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Nottoway High

Public Grades 9-12
268th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 328 Virginia High Schools
Better than 18% of Virginia high schools
Summary

Nottoway High is a public high school located in Crewe, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 536 students. The school is part of the Nottoway County Public Schools district, which is ranked 102 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nottoway High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia high schools, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for female students, African American students, and students of low socioeconomic status, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Virginia high schools for these subgroups. In contrast, the school's performance for Hispanic and male students is slightly better, ranking in the bottom 30-50% of Virginia high schools.

Nottoway High has also seen a decline in its four-year graduation rate, dropping from 92.8% in 2023-2024 to 85.0% in 2022-2023, and an increase in its dropout rate, rising from 4.5% in 2023-2024 to 12.8% in 2022-2023. The school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.7% in 2023-2024 to 32.5% in 2022-2023. Nottoway High's test scores are generally below the state average, with the school performing particularly poorly in subjects like World History II, VA and US History, and Geometry. In comparison, Amelia County High and Central High, the two nearest high schools to Nottoway High, both outperform Nottoway High in terms of statewide ranking, graduation rates, and test scores.

510
Students ?
11.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,354
Per pupil spending ?
99.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5267 Old Nottoway Rd
       Crewe, VA  23930

(434) 292-5373

District: Nottoway County Public Schools


Feeder schools for Nottoway High:

Elementary:    Blackstone Primary
    Crewe Primary
Middle:    Nottoway Intermediate
    Nottoway Middle
Racial breakdown:

African American:
44.7%
White:
37.1%
Hispanic:
11.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2022)
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Virginia average (61% vs 77% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 15% Virginia)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school61%
District avg61%
Virginia avg77%
268th of 328
Virginia public high schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 29 pts since 2015
From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
102nd of 129Nottoway 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
202534.1268 of 32818.3%★☆☆☆☆
202431.8277 of 32915.8%★☆☆☆☆
202322.0303 of 3267.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.9309 of 3254.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.6296 of 3279.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.3252 of 32722.9%★☆☆☆☆
201841.4218 of 32633.1%★★☆☆☆
201735.8239 of 32426.2%★☆☆☆☆
201644.8190 of 32140.8%★★☆☆☆
201546.4170 of 32247.2%★★☆☆☆
201448.5159 of 32250.6%★★★☆☆
201322.6285 of 32111.2%★☆☆☆☆
201238.6228 of 32129.0%★☆☆☆☆
201147.3173 of 32045.9%★★☆☆☆
201045.3200 of 31736.9%★★☆☆☆
200948.2160 of 31348.9%★★☆☆☆
200847.8162 of 31648.7%★★☆☆☆
200741.5206 of 31334.2%★★☆☆☆
200639.6222 of 31429.3%★☆☆☆☆
200539.0230 of 30825.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202523.8222 of 2459.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202433.4197 of 24920.9%★☆☆☆☆
202319.8231 of 2403.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202523.2292 of 3219.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.2297 of 3227.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.7307 of 3204.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202544.1152 of 23635.6%★★☆☆☆
202433.2186 of 23320.2%★☆☆☆☆
20234.9231 of 2320.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202537.0238 of 32426.5%★☆☆☆☆
202440.2219 of 32031.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202539.8231 of 32228.3%★☆☆☆☆
202439.1229 of 32228.9%★☆☆☆☆
202317.8304 of 3215.3%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202538.8237 of 31324.3%★☆☆☆☆
202423.7292 of 3147.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.3302 of 3154.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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)36th percentile+17 vs school
Male (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school
White (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school
African American (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school
Female (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
English Reading89%~ state avg
Geometry68%-17 vs state
Biology67%-4 vs state
Algebra I62%-17 vs state
World History I46%-20 vs state
VA and US History29%-6 vs state
World History II21%-6 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Nottoway High

Nottoway High ranks in the bottom 18.3% of Virginia high schools.

Nottoway High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blackstone Primary
Elementary : Crewe Primary
Middle : Nottoway Intermediate
Middle : Nottoway Middle

Students at Nottoway High are 45% African American, 37% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Nottoway High.


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