High · Virginia

Altavista High

Free meals for all

Altavista High, a public high school in Altavista, Virginia: grades 6–12, 606 students, 10.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Campbell County Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 606
Teachers (FTE): 57.9
Students per teacher: 10.5
Grades: 6–12; High

Fewer students per teacher than 88% of high schools in Virginia

Median 13.9 · 325 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 78% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Smaller than 71% of high schools in Virginia

Median 1,136 · 325 schools compared

Larger than 61% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Virginia: 72%

75%proficient

−0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 69% of high schools in Virginia

Median 71% · 42 high schools compared

221 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

68%proficient

−3.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 79% of high schools in Virginia

Median 59% · 39 high schools compared

187 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: High · Grades 6–12
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Distant town
Run by: Campbell County Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Campbell County Public Schools.

Location

Address: 904 Bedford Avenue, Altavista, VA 24517
Phone: (434)369-4768
City or town: Altavista
County: Campbell County

Quality of life in Altavista Schools in Altavista

Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Gretna HighFree meals for all	9–12	507	12.7	—	—	12.1 mi
William Campbell HighFree meals for all	6–12	384	8.8	71%	63%	15.9 mi
Rustburg HighFree meals for all	9–12	836	12.6	—	—	16.3 mi
Brookville HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,017	12.1	—	—	16.6 mi
Heritage HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,113	15.5	—	—	18.2 mi
Jefferson Forest High	9–12	1,282	17.2	—	—	18.4 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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