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Charles City County High

Q: Is Charles City County High a good school?

Charles City County High ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Virginia high schools.

Q: How many students attend Charles City County High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Charles City County High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Charles City County High?

Students at Charles City County High are 54% African American, 28% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Charles City County High?

Charles City County High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Charles City County Elementary

Public Grades 7-12

329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 331 Virginia High Schools

Better than 1% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Charles City County High is a small combined middle/high school in Charles City, Virginia, serving 221 students in grades 7 through 12 as part of Charles City County Public Schools. The school has fallen to the bottom 1% of Virginia high schools, with proficiency rates far below state averages and every nearby school. For example, 9th grade Algebra I proficiency is 45.83% versus 80.21% statewide, and 8th grade math proficiency is just 4.55% compared to 46.86% statewide. Even Hopewell High, which serves a similarly high-poverty population, outperforms Charles City County High in most subjects.

What makes these results especially striking is the school's resources. Charles City County High spends $18,265 per student—more than double nearby schools like Thomas Dale High ($7,999) or Prince George High ($8,128)—and has a student-teacher ratio of 6.3, far lower than any surrounding high school. Despite this, its graduation rate dropped to 81.8% in 2024-2025, the lowest among nearby schools and down from 91.1% the year before. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically from nearly 50% to 14.4%, now matching the state average and better than several regional schools.

There are a few bright spots: 7th grade Civics and Economics SOL scores reached 100% proficiency in 2022-2023 and remained above state averages the following year. But across nearly every subject and student group, the school ranks at the very bottom of Virginia, reflecting systemic challenges that funding and small class sizes have not yet overcome. For parents, the key takeaway is that Charles City County High offers an intimate environment and improving attendance, but academic outcomes are currently the weakest in the region, and reversing this trend will require targeted instructional support and a clear strategy to address the recent rise in dropouts.

221

Students ?

6.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,265

Per pupil spending ?

100.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10039 Courthouse Rd
Charles City, VA 23030-3440

(804) 829-9249

District: Charles City County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Charles City County High:

Elementary:

Charles City County Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.3%

White:

28.1%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (50% vs 75% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Virginia average (82% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Virginia avg75%

Middle school

388^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

329^th of 331

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

129^th of 131Charles City 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	388 of 416	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	390 of 419	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	355 of 417	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	394 of 422	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	356 of 415	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	252 of 419	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	371 of 424	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	364 of 413	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.7	400 of 415	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	389 of 409	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	224 of 297	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	368 of 409	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	274 of 403	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	245 of 402	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	39.9	259 of 407	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	351 of 409	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	5.6	397 of 402	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	2.4	329 of 331	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	325 of 328	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	325 of 329	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	309 of 326	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	248 of 325	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	279 of 327	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	143 of 327	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.9	298 of 326	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	47.4	176 of 324	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.8	224 of 321	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	71.5	39 of 322	87.9%	★★★★☆
2014	58.5	94 of 322	70.8%	★★★★☆
2013	35.1	234 of 321	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.2	181 of 321	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.1	283 of 320	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.2	280 of 317	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.5	220 of 313	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.0	203 of 316	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.0	242 of 313	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.3	217 of 314	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.6	163 of 308	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	4.1	241 of 242	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	232 of 245	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	246 of 249	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.5	139 of 240	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	3.6	322 of 322	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	319 of 321	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	319 of 322	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	231 of 320	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	322 of 324	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	318 of 320	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	320 of 322	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	292 of 322	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	313 of 321	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	2.0	313 of 314	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2024)36th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-5 vs school

High school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)<1st percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading65%-13 vs state

Civics and Economics62%-12 vs state

Algebra I56%-30 vs state

Biology40%-46 vs state

Science33%-31 vs state

World History I30%-42 vs state

Mathematics5%-42 vs state

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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)	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 9th 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 11th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th 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 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 12th 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
Charles City County High	Public	7-12	10039 Courthouse Rd	Charles City	23030	Charles City County	Charles City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 829-9249	221	35	6.3	100.5%	62 (28.1%)	120 (54.3%)	5 (2.3%)	3 (1.4%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.0%)	2.4	329^th of 331 public high schools	0.6%		8	325^th of 328 public high schools	0.9%	4					75.0	45.8						4.6		40.0				33.3		60.0	58.8		73.0						30.4				62.5	$18,265	$2,969	$15,296
New Kent High	Public	9-12	7365 Egypt Rd	New Kent	23124	New Kent County	New Kent County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 966-9671	1,073	67	16.0	24.8%	774 (72.1%)	137 (12.8%)	75 (7.0%)	11 (1.0%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (6.2%)	79.9	26^th of 331 public high schools	92.1%		77.4	37^th of 328 public high schools	88.7%	11		93.0	100.0	92.9		92.1	82.6							62.5	90.9	87.5							95.9	66.7		50.0			80.3	66.7				$8,342	$659	$7,684
Hopewell High	Public	9-12	400 S Mesa Dr	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 541-6402	1,136	69	16.3	101.2%	215 (18.9%)	715 (62.9%)	157 (13.8%)	9 (0.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.7%)	15.6	319^th of 331 public high schools	3.6%		22.2	307^th of 328 public high schools	6.4%	12		57.1		80.0		56.4	41.4	60.0		62.5				84.9	47.7	56.4	77.4		50.0				76.8	52.9			36.7	67.7	42.6	28.0	90.0	25.0		$10,086	$720	$9,366
Prince George High	Public	9-12	7801 Laurel Spring Rd	Prince George	23875	Prince George County	Prince George County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 733-2720	1,789	88	20.3	35.4%	780 (43.6%)	556 (31.1%)	288 (16.1%)	22 (1.2%)	6 (0.3%)	11 (0.6%)	126 (7.0%)	50	198^th of 331 public high schools	40.2%		46.6	220^th of 328 public high schools	32.9%	22	50.0	70.6		86.8		92.7	77.5	88.9		90.5	50.0		52.9	96.8	68.6	67.4	79.0		65.7				81.8	91.7			42.0	77.3	77.1			36.7		$8,128	$325	$7,803
Jamestown High	Public	9-12	3751 John Tyler Hwy	Williamsburg	23135	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 259-3600	1,243	72	17.1	24.9%	777 (62.5%)	114 (9.2%)	224 (18.0%)	38 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (7.0%)	73.3	67^th of 331 public high schools	79.8%		77.2	39^th of 328 public high schools	88.1%	28	83.9	89.5		98.4		83.1	66.7			98.3				96.4	66.7	52.6							93.2											$8,919	$164	$8,755
Lafayette High	Public	9-12	4460 Longhill Road	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 565-0373	1,247	74	16.8	64.6%	597 (47.9%)	293 (23.5%)	203 (16.3%)	41 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	108 (8.7%)	57.1	160^th of 331 public high schools	51.7%		60	147^th of 328 public high schools	55.2%	13	72.4	81.8		95.1		86.4	60.0			100.0				83.3	61.4	57.1	80.0						87.9	75.0										$8,234	$218	$8,017
Warhill High	Public	9-12	4615 Opportunity Way	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 565-4615	1,277	81	15.7	32.7%	673 (52.7%)	269 (21.1%)	149 (11.7%)	40 (3.1%)	6 (0.5%)	6 (0.5%)	134 (10.5%)	64.5	116^th of 331 public high schools	65.0%		65.8	113^th of 328 public high schools	65.5%	3	72.0	67.9		92.9		86.1	58.3	75.0	100.0	96.9				90.4	70.2	79.3	72.2					69.2	91.3	78.6										$8,410	$88	$8,322
Colonial Heights High	Public	9-12	3600 Conduit Rd	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 524-3405	886	66	13.4	97.2%	427 (48.2%)	229 (25.8%)	123 (13.9%)	28 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (8.8%)	56	171^st of 331 public high schools	48.3%		60.2	145^th of 328 public high schools	55.8%	26				76.1		88.8	68.8							79.4	76.0	71.4						63.6	85.3	66.7										$11,800	$521	$11,279
Varina High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7053 Messer Rd	Richmond	23231	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 226-8700	1,420	103	13.7	86.3%	173 (12.2%)	1,093 (77.0%)	81 (5.7%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (4.2%)	48.3	209^th of 331 public high schools	36.9%		34	269^th of 328 public high schools	18.0%	60				47.2		80.1	87.5	94.1		81.5				70.6	70.4	90.3	100.0					76.9	86.5	89.1										$9,967	$661	$9,306
Highland Springs High	Public, Magnet	9-12	200 S. Airport Drive	Highland Springs	23075	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 328-4000	1,928	117	16.5	86.7%	144 (7.5%)	1,493 (77.4%)	207 (10.7%)	23 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	51 (2.6%)	27.9	292^nd of 331 public high schools	11.8%		27.9	292^nd of 328 public high schools	11.0%					62.2		72.0	74.4	75.0	100.0	91.1				68.9	60.4	73.0	90.9					60.0	80.3	77.8	88.9				50.0					$8,877	$515	$8,362

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles City County High

How many students attend Charles City County High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Charles City County High.

What schools feed into Charles City County High?

Charles City County High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Charles City County Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Charles City County High?

Students at Charles City County High are 54% African American, 28% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Charles City County High in?

Charles City County Public Schools

Is Charles City County High a good school?

Charles City County High ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Virginia high schools.

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