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George Washington High

Q: Is George Washington High a good school?

George Washington High ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Virginia high schools.

Q: How many students attend George Washington High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,248 students attended George Washington High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of George Washington High?

Students at George Washington High are 72% African American, 12% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into George Washington High?

George Washington High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Edwin A. Gibson Elementary Elementary : Forest Hills Elementary Elementary : Park Avenue Elementary Elementary : Schoolfield Elementary Elementary : Woodberry Hills Elementary Middle : O. Trent Bonner Middle Middle : Westwood Middle

Public Grades 9-12

308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 331 Virginia High Schools

Better than 7% of Virginia high schools

Summary

George Washington High is a large public high school in Danville, VA, serving approximately 1,248 students in grades 9–12 as part of Danville City Public Schools. The school serves a student body with very high economic need — about 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — and spends roughly $12,686 per student with a low student-teacher ratio of 11.6 to 1. Despite these resources, the school has ranked consistently in the bottom 10% of Virginia high schools for the past decade, placing 308th out of 331 schools in 2025-2026.

The school's biggest challenges are graduation, dropout, and test scores. The 2024-2025 graduation rate was 76.2%, far below the state average of 92.3% and well under nearby schools like Tunstall High (96.4%), Dan River High (95.8%), and Chatham High (93.9%). The dropout rate of 14.1% is nearly triple the state rate. SOL proficiency rates are also well below state averages — for example, just 35.7% of 10th graders passed English Reading and 24.7% of 9th graders passed World History I. Nearby county schools that serve similar levels of poverty post scores 20–50 percentage points higher, suggesting that poverty alone does not explain the gap.

There are meaningful signs of progress worth noting. Chronic absenteeism has fallen dramatically from 41.0% in 2021-2022 to 13.4% in 2024-2025, now below the state average of 14.8%. English Learner students ranked in the 56th percentile statewide, up from the 2nd percentile just two years earlier. However, students with disabilities ranked last among all Virginia high schools, and upper-grade students score far better than 9th and 10th graders, which may partly reflect students dropping out before reaching upper grades. The contrast with Galileo Magnet High, a school in the same district, is striking — Galileo has a 100% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, showing what is possible in the same community.

1,248

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,686

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Broad St
Danville, VA 24541

(434) 799-6410

District: Danville City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.6%

White:

11.8%

Hispanic:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (58% vs 79% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Virginia average (76% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg59%

Virginia avg79%

308^th of 331

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Danville City Public Schools

116^th of 131Danville City 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
2026	22.8	308 of 331	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	309 of 328	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	324 of 329	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	325 of 326	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	319 of 325	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	309 of 327	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	322 of 327	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	321 of 326	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	313 of 324	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	301 of 321	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.3	304 of 322	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	37.5	224 of 322	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.7	219 of 321	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.7	227 of 321	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	254 of 320	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.5	270 of 317	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.7	261 of 313	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.3	282 of 316	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.8	297 of 313	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	35.8	236 of 314	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.3	185 of 308	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	204 of 242	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	223 of 245	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	237 of 249	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	240 of 240	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	3.5	252 of 252	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	252 of 253	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.2	249 of 249	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	59 of 135	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.7	63 of 101	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.4	120 of 122	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	297 of 322	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	311 of 321	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	315 of 322	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	319 of 320	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	161 of 242	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.2	219 of 236	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	226 of 233	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	229 of 232	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	282 of 321	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	299 of 324	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	312 of 320	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	303 of 325	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	302 of 322	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	317 of 322	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	320 of 321	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	165 of 196	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	190 of 198	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	309 of 312	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	311 of 313	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	312 of 314	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.9	315 of 315	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)56th percentile+49 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+27 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)16th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2026)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra II97%+5 vs state

Geometry82%~ state avg

English Reading73%-13 vs state

Algebra I71%-8 vs state

Biology60%-17 vs state

VA and US History37%~ state avg

World History I33%-38 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 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 9th Grade	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th 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 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 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 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 9th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George Washington High	Public	9-12	701 Broad St	Danville	24541	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 799-6410	1,248	108	11.6	93.8%	147 (11.8%)	893 (71.6%)	141 (11.3%)	14 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.8%)	22.8	308^th of 331 public high schools	6.9%		20.1	309^th of 328 public high schools	5.8%	1			< 50%		82.2		< 50%				69.6	67.7	76.2	84.6	96.6	< 50%		< 50%						67.0	40.3	90.0	100.0				< 50%	≥ 50%				< 50%	35.7	75.9	94.1	≥ 50%	11.5	31.1	86.7	24.7	76.7	< 50%		378.0	< 50%					$12,686	$2,099	$10,588
Galileo Magnet High	Public, Magnet	9-12	230 S. Ridge St.	Danville	24541	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(434) 773-8186	260	26	10.1	101.2%	91 (35.0%)	104 (40.0%)	39 (15.0%)	19 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	74.6	58^th of 331 public high schools	82.5%		75.3	57^th of 328 public high schools	82.6%	1			92.7		84.0						100.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		100.0	≥ 50%		< 50%				< 50%		87.1	441.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%				≥ 50%	≥ 50%						97.1				381.0		81.8	≥ 50%				< 50%	< 50%				$12,441	$1,555	$10,886
R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus	Public	6-12	1005 N. Main Street	Danville	24540	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(434) 799-5249	163	13	13.0	62.0%	10 (6.1%)	143 (87.7%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	0.1	331^st of 331 public high schools	0.0%		0.1	328^th of 328 public high schools	0.0%	3					< 50%				≥ 50%	≥ 50%	28.9	401.0	393.0	≥ 50%	< 50%				9.5	8.6	8.7			3.7	362.0	< 50%	422.0	7.7	< 50%	394.0			341.0	20.6	19.2		370.0	373.0	≥ 50%		367.0	368.0	≥ 50%	8.9	366.0	383.0	≥ 50%					≥ 50%	342.0	$11,525	$2,197	$9,328
Dan River High	Public	9-12	100 Dan River Wildcat Cir	Ringgold	24586	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 822-7081	583	42	13.9	85.6%	325 (55.7%)	200 (34.3%)	25 (4.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.6%)	66.8	108^th of 331 public high schools	67.4%		66	111^th of 328 public high schools	66.2%	3	< 50%	410.0	85.4	92.9	86.2	< 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%			92.7	86.7	423.0	≥ 50%		≥ 50%								50.0	89.3	423.0	≥ 50%		73.3	64.3	< 50%	≥ 50%					61.5	96.0	431.0		378.0	371.0	412.0	66.0	77.8	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		57.1					$9,968	$609	$9,359
Tunstall High	Public	9-12	100 Trojan Cir	Dry Fork	24549	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 724-7111	800	56	14.2	85.9%	563 (70.4%)	125 (15.6%)	76 (9.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.8%)	78.7	32^nd of 331 public high schools	90.3%		80.5	21^st of 328 public high schools	93.6%	11		424.0	91.7	61.1	95.4	397.0	≥ 50%				91.9	414.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	100.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%						≥ 50%		85.2	405.0	≥ 50%		84.5	< 50%	≥ 50%						462.0	95.2	458.0		≥ 50%	393.0	≥ 50%	81.8	80.0				≥ 50%	≥ 50%				$8,345	$310	$8,035
Chatham High	Public	9-12	100 Cavalier Cir	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 432-8305	609	37	16.3	84.6%	396 (65.0%)	155 (25.5%)	42 (6.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	67.1	106^th of 331 public high schools	68.0%		69.5	92^nd of 328 public high schools	72.0%	14	< 50%	343.0	84.9	95.0	91.4	< 50%	≥ 50%				96.3	≥ 50%	< 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		≥ 50%						≥ 50%	50.0	79.8	399.0	≥ 50%		74.0	416.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%				< 50%	370.0	93.8	416.0	< 50%	363.0	380.0	400.0	71.9	408.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		382.0	≥ 50%	< 50%			$9,213	$610	$8,603
Green Rock Correctional Center	Public	11-12	475 Green Rock Lane	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Virginia Department of Corrections	No	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(434) 797-2000																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about George Washington High

What schools feed into George Washington High?

George Washington High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Edwin A. Gibson Elementary
Elementary : Forest Hills Elementary
Elementary : Park Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Schoolfield Elementary
Elementary : Woodberry Hills Elementary
Middle : O. Trent Bonner Middle
Middle : Westwood Middle

What district is George Washington High in?

Danville City Public Schools

Is George Washington High a good school?

George Washington High ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Virginia high schools.

How many students attend George Washington High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,248 students attended George Washington High.

What is the racial makeup of George Washington High?

Students at George Washington High are 72% African American, 12% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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