Rappahannock County High

Summary:

Rappahannock County High is a public high school located in Washington, VA, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 289 students. The school is part of the Rappahannock County Public Schools district, which is ranked 89 out of 130 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rappahannock County High has a significantly higher percentage of white students (80.28%) compared to the nearby schools, such as Eastern View High, Culpeper County High, and Warren County High, which have more diverse student populations. The school's statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating have fluctuated over the years, with the school currently ranked 285 out of 329 Virginia high schools and receiving a 1-star rating for the 2023-2024 school year.

Rappahannock County High's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While male students have a relatively strong ranking (206 out of 322 VA high schools), female students and white students have much lower rankings (317 and 295 out of 322/314 VA high schools, respectively). Additionally, low socioeconomic status students at the school rank 316 out of 320 VA high schools, indicating a significant achievement gap. The school performs well in some subject areas, such as Geometry and Algebra I, but struggles in others, such as Writing and Mathematics, where its proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state average.


Detail:

Public 8-12

 12576 Lee Highway
       Washington, VA  22747


(540) 227-0745

District: Rappahannock County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
285th of 329 Virginia High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,108 Help


Feeder schools for Rappahannock County High:

Elementary:    Rappahannock County Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  10.5 Help
Number of students:  308

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.5%
Hispanic:
11.4%
Two or more races:
6.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  37% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Rappahannock County High ranks worse than 53.7% of middle schools in Virginia. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.15. (See more...)
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Compare Details Rappahannock County High ranks worse than 86.6% of high schools in Virginia. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.08. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Rappahannock County High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80.5%), Hispanic (11.4%), two or more races (6.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 37% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rappahannock County High is 10.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rappahannock County High is $14,108.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rappahannock County High:

SchoolDigger ranks Rappahannock County High 224th of 417 Virginia public middle schools. (See Rappahannock County High in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Rappahannock County High 285th of 329 Virginia public high schools. (See Rappahannock County High in the ranking list.)

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Rappahannock County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Rappahannock County Public Schools 89th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Rappahannock County High

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Rank History for all middle school students at Rappahannock County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 50.68 201st 340 40.9%
2006 58.40 133rd 383 65.3%
2007 45.03 237th 387 38.8%
2008 57.13 146th 391 62.7%
2009 63.06 101st 390 74.1%
2010 60.68 124th 408 69.6%
2011 57.89 144th 413 65.1%
2012 56.11 153rd 413 63.0%
2013 43.32 232nd 416 44.2%
2014 64.29 101st 416 75.7%
2015 45.40 226th 412 45.1%
2016 73.42 66th 409 83.9%
2017 52.51 192nd 415 53.7%
2018 74.33 65th 413 84.3%
2019 75.43 57th 424 86.6%
2021 52.28 177th 419 57.8%
2022 62.74 127th 415 69.4%
2023 50.45 216th 422 48.8%
2024 51.15 224th 417 46.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Rappahannock County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 27.37 324th 411 21.2%
2024 46.61 237th 407 41.8%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Rappahannock County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 76.61 78th 409 80.9%
2024 57.74 176th 407 56.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Rappahannock County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 32.95 300th 402 25.4%
2024 38.66 268th 396 32.3%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Rappahannock County High

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Rank History for all high school students at Rappahannock County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 56.68 100th 308 67.5%
2006 58.77 85th 314 72.9%
2007 55.32 119th 313 62.0%
2008 44.87 179th 316 43.4%
2009 47.92 163rd 313 47.9%
2010 56.14 124th 317 60.9%
2011 53.96 137th 320 57.2%
2012 49.63 165th 321 48.6%
2013 48.69 158th 321 50.8%
2014 54.30 114th 322 64.6%
2015 54.11 118th 322 63.4%
2016 61.32 85th 321 73.5%
2017 62.53 77th 324 76.2%
2018 61.34 84th 326 74.2%
2019 45.00 199th 327 39.1%
2021 44.44 170th 327 48.0%
2022 60.34 93rd 325 71.4%
2023 43.17 226th 326 30.7%
2024 30.08 285th 329 13.4%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rappahannock County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 8.65 316th 320 1.3%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Rappahannock County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.95 274th 320 14.4%
2024 8.75 317th 322 1.6%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Rappahannock County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 53.50 165th 321 48.6%
2024 46.20 206th 322 36.0%
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Rank History for high school White students at Rappahannock County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.19 285th 315 9.5%
2024 19.78 295th 314 6.1%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Rappahannock County High Test Scores
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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Open Quote 2014's Math Scores are incorrect. It is listed at 69.4%. It was actually 82%. Therefore, RCHS scoring worse than 79.4% is unjustly low. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Rappahannock County High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 370 370
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 360 360
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 360 360
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 362 362
1993 338 42 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 388
1994 331 43 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 379
1995 345 41 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1996 345 41 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1997 333 33 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 375
1998 353 23 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1999 360 27 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 396
2000 388 34 1 7 0 n/a n/a -4 426
2001 379 30 4 8 0 n/a n/a 0 421
2002 417 31 2 11 0 n/a n/a 0 461
2003 417 31 2 11 0 n/a n/a 0 461
2004 400 26 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 435
2005 400 20 2 7 2 n/a n/a 1 432
2006 415 17 1 7 0 n/a n/a 1 441
2007 404 19 5 6 1 n/a n/a 2 437
2008 361 17 1 8 3 n/a n/a 1 391
2009 349 20 1 7 1 n/a n/a 3 381
2010 336 20 2 12 1 n/a n/a 1 372
2011 343 13 3 17 0 0 5 0 381
2012 304 10 1 14 0 1 8 0 338
2013 316 8 2 16 2 0 4 0 348
2014 318 12 2 14 2 0 6 0 354
2015 332 10 3 15 1 0 11 0 372
2016 322 12 7 17 2 0 9 0 369
2017 312 12 3 19 1 0 8 0 355
2018 314 12 1 19 1 0 12 0 359
2019 276 8 0 22 2 0 14 0 322
2020 266 9 0 20 1 0 15 0 311
2021 252 8 0 22 0 0 22 0 304
2022 246 4 1 34 0 0 18 0 303
2023 232 4 1 37 1 0 14 0 289
2024 248 5 1 35 0 0 19 0 308

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rappahannock County High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 370 26.7 13.8 n/a
1990 360 26.1 13.7 n/a
1991 360 26.4 13.6 n/a
1992 362 26.9 13.4 n/a
1993 388 27.9 13.9 n/a
1994 379 33.0 n/a 6.6
1995 395 n/a 0.0 10.9
1996 395 n/a 0.0 10.9
1997 375 n/a 0.0 7.7
1998 384 n/a 0.0 13
1999 396 34.0 11.6 13.6
2000 426 n/a 0.0 9.5
2001 421 31.2 13.5 10.5
2002 461 44.0 10.5 12.4
2003 461 44.0 10.5 12.4
2004 435 38.0 11.4 14
2005 432 38.0 11.4 11.1
2006 441 43.0 10.3 9.5
2007 437 38.8 11.3 11.7
2008 391 31.3 12.5 14.6
2009 381 30.7 12.4 22
2010 372 29.9 12.4 21.8
2011 381 28.2 13.4 29.4
2012 338 28.3 11.9 39.1
2013 348 31.4 11.0 25.3
2014 354 30.6 11.5 26.8
2015 372 32.0 11.6 25.8
2016 369 30.0 12.3 24.4
2017 355 33.8 10.4 27
2018 359 33.5 10.7 27
2019 322 33.3 9.6 27.6
2020 311 27.9 11.1 30.2
2021 304 32.0 9.4 n/a
2022 303 32.0 9.4 31
2023 289 30.5 9.4 34.9
2024 308 29.2 10.5 37

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rappahannock County High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 370 26.7 13.8 n/a
1990 360 26.1 13.7 n/a
1991 360 26.4 13.6 n/a
1992 362 26.9 13.4 n/a
1993 388 27.9 13.9 n/a
1994 379 33.0 n/a 6.6
1995 395 n/a 0.0 10.9
1996 395 n/a 0.0 10.9
1997 375 n/a 0.0 7.7
1998 384 n/a 0.0 13
1999 396 34.0 11.6 13.6
2000 426 n/a 0.0 9.5
2001 421 31.2 13.5 10.5
2002 461 44.0 10.5 12.4
2003 461 44.0 10.5 12.4
2004 435 38.0 11.4 14
2005 432 38.0 11.4 11.1
2006 441 43.0 10.3 9.5
2007 437 38.8 11.3 11.7
2008 391 31.3 12.5 14.6
2009 381 30.7 12.4 22
2010 372 29.9 12.4 21.8
2011 381 28.2 13.4 29.4
2012 338 28.3 11.9 39.1
2013 348 31.4 11.0 25.3
2014 354 30.6 11.5 26.8
2015 372 32.0 11.6 25.8
2016 369 30.0 12.3 24.4
2017 355 33.8 10.4 27
2018 359 33.5 10.7 27
2019 322 33.3 9.6 27.6
2020 311 27.9 11.1 30.2
2021 304 32.0 9.4 n/a
2022 303 32.0 9.4 31
2023 289 30.5 9.4 34.9
2024 308 29.2 10.5 37

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Rappahannock County High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $100 (0.8%) $12,516 (99.2%) $12,616
2020 $105 (0.8%) $12,707 (99.2%) $12,811
2021 $179 (1.3%) $13,930 (98.7%) $14,108

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rappahannock County High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 57th of 424 Middle schoolsRanks 216th of 422 Middle schools
 37.7%
Ranks 199th of 327 High schoolsRanks 226th of 326 High schools
 8.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
8th Grade Writing (Rappahannock County High)7752.7
 24.3%
   8th Grade Writing (Rappahannock County Public Schools)7753.6
 23.4%
   8th Grade Writing (Virginia)7055.5
 14.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Rappahannock County High)8758.5
 28.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Rappahannock County Public Schools)8758.5
 28.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7748.4
 28.6%
8th Grade Science (Rappahannock County High)9255.4
 36.6%
   8th Grade Science (Rappahannock County Public Schools)9255.4
 36.6%
   8th Grade Science (Virginia)7860.7
 17.3%
8th Grade English Reading (Rappahannock County High)7967.3
 11.7%
   8th Grade English Reading (Rappahannock County Public Schools)7966.1
 12.9%
   8th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7670.7
 5.3%
End of Course Writing (Rappahannock County High)8081
 1%
   End of Course Writing (Rappahannock County Public Schools)8081
 1%
   End of Course Writing (Virginia)8174
 7%
End of Course Geometry (Rappahannock County High)9392
 1%
   End of Course Geometry (Rappahannock County Public Schools)9392
 1%
   End of Course Geometry (Virginia)8380
 3%
End of Course Algebra I (Rappahannock County High)8175
 6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Rappahannock County Public Schools)8076
 4%
   End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)8680
 6%
End of Course Biology (Rappahannock County High)8874
 14%
   End of Course Biology (Rappahannock County Public Schools)8774
 13%
   End of Course Biology (Virginia)8370
 13%
End of Course English Reading (Rappahannock County High)8990
 1%
   End of Course English Reading (Rappahannock County Public Schools)8990
 1%
   End of Course English Reading (Virginia)8685
 1%
End of Course VA and US History (Rappahannock County High)4357
 14%
   End of Course VA and US History (Virginia)6838
 30%
End of Course World History I (Rappahannock County High)6575
 10%
   End of Course World History I (Rappahannock County Public Schools)6375
 12%
   End of Course World History I (Virginia)8066
 14%
End of Course World History II (Rappahannock County High)5435
 19%
   End of Course World History II (Rappahannock County Public Schools)5435
 19%
   End of Course World History II (Virginia)8148
 33%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students322289
 10.2%
African American84
 50%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian01
Hispanic2237
 68.2%
Pacific Islander00
White276232
 15.9%
Two or More Races1414
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients27.6%34.9%
 7.3%


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Students at Rappahannock County High are 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Rappahannock County High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Rappahannock County Elementary

Rappahannock County High ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Virginia high schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 308 students attended Rappahannock County High.


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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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