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Henrico High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12
316th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 328 Virginia High Schools
Better than 4% of Virginia high schools
Summary

Henrico High is a public magnet high school in Richmond, Virginia, serving 1,310 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Henrico County Public Schools district, which is ranked 89 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Henrico High has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Virginia high schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 273 and 318 out of 321-328 schools. The school's performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is generally below the Henrico County and Virginia state averages across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in Geometry, Biology, and World History. However, the school performs relatively better in Algebra I and Algebra II, with proficiency rates closer to or above the state average. Henrico High also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.6% to 26.3% in recent years, which is significantly above the state average.

While Henrico High's performance is lower than nearby Mechanicsville High and Atlee High, which are part of the higher-performing Hanover County Public Schools district, the school outperforms some of the Richmond City Public Schools high schools, such as Open High, Thomas Jefferson High, and Armstrong High, which have even lower academic achievement and higher rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism.

1,300
Students ?
13.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,700
Per pupil spending ?
86.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 302 Azalea Ave
       Richmond, VA  23227

(804) 228-2700

District: Henrico County Public Schools


Feeder schools for Henrico High:

Elementary:    Glen Lea Elementary
    Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary
    Laburnum Elementary
Middle:    L. Douglas Wilder Middle
Racial breakdown:

African American:
71.8%
White:
10.0%
Asian:
8.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Virginia average (67% vs 81% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Virginia average (86% vs 92%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school67%
District avg78%
Virginia avg81%
316th of 328
Virginia public high schools ?
Bottom 4%▼ down 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Virginia High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
9th of 9High Schools in the Henrico County Public Schools
89th of 129Henrico 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202517.4316 of 3283.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.2313 of 3294.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.9310 of 3264.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.1292 of 32510.2%★☆☆☆☆
202117.7293 of 32710.4%★☆☆☆☆
201921.8299 of 3278.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.1294 of 3269.8%★☆☆☆☆
201727.8273 of 32415.7%★☆☆☆☆
201622.8291 of 3219.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201528.7274 of 32214.9%★☆☆☆☆
201433.7244 of 32224.2%★☆☆☆☆
201334.6237 of 32126.2%★☆☆☆☆
201238.8226 of 32129.6%★☆☆☆☆
201134.1243 of 32024.1%★☆☆☆☆
201034.6248 of 31721.8%★☆☆☆☆
200936.4228 of 31327.2%★☆☆☆☆
200828.9272 of 31613.9%★☆☆☆☆
200742.7199 of 31336.4%★★☆☆☆
200634.0247 of 31421.3%★☆☆☆☆
200555.5109 of 30864.6%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202515.7236 of 2453.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.1229 of 2498.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.9230 of 2404.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202563.454 of 12556.8%★★★☆☆
202475.614 of 11888.1%★★★★☆
202350.770 of 12041.7%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202417.4232 of 2538.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.5218 of 24912.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202519.8303 of 3215.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.2298 of 3227.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.9303 of 3205.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202569.157 of 23675.8%★★★★☆
202442.0156 of 23333.0%★★☆☆☆
202352.7116 of 23250.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202512.0316 of 3242.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.7309 of 3203.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
20258.6317 of 3221.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.2311 of 3223.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.5308 of 3214.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202345.9118 of 19338.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202568.879 of 31374.8%★★★★☆
202457.3145 of 31453.8%★★★☆☆
202374.628 of 31591.1%★★★★★
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)
Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+72 vs school
White (2025)75th percentile+71 vs school
Asian (2025)57th percentile+53 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)39th percentile+34 vs school
Disabled (2024)8th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)6th percentile~ school
African American (2025)4th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
Algebra II84%-10 vs state
English Reading75%-11 vs state
Algebra I69%-10 vs state
Biology60%-18 vs state
Geometry49%-36 vs state
World History II41%+6 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Open Quote As a student here at Henrico, I would say that much of this information about the test scores is untrue. We have better than average test scores and they are getting better. This school also offers two programs which are the IB program and the Center for the Arts program. Which both are extremely good. The Center for the Arts students are amazing at what they do, while all the IB students are extremely intelligent. I feel that this information doesn't include the center kids at all. Even without the IB or Center for the Arts students we are a smart bunch of students. The teachers are amazing and the school itself is amazing (or at least soon to be with the grant we got to renovate the school, and trust me it is a lot of money). Close Quote





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Students at Henrico High are 72% African American, 10% White, 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Henrico High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Glen Lea Elementary
Elementary : Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary
Elementary : Laburnum Elementary
Middle : L. Douglas Wilder Middle

Henrico High ranks in the bottom 3.7% of Virginia high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,300 students attended Henrico High.


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