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King's Fork High

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King's Fork High ranks 203 rd of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 38% of Virginia high schools

Summary

King's Fork High is a public high school located in Suffolk, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,666 students. It is part of the Suffolk City Public Schools district, which is ranked 74 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past several years, King's Fork High has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 141 out of 327 Virginia high schools in 2018-2019 to 203 out of 328 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also declined from 3 stars to 2 stars during this time. While the school performs relatively well for its African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial student groups, its performance for female, male, white, low socioeconomic status, and disabled student groups is in the bottom half of Virginia high schools. Additionally, King's Fork High has seen a decline in its 4-year graduation rate, from 92.8% in 2023-2024 to 84.5% in 2023-2024, and an increase in its dropout rate from 4.5% to 8.7% during the same period.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Lakeland High and Nansemond River High, King's Fork High generally performs below average in terms of statewide ranking, test scores, and other key metrics. The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 15.7% to 20.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. However, the school excels in Algebra I and Algebra II, with many grade levels scoring above the state and district averages.

1,686

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,684

Per pupil spending ?

67.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

351 Kings Fork Road
Suffolk, VA 23434

(757) 923-5240

District: Suffolk City Public Schools

Feeder schools for King's Fork High:

Elementary:	Elephant's Fork Elementary
	Hillpoint Elementary
	Mack Benn Junior Elementary
	Oakland Elementary
Middle:	King's Fork Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.5%

White:

15.5%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

Virginia avg77%

203^rd of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Suffolk City Public Schools

74^th of 129Suffolk City 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
2025	49.3	203 of 328	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	253 of 329	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	277 of 326	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	293 of 325	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	272 of 327	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	141 of 327	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.5	282 of 326	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.0	290 of 324	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.1	300 of 321	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	302 of 322	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	293 of 322	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.1	282 of 321	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.6	247 of 321	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.8	257 of 320	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.6	289 of 317	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	253 of 313	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.1	270 of 316	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.0	278 of 313	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.7	279 of 314	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.3	285 of 308	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	113 of 245	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	153 of 249	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	173 of 240	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	18.3	230 of 253	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	240 of 249	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	223 of 321	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	236 of 322	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	273 of 320	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	66 of 236	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	117 of 233	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	181 of 232	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	155 of 324	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	223 of 320	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	206 of 322	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	261 of 322	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	276 of 321	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	89 of 198	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.1	168 of 198	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	134 of 193	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	204 of 313	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	232 of 314	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	262 of 315	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+34 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

White (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2024)9th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+6 vs state

Algebra I85%+6 vs state

English Reading84%~ state avg

Geometry83%+3 vs state

Writing79%+3 vs state

Biology70%-8 vs state

Earth Science67%+4 vs state

World History I66%~ state avg

VA and US History34%-7 vs state

World History II29%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)			SOL Geometry (2025)		SOL Algebra I (2025)				SOL Algebra II (2025)	SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Earth Science (2025)				SOL English Reading (2025)				SOL Geography (2025)	SOL VA and US History (2025)			SOL World History I (2025)				SOL World History II (2025)		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	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 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th 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 Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 9th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th 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 I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
King's Fork High	Public	9-12	351 Kings Fork Road	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 923-5240	1,686	104	16.2	67.4%	262 (15.5%)	1,172 (69.5%)	111 (6.6%)	16 (0.9%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	118 (7.0%)	49.3	203^rd of 328 public high schools	38.1%		37.5	253^rd of 329 public high schools	23.1%	50	52.9	81.1	71.4	86.8	61.5	84.9	85.0	76.9	100.0	100.0	73.7	56.8	69.2	100.0	77.8	57.4	60.0	92.9	79.2	54.6	85.3	84.2			28.0	69.2	64.6	81.8		92.9	54.6	21.6	$7,684	$213	$7,471
Nansemond River High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3301 Nansemond Pkwy	Suffolk	23435	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 923-4101	1,683	109	15.4	68.9%	509 (30.2%)	831 (49.4%)	160 (9.5%)	43 (2.6%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	129 (7.7%)	59.7	150^th of 328 public high schools	54.3%		61.6	136^th of 329 public high schools	58.7%	14		85.7	69.6	92.6		85.1	69.2			97.7	91.0	60.9	59.1	70.0	69.1	42.2					89.0	86.4			20.3	50.0	71.6	51.9				27.0	$7,663	$32	$7,632
Lakeland High	Public, Magnet	9-12	214 Kenyon Road	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 925-5790	1,045	86	12.2	69.1%	344 (32.9%)	585 (56.0%)	58 (5.6%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.9%)	42.4	240^th of 328 public high schools	26.8%		40.6	239^th of 329 public high schools	27.4%	1		67.2		89.6		84.7	75.0			100.0	81.9	70.4	82.6			13.0				50.0	79.6				9.3		67.4	84.0	85.7	100.0		7.4	$9,071	$237	$8,834
Windsor High	Public	9-12	24 Church Street	Windsor	23487	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 242-6172	508	38	13.5	62.0%	363 (71.5%)	75 (14.8%)	31 (6.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.1%)	75.9	50^th of 328 public high schools	84.8%		65	115^th of 329 public high schools	65.0%	65		86.0		94.0		94.1	93.3				88.9	72.7									93.1						91.5						$12,227	$317	$11,911
Smithfield High	Public	9-12	14171 Turner Dr	Smithfield	23430	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 357-3108	1,322	82	16.2	31.9%	692 (52.3%)	424 (32.1%)	89 (6.7%)	16 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	93 (7.0%)	52.3	185^th of 328 public high schools	43.6%		64.7	120^th of 329 public high schools	63.5%	65	34.5	85.6	91.7	94.6		74.4	64.7				75.1	64.0					57.1			65.4	91.0			35.7	33.3		76.2		70.0				$8,908	$415	$8,494
Western Branch High	Public	9-12	1968 Bruin Pl	Chesapeake	23321	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 638-7900	2,138	147	14.5	72.8%	805 (37.7%)	843 (39.4%)	197 (9.2%)	68 (3.2%)	12 (0.6%)	7 (0.3%)	206 (9.6%)	66.8	108^th of 328 public high schools	67.1%		62.8	130^th of 329 public high schools	60.5%	22	81.8	77.7	61.1	95.3	61.9	97.3	77.6	64.7	80.0	100.0	96.3	77.6	70.0	81.0	71.4	89.5	75.0				87.7	82.1	81.8		38.3	73.3	76.4	66.7				60.0	$10,108	$355	$9,753
Manor High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1401 Elmhurst Ln	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 465-2907	1,149	100	11.4	100.3%	239 (20.8%)	739 (64.3%)	91 (7.9%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (5.8%)	47	215^th of 328 public high schools	34.5%		36.2	258^th of 329 public high schools	21.6%	43		67.2	66.7	86.1		79.0	87.5	87.5		60.0	66.1	55.4	54.3	82.4						55.6	82.1	88.6					83.7	78.3	100.0	100.0			$10,656	$1,258	$9,398
Deep Creek High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2900 Margaret Booker Dr	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 558-5302	1,691	121	13.9	72.3%	585 (34.6%)	624 (36.9%)	245 (14.5%)	58 (3.4%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	168 (9.9%)	61.4	133^rd of 328 public high schools	59.5%		57.6	157^th of 329 public high schools	52.3%	24	72.7	82.6	66.7	98.7		89.4	66.7	70.6		100.0	92.3	59.4	46.3	83.3	100.0					63.6	88.1	76.2	93.5		27.1	71.4	74.6	46.0	66.7			21.7	$11,378	$383	$10,995
Churchland High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4301 Cedar Ln	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 686-2500	1,453	98	14.8	100.4%	278 (19.1%)	993 (68.3%)	87 (6.0%)	13 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (5.4%)	73	72^nd of 328 public high schools	78.0%		66.8	102^nd of 329 public high schools	69.0%	30		77.5	62.1	77.1	80.0	86.8	94.1	100.0	100.0	96.3	88.4	79.1	89.6	100.0	76.9						94.6	100.0					92.1	100.0	100.0	100.0			$8,964	$1,034	$7,930
I.C. Norcom High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1801 London Blvd	Portsmouth	23704	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 393-5442	1,009	75	13.4	100.7%	42 (4.2%)	883 (87.5%)	41 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.5%)	42.3	241^st of 328 public high schools	26.5%		29.4	291^st of 329 public high schools	11.6%	50		61.5	26.9	71.0		70.2	73.8	75.0	85.3	100.0	76.1	63.3	61.7	80.3							83.7	61.7					69.3	90.0	97.3	92.1			$10,960	$1,693	$9,267

Frequently Asked Questions about King's Fork High

How many students attend King's Fork High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,686 students attended King's Fork High.

Is King's Fork High a good school?

King's Fork High ranks 203^rd of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of King's Fork High?

Students at King's Fork High are 70% African American, 16% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What schools feed into King's Fork High?

King's Fork High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elephant's Fork Elementary
Elementary : Hillpoint Elementary
Elementary : Mack Benn Junior Elementary
Elementary : Oakland Elementary
Middle : King's Fork Middle

What district is King's Fork High in?

Suffolk City Public Schools

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