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Chancellor High

Public Grades 9-12
227th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 331 Virginia High Schools
Better than 31% of Virginia high schools
Summary

Chancellor High is a public high school in Fredericksburg, VA, serving 1,321 students in grades 9-12 as part of Spotsylvania County Public Schools. The school has shown meaningful improvement in recent years, jumping from the 12th percentile statewide in 2023-24 to the 31st percentile in 2025-26 (rank 227 out of 331). Still, it remains a mid-to-low performing school relative to the state. About 70.9% of students receive free or reduced lunch, making it a high-poverty school, and per-student spending of roughly $7,509 is among the lower levels in the area.

Chancellor's clearest academic strength is writing. SOL writing scores are consistently well above state averages, with 100% proficiency in 11th grade writing and 94.7% in 12th grade writing in 2025-26. The school also posts strong results in several math courses, including 88.5% proficiency in 9th grade Geometry and 91.7% in 10th grade Algebra I. One unusual pattern: male students rank in the 47th percentile statewide while female students rank in the 20th percentile — the reverse of what is typical in most schools.

Challenges remain significant, however. The graduation rate of 89.9% trails the state average of 92.3%, and the dropout rate of 8.9% is nearly double the statewide rate. Chronic absenteeism has improved from 35.4% in 2022-23 to 24.6% in 2024-25, but remains well above the state average of 14.8%. Science and history scores are particularly weak, with only 7.1% proficiency in Chemistry and 29.6% in VA & US History. Nearby Riverbend High, just 1.9 miles away, serves a very different population (26.4% poverty vs. 70.9% at Chancellor) and ranks in the 61st percentile statewide. Chancellor is on an upward path, but it still has substantial ground to cover to match schools like Riverbend and Courtland High.

1,321
Students ?
15.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$7,509
Per pupil spending ?
70.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6300 Harrison Rd
       Fredericksburg, VA  22407

(540) 786-2606

District: Spotsylvania County Public Schools


Feeder schools for Chancellor High:

Elementary:    Battlefield Elementary
    Salem Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
37.5%
White:
29.9%
African American:
22.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Virginia average (70% vs 77% meeting standards)
!Dropout rate above the Virginia average (9% vs 5%)
!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 15% Virginia)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school70%
District avg72%
Virginia avg77%
227th of 331
Virginia public high schools ?
Bottom 31%▲ up 6 pts since 2016
From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 5High Schools in the Spotsylvania County Public Schools
95th of 131Spotsylvania 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
202644.0227 of 33131.4%★★☆☆☆
202536.8257 of 32821.6%★☆☆☆☆
202429.9288 of 32912.5%★☆☆☆☆
202330.2279 of 32614.4%★☆☆☆☆
202228.5271 of 32516.6%★☆☆☆☆
202131.7240 of 32726.6%★☆☆☆☆
201923.2295 of 3279.8%★☆☆☆☆
201831.7258 of 32620.9%★☆☆☆☆
201735.1244 of 32424.7%★☆☆☆☆
201634.8239 of 32125.5%★☆☆☆☆
201532.3253 of 32221.4%★☆☆☆☆
201425.2279 of 32213.4%★☆☆☆☆
201335.9230 of 32128.3%★☆☆☆☆
201236.3240 of 32125.2%★☆☆☆☆
201147.2174 of 32045.6%★★☆☆☆
201035.7245 of 31722.7%★☆☆☆☆
200933.0248 of 31320.8%★☆☆☆☆
200830.2268 of 31615.2%★☆☆☆☆
200729.8270 of 31313.7%★☆☆☆☆
200629.2271 of 31413.7%★☆☆☆☆
200540.7218 of 30829.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202640.5162 of 24233.1%★★☆☆☆
202550.7132 of 24546.1%★★☆☆☆
202438.2185 of 24925.7%★☆☆☆☆
202334.8183 of 24023.8%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202617.8111 of 1207.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.4123 of 1251.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.7104 of 12013.3%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202635.5182 of 25227.8%★☆☆☆☆
202416.5233 of 2537.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.2228 of 2498.4%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202622.1124 of 1358.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202519.188 of 10112.9%★☆☆☆☆
202417.0116 of 1224.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.693 of 974.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202634.2257 of 32220.2%★☆☆☆☆
202537.2249 of 32122.4%★☆☆☆☆
202433.8254 of 32221.1%★☆☆☆☆
202336.5248 of 32022.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202646.3149 of 24238.4%★★☆☆☆
202532.9189 of 23619.9%★☆☆☆☆
202429.3197 of 23315.5%★☆☆☆☆
202327.8198 of 23214.7%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202639.47 of 1030.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202638.2226 of 32129.6%★☆☆☆☆
202533.6258 of 32420.4%★☆☆☆☆
202430.0266 of 32016.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202652.2173 of 32546.8%★★☆☆☆
202533.0259 of 32219.6%★☆☆☆☆
202427.3278 of 32213.7%★☆☆☆☆
202325.2283 of 32111.8%★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202648.166 of 10537.1%★★☆☆☆
202441.266 of 9228.3%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202633.9153 of 19621.9%★☆☆☆☆
202511.1192 of 1983.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.1196 of 1981.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.5185 of 1934.1%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202662.8113 of 31263.8%★★★☆☆
202542.8220 of 31329.7%★★☆☆☆
202453.6173 of 31444.9%★★☆☆☆
202356.2152 of 31551.7%★★★☆☆
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)
White (2026)64th percentile+32 vs school
Male (2026)47th percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+7 vs school
Military Connected (2026)37th percentile+6 vs school
African American (2026)33rd percentile~ school
Homeless (2026)30th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile~ school
Disabled (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)22nd percentile-9 vs school
Female (2026)20th percentile-11 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile-23 vs school
Asian (2026)8th percentile-24 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?
Algebra II100%+12 vs state
English Reading85%~ state avg
Algebra I79%~ state avg
Writing78%+3 vs state
Biology67%-10 vs state
Geography61%-10 vs state
Geometry43%-33 vs state
Earth Science42%-21 vs state
World History II28%-13 vs state
Chemistry7%-44 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, February 12, 2023

Open Quote This is absolutely the worst school in the area (Spotsy, Stafford, Orange, King George, and Caroline counties combined) and has been for around 20 years. Very low income families, very poor teaching staff, and very poor discipline strategies all lead to a hostile, chaotic, and dangerous learning environment and much lower standardized test scores. I work within the school system and everyone says this. I had a daughter attend this school and we had to relocate to send her to a better school. Do NOT send your kid here - if you can help it at all. Close Quote


by a student
Sunday, April 23, 2017

Open Quote Any amount of theft isn't even treated at a misdemeanor, I've already had $50+ stolen from me and nothing has been done to apprehend any of the criminals.

Teachers are only teaching for money and the english department has not taught me ANYTHING all year. It's all about the night book and Tolkien. I was given massive packets of work for two chapters of a book and received no support from my teacher, leading to the grades of most of my classmates to plummet. It's also coincidentally the one class i have a C in.

Any amount of money the school receives is wasted on events that people rarely attend due to all of the stress they have to deal with from this school. NOT ONCE have I just woken up and decided "school should be fun today" but instead constantly had thoughts of suicide and figured it would be much better than attending this hellhole.

I've had thoughts of starting up a community but never was actually able to due to the amount of restrictions and limitations of this school, where they could use whatever funding they received they wasted.

I'd have more to say but I don't save not express my thoughts very well Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Chancellor High

Chancellor High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Battlefield Elementary
Elementary : Salem Elementary

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,321 students attended Chancellor High.

Chancellor High ranks 227th of 331 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Chancellor High are 38% Hispanic, 30% White, 23% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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2025–26 SOL test scoresAug 25, 2026
2021–22 school spending dataFeb 16, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataFeb 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 6, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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