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Tunstall High

Public Grades 9-12

32^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 331 Virginia High Schools

Better than 90% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Tunstall High is a public high school in Dry Fork, VA, serving roughly 800 students in grades 9–12 as part of Pittsylvania County Public Schools. The school earns a 5-star rating and ranks 32nd of 331 Virginia high schools for 2025-2026, placing it in the top 10% statewide — a remarkable climb from 106th place in 2018-2019 and as high as 7th in 2023-2024. Even with nearly 86% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, it is the highest-ranked high school in its immediate area, easily outpacing nearby Dan River High (108th) and Chatham High (106th).

Academically, Tunstall exceeds state averages in nearly every SOL subject. In 2025-2026, 11th graders posted 95% reading proficiency and 92% in writing, while 9th graders hit 95% in geometry and 92% in Algebra I. Biology reached 85% proficiency, well above the state's 69%. The graduation rate has climbed to 96.4%, and the dropout rate has fallen to 2.5% — both better than state averages. The school is especially effective with students facing economic disadvantage, whose outcomes rank 8th of 321 Virginia high schools. African American students rank 20th statewide and Hispanic students rank 22nd, both strong 5-star results. Impressively, Tunstall achieves all this while spending just $8,345 per student — less than nearby Dan River High ($9,968) and Chatham High ($9,213).

The biggest concern is chronic absenteeism. About 20.7% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, well above district (14.3%) and state (14.8%) rates. However, this is a regional pattern, as Dan River High (20.7%) and Chatham High (22.2%) face similar challenges. Another area to watch is the disabled student subgroup, which slipped from 11th statewide in 2023-2024 to 122nd in 2025-2026. Overall, Tunstall stands out as a cost-effective, high-performing school that serves its community well. If it can address attendance and strengthen special education supports, it has strong potential to return to the elite top-10 tier it reached in 2023-2024.

800

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,345

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Trojan Cir
Dry Fork, VA 24549

(434) 724-7111

District: Pittsylvania County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Tunstall High:

Elementary:	Brosville Elementary
	Stony Mill Elementary
Middle:	Tunstall Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.4%

African American:

15.6%

Hispanic:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (88% vs 81% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Virginia high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Virginia average (92%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school88%

District avg83%

Virginia avg81%

32^nd of 331

Virginia public high schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Pittsylvania County Public Schools

23^rd of 131Pittsylvania 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
2026	78.7	32 of 331	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	80.5	21 of 328	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	7 of 329	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.9	10 of 326	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	75.2	22 of 325	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	71.8	24 of 327	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	56.8	106 of 327	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	45 of 326	86.2%	★★★★☆
2017	61.1	88 of 324	72.8%	★★★★☆
2016	70.2	45 of 321	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	69.8	45 of 322	86.0%	★★★★☆
2014	75.1	28 of 322	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	73.4	38 of 321	88.2%	★★★★☆
2012	70.0	37 of 321	88.5%	★★★★☆
2011	70.9	43 of 320	86.6%	★★★★☆
2010	66.8	57 of 317	82.0%	★★★★☆
2009	70.2	33 of 313	89.5%	★★★★☆
2008	65.5	62 of 316	80.4%	★★★★☆
2007	65.8	60 of 313	80.8%	★★★★☆
2006	62.7	68 of 314	78.3%	★★★★☆
2005	60.8	75 of 308	75.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	20 of 242	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	78.0	28 of 245	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	10 of 249	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	78.2	30 of 240	87.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	122 of 252	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	87.2	11 of 253	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	79.1	22 of 249	91.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	61 of 322	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	48 of 321	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	13 of 322	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	80.5	22 of 320	93.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	22 of 242	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	71.4	49 of 236	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	24 of 233	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	79.3	26 of 232	88.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	8 of 321	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	87.8	8 of 324	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	5 of 320	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	22 of 325	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	83.5	14 of 322	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	7 of 322	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	16 of 321	95.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	75.7	30 of 193	84.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	80 of 312	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	23 of 313	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	19 of 314	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	77.3	19 of 315	94.0%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)93rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)84th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)81st percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2026)52nd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra II100%+6 vs state

Geometry95%+9 vs state

English Reading95%+7 vs state

Algebra I92%+12 vs state

Writing89%+10 vs state

Biology85%+16 vs state

Earth Science85%+10 vs state

World History I82%+11 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, July 13, 2011

They do not offer the students many extra curricular activities(other than sports), and communication between the school and the parents is very poor, especially with regard to operation schedules, necessary equipment, etc. Tunstall High School makes no effort to stay up to date with or utilize modern technology, and that is just neglectful to the students. This school also make no effort to let the students know what they need before the new school year begins. Thus causing a mad dash to the store (after the school year has begone)for parents to get the equipment our children need to be successful. The principle of the school is NEVER a warm person, in the least, the only time I have ever seen a smile on her face is when she was yelling at a student for inappropriate attire (not my child), but it was still very unpleasant to witness. However, the reason why I gave this school a positive rating at all is because of it's few very good teachers who do seem to care for the students and do there best to work with the very little they are given. Close Quote

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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 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)	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 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th 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 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th 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 II 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	91.7	61.1	95.4	91.9				100.0					85.2				84.5					95.2					81.8	80.0		$8,345	$310	$8,035
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			82.2	69.6	67.7	76.2	84.6	96.6				67.0	40.3	90.0	100.0						35.7	75.9	94.1	11.5	31.1	86.7	24.7	76.7		$12,686	$2,099	$10,588
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				28.9					9.5	8.6	8.7	3.7				7.7			20.6	19.2							8.9			$11,525	$2,197	$9,328
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				100.0				87.1										97.1					81.8			$12,441	$1,555	$10,886
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	84.9	95.0	91.4	96.3								50.0	79.8				74.0					93.8					71.9			$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)
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	85.4	92.9	86.2	92.7	86.7							50.0	89.3				73.3	64.3			61.5	96.0					66.0	77.8	57.1	$9,968	$609	$9,359

Frequently Asked Questions about Tunstall High

What schools feed into Tunstall High?

Tunstall High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brosville Elementary
Elementary : Stony Mill Elementary
Middle : Tunstall Middle

What district is Tunstall High in?

Pittsylvania County Public Schools

Is Tunstall High a good school?

Yes. Tunstall High ranks in the top 9.7% of Virginia high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tunstall High?

Students at Tunstall High are 70% White, 16% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Tunstall High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 800 students attended Tunstall High.

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