Summary:
Zip code 24201 in Bristol, Virginia, contains a single public high school—Virginia High—serving grades 9 through 12 with 638 students in the Bristol City Public Schools district. Because this is the only high school in the area, its performance figures effectively represent the district's entire high school landscape, making it the clear focal point for families exploring secondary options in this zip code.
Virginia High serves an almost entirely economically disadvantaged student body, with a free/reduced lunch rate reported at 100.16%. The graduation rate is 88.5%, below the state's 92.3%, while the dropout rate is 6.3% versus 5.0% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is particularly concerning: 26.1% of students are chronically absent, nearly double the state's 14.8%. Academically, the school currently ranks 258 out of 331 Virginia high schools (22nd percentile) with a 1-star rating, down from a 36th percentile and 2-star rating just two years ago.
Despite its low overall ranking, Virginia High posts notable strengths. In 9th-grade Biology, 94.29% of students scored proficient versus 86.07% statewide, and 12th-grade English Reading proficiency reached 79.31% versus 70.22% statewide. However, upper-grade math and writing lag substantially: 12th graders taking Algebra I scored 60% compared with 85.42% statewide, and 12th-grade Writing proficiency was 50% versus 64.97%. The school spends $14,508 per student with an 11.8-to-1 student-teacher ratio. The core challenges ahead are reducing chronic absenteeism, strengthening late-stage algebra and writing instruction, and reversing the school's downward ranking trend.
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