2	40^th of 328 public high schools	87.8%		< 50%	86.5	71.4		96.9	58.8	< 50%	< 50%			94.4	394.0	57.1	≥ 50%	100.0	≥ 50%	431.0								418.0	395.0	96.2	74.4	385.0	≥ 50%			≥ 50%	72.7	385.0	≥ 50%							< 50%	94.2	369.0	92.2	≥ 50%				16.7		92.5	≥ 50%	< 50%		< 50%	64.7	426.0					$9,946	$583	$9,363
Tabb Middle	Public	6-8	300 Yorktown Rd	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0320	968	54	17.8	27.8%	536 (55.4%)	122 (12.6%)	150 (15.5%)	55 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	96 (9.9%)	86.8	15^th of 416 public middle schools	96.4%		87.9	10^th of 419 public middle schools	97.6%	5				100.0					100.0	98.9												90.2	62.9	86.9								83.3								90.9	86.9	90.8																				90.7		$8,152	$347	$7,805
Waller Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	314 Waller Mill Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 220-4060	445	31	14.3	38.7%	219 (49.2%)	78 (17.5%)	72 (16.2%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (14.4%)	81.2	183^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	83.5%		85	123^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	88.9%	60																			91.9	87.8	78.8										76.3						90.7	86.5	84.0																								89.0	$11,011	$663	$10,348
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%)	72	76^th of 331 public high schools	77.0%		75.7	54^th of 328 public high schools	83.5%	22	< 50%	87.8	83.3		85.5	55.6	≥ 50%				89.5	393.0	432.0	≥ 50%	94.9	406.0	≥ 50%	< 50%							≥ 50%	≥ 50%	91.1	68.9	429.0	≥ 50%			≥ 50%	75.0	≥ 50%	< 50%							≥ 50%	97.6	419.0	83.3	< 50%			< 50%	59.4	< 50%	84.0	381.0		< 50%	87.8	33.3	≥ 50%					$11,370	$627	$10,743
Yorktown Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	131 Siege Ln	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(757) 898-0358	599	41	14.6	52.8%	267 (44.6%)	136 (22.7%)	84 (14.0%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	95 (15.9%)	71.2	336^th of 1111 public elementary schools	69.8%		71.8	328^th of 1110 public elementary schools	70.5%	8																			87.1	78.1	81.2										76.1						82.8	81.7	80.3																								75.2	$9,758	$800	$8,958
Yorktown Middle	Public	6-8	11201 Geo Wash Mem Hwy	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0360	717	41	17.4	37.1%	433 (60.4%)	91 (12.7%)	75 (10.5%)	21 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	91 (12.7%)	65.2	136^th of 416 public middle schools	67.3%		65.7	138^th of 419 public middle schools	67.1%	2				96.6					97.1	82.5												77.7	41.6	53.1								74.2								80.7	80.9	80.3																				80.8		$9,175	$638	$8,537
Coventry Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Owen Davis Blvd	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0403	630	41	15.3	34.8%	285 (45.2%)	90 (14.3%)	68 (10.8%)	110 (17.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.3%)	82.1	171^st of 1111 public elementary schools	84.6%		78.1	246^th of 1110 public elementary schools	77.8%	75																			90.7	83.9	89.5										83.8						83.3	85.4	91.4																								80.8	$8,867	$519	$8,348
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%)	77	42^nd of 331 public high schools	87.3%		25.2	301^st of 328 public high schools	8.2%	259		93.3	≥ 50%		419.0	< 50%					422.0	≥ 50%			≥ 50%												475.0	423.0						≥ 50%										93.3	≥ 50%	≥ 50%				< 50%		< 50%	76.9											$22,922	$3,719	$19,202

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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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