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Colonial Beach High

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Colonial Beach High ranks 206 th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 37% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Colonial Beach High is a public high school serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 226 students in Colonial Beach, Virginia, which is part of the Colonial Beach Public Schools district.

While Colonial Beach High has seen fluctuating graduation rates ranging from 82.3% to 92.8% in recent years, which is generally on par with or slightly higher than the nearby Westmoreland High, it has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 15.7% to 30.1%, significantly higher than the 15.7% rate at Westmoreland High and King George High. Additionally, Colonial Beach High's test scores, as measured by the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments, are generally lower than the state averages and the nearby schools.

Colonial Beach High's performance, as measured by its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger star rating, has declined over the years, dropping from a 3-star rating in 2015-2016 to a 1-star rating in 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 76.17% to 86.28% in recent years, significantly higher than the 32.08% rate at King George High, indicating a higher concentration of economically disadvantaged students. Addressing these challenges through targeted interventions and collaboration with higher-performing nearby schools could help Colonial Beach High improve its overall educational outcomes.

226

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,321

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 First St.
Colonial Beach, VA 22443

(804) 224-7166

District: Colonial Beach Public Schools

Feeder schools for Colonial Beach High:

Elementary:

Colonial Beach Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

African American:

23.5%

Two or more races:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Virginia average (92%)

Worth a look

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

!Geography scores 13 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

Virginia avg74%

Middle school

257^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

206^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Virginia High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^th of 129Colonial Beach 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
2025	43.6	257 of 419	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	338 of 417	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	372 of 422	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.2	230 of 415	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	221 of 419	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	331 of 424	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.3	151 of 413	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	15.2	383 of 415	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	56.2	167 of 409	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.5	179 of 412	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	7.3	402 of 416	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	338 of 416	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	65.5	85 of 413	79.4%	★★★★☆
2011	41.0	272 of 413	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.3	268 of 408	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	21.3	352 of 390	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.6	382 of 391	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	40.6	268 of 387	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	13.1	375 of 383	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	34.7	278 of 340	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	334 of 403	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	305 of 407	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	301 of 411	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	170 of 403	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	255 of 402	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	164 of 404	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.2	347 of 407	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	375 of 409	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	152 of 400	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.4	327 of 396	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	391 of 402	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	206 of 328	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	207 of 329	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	266 of 326	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	299 of 325	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	280 of 327	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	246 of 327	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	177 of 326	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.4	182 of 324	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.1	113 of 321	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.0	209 of 322	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.6	291 of 322	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	33.8	241 of 321	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.3	135 of 321	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	36.7	229 of 320	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.2	259 of 317	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.2	288 of 313	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	46.5	172 of 316	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.2	290 of 313	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	26.1	282 of 314	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.5	241 of 308	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	216 of 245	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	228 of 321	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	73.1	61 of 322	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	24.1	293 of 320	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	96 of 324	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	137 of 320	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	196 of 322	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	253 of 322	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	271 of 321	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	167 of 313	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	163 of 314	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	251 of 315	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

White (2025)62nd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-22 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+33 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I93%+8 vs state

English Reading78%-3 vs state

Writing70%-9 vs state

Biology65%-5 vs state

Science64%~ state avg

Mathematics60%+10 vs state

Geography57%-13 vs state

VA and US History50%+15 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 Mathematics (2025)	SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL Earth Science (2025)			SOL English Reading (2025)				SOL Geography (2025)			SOL VA and US History (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 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th 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 Mathematics 8th 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 Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 8th 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 II 9th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Colonial Beach High	Public	8-12	100 First St.	Colonial Beach	22443	Westmoreland County	Colonial Beach Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 224-7166	226	11	20.5	89.8%	131 (58.0%)	53 (23.5%)	14 (6.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.6%)	49.2	206^th of 328 public high schools	37.2%		47.9	207^th of 329 public high schools	37.1%	1	70.5			100.0	91.2					60.0		67.4	54.6		63.8				69.6		86.1		56.5			50.0			$20,321	$6,751	$13,570
King George High	Public	9-12	10100 Foxes Way	King George	22485	King George County	King George County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 775-3535	1,492	92	16.3	30.2%	896 (60.1%)	277 (18.6%)	153 (10.3%)	13 (0.9%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	140 (9.4%)	59.9	148^th of 328 public high schools	54.9%		47.8	209^th of 329 public high schools	36.5%	61	100.0	95.5	64.3		86.8	71.4	85.7	100.0	96.2		83.0	82.1					46.7	93.3		92.0	90.9	92.3		55.2	69.6	56.0	62.5	52.3	$8,721	$387	$8,334
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Colonial Beach High

How many students attend Colonial Beach High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 226 students attended Colonial Beach High.

What district is Colonial Beach High in?

Colonial Beach Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Colonial Beach High?

Students at Colonial Beach High are 58% White, 23% African American, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is Colonial Beach High a good school?

Colonial Beach High ranks 206^th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Colonial Beach High?

Colonial Beach High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Colonial Beach Elementary

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