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Cosby High

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Cosby High ranks 66 th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 80% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Cosby High is a public high school located in Midlothian, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,536 students. It is part of the Chesterfield County Public Schools district, which is ranked 71 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cosby High has a strong performance history, ranking as high as 6th out of 326 Virginia high schools in the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years, and consistently maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years. However, its ranking has declined in more recent years, dropping to 66th out of 328 schools in the 2024-2025 school year with a 4-star rating. The school consistently outperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, particularly in subjects like Algebra II, where 100% of students were proficient, compared to 93.92% for the district and 93.75% for the state. Cosby High also maintains high graduation rates, ranging from 90.7% to 98.3% in recent years, and relatively low dropout rates.

Compared to nearby high schools in the Chesterfield County Public Schools district, such as Midlothian High and Clover Hill High, Cosby High generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, graduation rates, and student group performance. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 7.1% in the 2023-2024 school year to 20.8% in the 2022-2023 school year, which warrants further investigation and attention.

2,507

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,124

Per pupil spending ?

16%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14300 Fox Club Parkway
Midlothian, VA 23112

(804) 639-8340

District: Chesterfield County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Cosby High:

Elementary:	Grange Hall Elementary
	Winterpock Elementary
	Woolridge Elementary
Middle:	Tomahawk Creek Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.3%

African American:

16.2%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (85% vs 77% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Virginia high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Virginia average (92%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg70%

Virginia avg77%

66^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11High Schools in the Chesterfield County Public Schools

71^st of 129Chesterfield 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	73.8	66 of 328	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	40 of 329	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	23 of 326	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	79.3	12 of 325	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	60.8	81 of 327	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	8 of 327	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	6 of 326	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	80.8	6 of 324	98.1%	★★★★★
2016	80.5	7 of 321	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	78.9	12 of 322	96.3%	★★★★★
2014	80.3	10 of 322	96.9%	★★★★★
2013	77.7	27 of 321	91.6%	★★★★★
2012	80.9	5 of 321	98.4%	★★★★★
2011	79.0	12 of 320	96.3%	★★★★★
2010	76.1	17 of 317	94.6%	★★★★★
2009	72.5	26 of 313	91.7%	★★★★★
2008	77.7	11 of 316	96.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	56 of 245	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	48 of 249	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	35 of 240	85.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	55 of 125	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	63 of 118	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.4	30 of 120	75.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	72.5	49 of 253	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	33 of 249	86.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	98.2	1 of 97	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	69 of 321	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	39 of 322	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	27 of 320	91.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	21 of 236	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	20 of 233	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.5	25 of 232	89.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	77 of 324	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	41 of 320	87.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	77 of 322	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	50 of 322	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	35 of 321	89.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	61 of 98	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.6	28 of 92	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	16 of 92	82.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	66 of 198	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	37 of 198	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	25 of 193	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	106 of 313	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	55 of 314	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	29 of 315	90.8%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2023)99th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2024)81st percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

African American (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-24 vs school

Military Connected (2025)38th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+6 vs state

Geography99%+29 vs state

English Reading94%+8 vs state

Biology89%+11 vs state

Algebra I85%+5 vs state

Writing84%+7 vs state

Earth Science83%+10 vs state

Geometry80%~ state avg

World History I77%+12 vs state

VA and US History68%+34 vs state

World History II40%+12 vs state

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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 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 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 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 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cosby High	Public	9-12	14300 Fox Club Parkway	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 639-8340	2,507	158	15.9	16.0%	1,588 (63.3%)	407 (16.2%)	213 (8.5%)	145 (5.8%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	147 (5.9%)	73.8	66^th of 328 public high schools	79.9%		77.2	40^th of 329 public high schools	87.8%	26		84.8	69.2		82.6	36.4	90.8	79.2	84.6	60.0	100.0	95.8	81.6	73.0		83.3				90.9	95.2	66.7	99.0	57.1	72.3		77.9	60.0			40.0	$7,124	$00	$7,124
Manchester High	Public	9-12	12601 Bailey Bridge Rd.	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6275	2,236	165	13.5	74.0%	991 (44.3%)	592 (26.5%)	465 (20.8%)	46 (2.1%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	136 (6.1%)	43.8	233^rd of 328 public high schools	29.0%		46	222^nd of 329 public high schools	32.5%	11		73.9	37.9		71.0	44.2	74.0	89.7	84.2	91.7	92.3	86.1	67.6	50.0	60.9	50.0	29.2		75.0	72.7	84.5	59.3		50.0	35.5		57.5	21.7		73.3	36.0	$8,735	$438	$8,296
Clover Hill High	Public	9-12	13301 Kelly Green Lane	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6230	1,742	115	15.1	32.4%	832 (47.8%)	451 (25.9%)	246 (14.1%)	94 (5.4%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	108 (6.2%)	58.3	160^th of 328 public high schools	51.2%		58.7	150^th of 329 public high schools	54.4%	10		74.4	68.2		75.7		63.7	80.9	85.7	89.7	100.0	95.1	69.9	79.4	88.9					83.3	89.3	71.4		64.3	14.3	55.6	77.4	57.5	76.7	92.9		$7,824	$61	$7,763
Midlothian High	Public	9-12	401 Charter Colony Pkwy.	Midlothian	23114	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2440	2,048	129	15.8	15.0%	1,443 (70.5%)	235 (11.5%)	124 (6.1%)	151 (7.4%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	89 (4.3%)	71.8	77^th of 328 public high schools	76.5%		74.7	56^th of 329 public high schools	83.0%	21		86.5	84.6		85.6		77.0	90.9		83.3	100.0	97.9	69.4	53.3		68.2	57.9			76.9	92.9	63.6	84.4	55.6	54.6		91.2	81.8			53.3	$7,335	$235	$7,100
Monacan High	Public, Magnet	9-12	11501 Smoketree Dr.	Richmond	23236	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 378-2480	1,644	102	16.0	73.9%	791 (48.1%)	374 (22.7%)	318 (19.3%)	64 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (5.8%)	46.4	221^st of 328 public high schools	32.6%		46.9	217^th of 329 public high schools	34.0%	4		70.5	51.4		65.7		61.2	77.8	83.3	94.4	85.2	90.0	58.3	83.3	100.0	73.2				72.7	89.3	82.4	97.9		29.4		60.7	33.3		91.7	28.6	$8,114	$00	$8,114
Powhatan High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1800 Judes Ferry Road	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 598-5710	1,328	88	15.0	22.0%	1,107 (83.4%)	78 (5.9%)	74 (5.6%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.2%)	42.4	239^th of 328 public high schools	27.1%		59.3	147^th of 329 public high schools	55.3%	92					80.0		50.0	60.9				87.4	66.1	72.7				41.7			89.3	100.0			24.5		61.8	62.5				$8,923	$210	$8,713
Yvonne B. Miller High School	Public	6-12	1601 Old Bon Air Road	North Chesterfield	23535	Chesterfield County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	No	(804) 371-0700																			(n/a)
James River High	Public	9-12	3700 James River Rd.	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2420	1,842	119	15.4	31.5%	985 (53.5%)	271 (14.7%)	419 (22.7%)	76 (4.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (4.8%)	50.8	195^th of 328 public high schools	40.5%		49.7	199^th of 329 public high schools	39.5%	4		77.0	62.1		65.7	14.3	75.7	59.1	72.0	85.3	89.7	87.7	62.8	70.5	60.0	52.5	66.7			53.9	92.2	83.9	87.1	21.7	45.7	63.6	68.6	71.2		89.5		$7,528	$51	$7,477
Lloyd C. Bird High	Public	9-12	10301 Courthouse Rd.	Chesterfield	23832	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 768-6110	2,131	144	14.7	74.0%	452 (21.2%)	866 (40.6%)	674 (31.6%)	47 (2.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	89 (4.2%)	32.9	274^th of 328 public high schools	16.5%		29.4	290^th of 329 public high schools	11.9%	16	19.1	50.4	62.5	35.7	63.7	22.9	72.7	70.0	80.0	86.4	84.6	75.0	71.2	53.7	82.4				68.8	73.3	80.7	65.2	90.0	21.7	18.4	73.7	58.9	69.2		90.0	20.3	$7,475	$50	$7,425
Meadowbrook High	Public	9-12	4901 Cogbill Rd.	North Chesterfield	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 743-3675	1,953	148	13.1	73.7%	113 (5.8%)	744 (38.1%)	1,019 (52.2%)	29 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	45 (2.3%)	18.8	312^th of 328 public high schools	4.9%		17	321^st of 329 public high schools	2.4%	9		42.9	34.7	48.3	39.5	18.0	31.4	56.4	71.7	84.4		66.3	47.1	66.2	86.4				88.2	60.0	72.6	76.0	33.3	11.7	36.1	72.7	48.6	26.8	81.8	81.4	18.2	$8,180	$266	$7,914

Frequently Asked Questions about Cosby High

What schools feed into Cosby High?

Cosby High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Grange Hall Elementary
Elementary : Winterpock Elementary
Elementary : Woolridge Elementary
Middle : Tomahawk Creek Middle

How many students attend Cosby High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,507 students attended Cosby High.

What is the racial makeup of Cosby High?

Students at Cosby High are 63% White, 16% African American, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What district is Cosby High in?

Chesterfield County Public Schools

Is Cosby High a good school?

Cosby High ranks 66^th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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