Summary:
Zip code 22835 contains exactly one high school, Luray High, which serves 452 students in grades 9 through 12 and is part of Page County Public Schools. Luray High stands out for its strong math and science performance, with Geometry, Algebra I, and Biology proficiency consistently exceeding Virginia state averages in both reported school years. In 2024–2025, a perfect 100% of 9th graders passed the Geometry SOL, and the school's graduation rate of 96.2% is well above the state average of 92.3%, while its 2.8% dropout rate is nearly half the state's 5.0%.
Academically, the school shows notable STEM strengths despite economic challenges, as roughly 81% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. However, English Reading proficiency sits slightly below state averages (about 85–86% compared to the state's 88%), and the clearest weakness is VA and US History, where only 33.33% of 11th graders were proficient in 2024–2025, below both district and state levels. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern at 23.7%, significantly higher than the district's 18.4% and the state's 14.8%. Luray High's state ranking has fluctuated, moving from 118th in 2023–2024, down to 169th in 2024–2025, then improving to 131st in 2025–2026.
With a low student-teacher ratio of 12.5 and per-student spending of $10,065, Luray High provides a personalized learning environment, and its improving ranking suggests a positive trajectory. Geography performance varies by grade and year, indicating some inconsistency in cohorts, while the strong graduation and dropout rates are meaningful successes for a school with high economic disadvantage. Overall, Luray High offers solid STEM instruction and a supportive atmosphere, but reducing chronic absenteeism and strengthening reading and history proficiency remain the key opportunities for growth.
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