Summary:
Zip code 24141 in Radford, Virginia is home to just one high school — Radford High — which serves grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 506 students as part of Radford City Public Schools, a district ranked 48th out of 131 in Virginia.
Radford High stands out for its excellent graduation rate of 96.4% and an extremely low dropout rate of 0.7%, both far better than state averages. The school also shows real strength in mathematics, with Algebra II at 100% proficiency, Geometry at 95%, and Algebra I well above state averages. However, chronic absenteeism is a major concern — 24.4% of students are chronically absent, more than three times the district rate of 7.4% and well above the state's 14.8%. The school's state ranking has also declined sharply, falling from the 54th percentile in 2023–2024 to just the 28th percentile in 2025–2026, even as graduation outcomes remain strong.
Academically, the picture is mixed. While Radford High outperforms the state in math and 11th-grade English Reading, it struggles in science and history: 10th-grade Biology proficiency dropped dramatically from 76.34% to 49.45% in just one year, and World History I (53.85%) and Earth Science (65.15%) both trail state averages. With 65.81% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and per-student spending of $19,176, the school has strong resources and a favorable 12.2:1 student-teacher ratio. The path forward likely involves targeting attendance, science, and history instruction to reverse the recent ranking decline.
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