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Central High

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Central High ranks 198 th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 40% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Central High is a public high school located in King and Queen Court House, Virginia, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 271 students. The school is part of the King and Queen County Public Schools district, which is ranked 104 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central High faces significant challenges in terms of its overall academic performance, student engagement, and socioeconomic factors. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 157 out of 326 Virginia high schools in 2017-2018 (3-star rating) to 298 out of 329 in 2023-2024 (0-star rating). This inconsistent performance and low ranking compared to other Virginia high schools, such as Essex High, Middlesex High, King William High, and West Point Middle/High, is a key differentiating factor for Central High.

Central High's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 85.2% to 92.8% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state average. The school's dropout rates, ranging from 2.4% to 8.8%, are also higher than the state's average. Additionally, Central High has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 23.7% in recent years, which is significantly above the state average. These factors, combined with the school's inconsistent academic performance in various subject areas, suggest that Central High faces unique challenges that require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the needs of its diverse student population.

265

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,550

Per pupil spending ?

106.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17024 The Trail
King and Queen Court House, VA 23085

(804) 785-6102

District: King and Queen County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Central High:

Elementary:	King & Queen Elementary
	Lawson-Marriott Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.5%

African American:

34.7%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 15% Virginia)

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

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg67%

Virginia avg73%

Middle school

254^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

198^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Virginia High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

104^th of 129King and Queen 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	254 of 419	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	236 of 417	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	325 of 422	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	283 of 415	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	266 of 419	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	257 of 424	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	186 of 413	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	6.1	404 of 415	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	47.3	220 of 409	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.7	130 of 412	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	18.0	368 of 416	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.0	389 of 416	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	37.4	290 of 413	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.7	360 of 413	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.1	298 of 408	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	4.8	387 of 390	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	34.6	295 of 391	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.8	205 of 387	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	8.4	380 of 383	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.9	327 of 340	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	52 of 297	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	54 of 299	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	183 of 403	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	134 of 407	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	267 of 411	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	114 of 403	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	53 of 402	86.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	215 of 404	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	224 of 407	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	235 of 409	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	376 of 400	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	52.6	199 of 396	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.9	302 of 402	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	198 of 328	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	298 of 329	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	258 of 326	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	214 of 325	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	254 of 327	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	233 of 327	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.7	157 of 326	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.8	246 of 324	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.6	266 of 321	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.9	242 of 322	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.8	222 of 322	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	23.3	281 of 321	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	296 of 321	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	31.7	259 of 320	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.3	282 of 317	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.7	239 of 313	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.2	301 of 316	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	37.3	233 of 313	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.2	186 of 314	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	18.1	297 of 308	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	150 of 245	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	98 of 249	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	193 of 321	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.5	316 of 322	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	268 of 320	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	79 of 324	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	115 of 320	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	186 of 322	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	168 of 322	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	240 of 321	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	231 of 313	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	300 of 314	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.5	205 of 315	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)82nd percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+32 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-33 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+36 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

African American (2025)39th percentile~ school

White (2025)26th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I88%+7 vs state

English Reading80%~ state avg

Writing78%~ state avg

Civics and Economics73%~ state avg

Biology61%-10 vs state

Science59%-6 vs state

World History I50%-17 vs state

Mathematics33%-20 vs state

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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 Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th 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 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th 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 World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 10th 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
Central High	Public	7-12	17024 The Trail	King and Queen Court House	23085	King and Queen County	King and Queen County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 785-6102	265	25	10.4	106.8%	118 (44.5%)	92 (34.7%)	24 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.3%)	50	198^th of 328 public high schools	39.6%		27.4	298^th of 329 public high schools	9.4%	100	78.1					88.0						33.3			61.3			59.4			73.3	74.2	91.9						50.0				73.3	$13,550	$1,364	$12,186
West Point Middle/High	Public	6-12	2700 Mattaponi Ave	West Point	23181	King William County	West Point Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 843-3630	434	35	12.4	48.8%	311 (71.7%)	49 (11.3%)	26 (6.0%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.3%)	56.5	165^th of 328 public high schools	49.7%		79.2	27^th of 329 public high schools	91.8%	138	76.9		100.0	100.0	91.3	84.4					84.0	56.8	30.0		89.8			73.3		79.4	79.7	78.0	83.3		69.4	63.2						79.7		$10,082	$81	$10,001
New Kent High	Public	9-12	7365 Egypt Rd	New Kent	23124	New Kent County	New Kent County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 966-9671	1,073	67	16.0	24.8%	774 (72.1%)	137 (12.8%)	75 (7.0%)	11 (1.0%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (6.2%)	77.4	37^th of 328 public high schools	88.7%		74.4	60^th of 329 public high schools	81.8%	23	88.5	93.1	93.4			93.0	78.3	64.3	92.9	92.6				63.6	89.5	80.0							92.8	95.2			64.7	19.1	83.5					$8,342	$659	$7,684
King William High	Public	9-12	80 Cavalier Drive	King William	23086	King William County	King William County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 769-3434	685	49	13.9	41.3%	501 (73.1%)	120 (17.5%)	21 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.5%)	45.3	226^th of 328 public high schools	31.1%		39.6	243^rd of 329 public high schools	26.1%	17	72.8	93.8				68.2	85.2			100.0				91.7					46.0				85.4					31.8	70.1					$8,940	$625	$8,315
Middlesex High	Public	9-12	454 General Puller Highway	Saluda	23149	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 758-2132	370	32	11.6	97.6%	266 (71.9%)	56 (15.1%)	31 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	74.3	64^th of 328 public high schools	80.5%		76.2	47^th of 329 public high schools	85.7%	17	79.2					98.9									73.9								91.7						89.0					$13,630	$927	$12,703
Essex High	Public	9-12	833 High School Circle	Tappahannock	22560	Essex County	Essex County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 443-4301	393	29	13.6	100.5%	102 (26.0%)	222 (56.5%)	27 (6.9%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.7%)	49.9	201^st of 328 public high schools	38.7%		58.4	153^rd of 329 public high schools	53.5%	48			90.0			83.3				100.0					83.7		93.8						87.4					41.0	33.3	85.7	0.0			$6,879	$00	$6,879

Frequently Asked Questions about Central High

What district is Central High in?

King and Queen County Public Schools

Is Central High a good school?

Central High ranks 198^th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Central High?

Central High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : King & Queen Elementary
Elementary : Lawson-Marriott Elementary

How many students attend Central High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Central High.

What is the racial makeup of Central High?

Students at Central High are 45% White, 35% African American, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

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