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Goochland High

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Goochland High ranks 153 rd of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 53% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Goochland High is a public high school located in Goochland, VA, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 846 students. It is part of the Goochland County Public Schools district, which is ranked 37 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Goochland High has consistently performed well on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests, with several subject areas scoring above the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 85.71% of 9th graders at Goochland High were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 80.65% statewide. The school has also maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 91.9% to 97.7% over the past few years, which are above the state average. However, Goochland High has struggled with lower rankings for some student subgroups compared to their peers statewide, and the school has seen a range of chronic absenteeism rates, from 9.2% to 19.3% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, Goochland High's performance is generally stronger, particularly in academic subject areas like Algebra, Geometry, and Biology. However, some schools like Deep Run High and Mills E. Godwin High have outperformed Goochland High in certain metrics, such as English Reading and World History. Additionally, Goochland High has seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 19.79% in 2021-2022 to 32.27% in 2023-2024, suggesting a growing population of students from lower-income backgrounds.

850

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,852

Per pupil spending ?

27.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3250A River Road West
Goochland, VA 23063

(804) 556-5322

District: Goochland County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Goochland High:

Elementary:	Byrd Elementary
	Goochland Elementary
	Randolph Elementary
Middle:	Goochland Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.6%

African American:

12.4%

Hispanic:

10.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (88% vs 82% meeting standards)

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Virginia average (92%)

✓Above the Virginia median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg88%

Virginia avg82%

153^rd of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 129Goochland 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	59.3	153 of 328	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	151 of 329	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	180 of 326	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	197 of 325	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	169 of 327	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	216 of 327	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	167 of 326	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.3	156 of 324	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.9	163 of 321	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.2	154 of 322	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.8	170 of 322	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	176 of 321	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.2	147 of 321	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.1	199 of 320	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.8	160 of 317	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	38.2	222 of 313	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.9	197 of 316	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.9	66 of 313	78.9%	★★★★☆
2006	54.5	123 of 314	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.0	42 of 308	86.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	178 of 245	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.2	158 of 249	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	121 of 240	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	53.3	116 of 253	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	118 of 249	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	110 of 321	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	159 of 322	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	151 of 320	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	204 of 236	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.3	133 of 233	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	130 of 232	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	235 of 324	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.6	157 of 320	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	192 of 322	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	141 of 322	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	190 of 321	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	87 of 92	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	6 of 198	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	53.4	101 of 198	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	160 of 313	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	189 of 314	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	215 of 315	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile+44 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2024)54th percentile~ school

White (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-40 vs school

Military Connected (2023)5th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Biology91%+12 vs state

Algebra II91%-3 vs state

English Reading89%+3 vs state

Algebra I86%+5 vs state

Geometry81%~ state avg

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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 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th 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 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 12th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Goochland High	Public	9-12	3250A River Road West	Goochland	23063	Goochland County	Goochland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 556-5322	850	59	14.3	27.6%	583 (68.6%)	105 (12.4%)	91 (10.7%)	15 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.4%)	59.3	153^rd of 328 public high schools	53.4%		58.6	151^st of 329 public high schools	54.1%	2			83.7	50.0	85.7				90.6	92.7	69.2							88.7	100.0										$10,852	$549	$10,303
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
Deep Run High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4801 Twin Hickory Rd.	Glen Allen	23059	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 364-8000	1,992	101	19.6	13.4%	861 (43.2%)	171 (8.6%)	130 (6.5%)	714 (35.8%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	111 (5.6%)	74.8	60^th of 328 public high schools	81.7%		74.7	58^th of 329 public high schools	82.4%	2	100.0		89.6		95.7	100.0			93.2	95.6	72.4	66.7		78.6				97.1	76.9			60.5		60.0			74.3	58.3	$8,412	$374	$8,038
Mills E. Godwin High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2101 Pump Rd	Richmond	23238	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 750-2600	1,702	98	17.3	27.1%	1,007 (59.2%)	160 (9.4%)	148 (8.7%)	286 (16.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	96 (5.6%)	64	119^th of 328 public high schools	63.7%		69.4	90^th of 329 public high schools	72.6%	29			90.1		78.9	57.1			99.1	92.9	69.4	50.0						92.8	76.5					90.0					$9,132	$492	$8,640
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
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
Douglas S. Freeman High	Public, Magnet	9-12	8701 Three Chopt Rd	Richmond	23229	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 673-3700	1,881	105	17.9	43.5%	1,005 (53.4%)	249 (13.2%)	371 (19.7%)	159 (8.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	90 (4.8%)	42.2	244^th of 328 public high schools	25.6%		47.8	210^th of 329 public high schools	36.2%	34			78.5		76.5	75.7	87.9		96.3	93.9	61.4	35.4		51.7	28.6	52.2		84.7	22.7								57.6		$8,530	$269	$8,262
John Randolph Tucker High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2910 N Parham Rd	Richmond	23294	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 527-4600	2,132	114	18.7	88.4%	535 (25.1%)	418 (19.6%)	644 (30.2%)	397 (18.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	134 (6.3%)	34.4	266^th of 328 public high schools	18.9%		38.7	246^th of 329 public high schools	25.2%	20			79.0		62.5	62.2	81.3	92.3	92.5	92.8	61.9	41.5	86.1					82.1	40.4								68.0		$8,762	$494	$8,268

Frequently Asked Questions about Goochland High

What schools feed into Goochland High?

Goochland High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Byrd Elementary
Elementary : Goochland Elementary
Elementary : Randolph Elementary
Middle : Goochland Middle

What district is Goochland High in?

Goochland County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Goochland High?

Students at Goochland High are 69% White, 12% African American, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Goochland High a good school?

Goochland High ranks 153^rd of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Goochland High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 850 students attended Goochland High.

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