Altavista High

Summary:

Altavista High is a public high school serving grades 6-12 with 669 students in Altavista, Virginia, which is part of the Campbell County Public Schools district. While the school has a higher percentage of White and African American students compared to the state, its academic performance, as measured by SOL test scores, is generally lower than the state and district averages, ranking in the bottom half of Virginia high schools.

Altavista High's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, African American students, and low socioeconomic status students, is significantly lower than the state and district averages, with these subgroups ranking in the bottom quarter or bottom half of Virginia high schools. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 69.06% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than the surrounding schools and the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Campbell County Public Schools district, such as Brookville High and William Campbell High, Altavista High's performance is generally lower, with these schools having higher academic achievement, better subgroup performance, and higher statewide rankings. The high percentage of students from low-income families at Altavista High suggests that the school may be facing significant socioeconomic challenges, which could be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance.


Detail:

Public 6-12

 904 Bedford Avenue
       Altavista, VA  24517


(434) 369-4768

District: Campbell County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
263rd of 329 Virginia High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,032 Help


Feeder schools for Altavista High:

Elementary:    Altavista Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  13.3 Help
Number of students:  669

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.1%
African American:
27.1%
Two or more races:
7.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  69.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Altavista High ranks better than 58.3% of middle schools in Virginia. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.62. (See more...)
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Compare Details Altavista High ranks worse than 79.9% of high schools in Virginia. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked high schools in the Campbell County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.94. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Altavista High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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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 high 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 Altavista High has the largest high school student body size in the Campbell County Public Schools District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Altavista High is $7,032, which is the 2nd highest among 4 high schools in the Campbell County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Altavista High:

SchoolDigger ranks Altavista High 174th of 417 Virginia public middle schools. (See Altavista High in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Altavista High 263rd of 329 Virginia public high schools. (See Altavista High in the ranking list.)

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Campbell County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Campbell County Public Schools 52nd of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Altavista High

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Rank History for all middle school students at Altavista High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 67.95 105th 340 69.1%
2006 49.46 193rd 383 49.6%
2007 42.36 254th 387 34.4%
2008 43.04 247th 391 36.8%
2009 43.45 240th 390 38.5%
2010 47.15 225th 408 44.9%
2011 56.05 156th 413 62.2%
2012 48.59 221st 413 46.5%
2013 48.44 201st 416 51.7%
2014 34.45 289th 416 30.5%
2015 35.49 283rd 412 31.3%
2016 27.20 335th 409 18.1%
2017 28.85 331st 415 20.2%
2018 38.44 281st 413 32.0%
2019 27.92 348th 424 17.9%
2021 35.09 269th 419 35.8%
2022 39.69 253rd 415 39.0%
2023 50.03 218th 422 48.3%
2024 60.62 174th 417 58.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Altavista High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 62.40 138th 402 65.7%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Altavista High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 56.64 182nd 411 55.7%
2024 68.27 124th 407 69.5%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Altavista High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 42.91 243rd 409 40.6%
2024 50.70 214th 407 47.4%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Altavista High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 35.61 209th 298 29.9%
2024 58.03 128th 299 57.2%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Altavista High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 51.91 198th 402 50.7%
2024 56.00 174th 396 56.1%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Altavista High

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Rank History for all high school students at Altavista High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 44.34 194th 308 37.0%
2006 64.25 64th 314 79.6%
2007 67.58 46th 313 85.3%
2008 74.22 22nd 316 93.0%
2009 74.93 19th 313 93.9%
2010 71.34 35th 317 89.0%
2011 68.37 56th 320 82.5%
2012 60.04 92nd 321 71.3%
2013 60.62 85th 321 73.5%
2014 59.74 83rd 322 74.2%
2015 58.06 96th 322 70.2%
2016 36.02 237th 321 26.2%
2017 33.28 254th 324 21.6%
2018 54.57 125th 326 61.7%
2019 47.33 181st 327 44.6%
2021 35.90 218th 327 33.3%
2022 28.38 272nd 325 16.3%
2023 32.30 268th 326 17.8%
2024 34.94 263rd 329 20.1%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Altavista High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 26.53 290th 320 9.4%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Altavista High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 42.84 226th 320 29.4%
2024 31.24 269th 322 16.5%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Altavista High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 17.90 303rd 321 5.6%
2024 37.79 235th 322 27.0%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Altavista High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 18.09 233rd 240 2.9%
2024 19.39 240th 249 3.6%
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Rank History for high school White students at Altavista High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.23 299th 315 5.1%
2024 46.94 207th 314 34.1%
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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.

Altavista High Test Scores
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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Altavista 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 693 693
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 650 650
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 632 632
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 638 638
1993 416 182 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 602
1994 429 171 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 603
1995 514 181 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 700
1996 514 181 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 700
1997 533 181 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 718
1998 562 196 0 4 2 n/a n/a 0 764
1999 559 212 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 776
2000 569 204 3 2 0 n/a n/a -4 774
2001 560 198 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 766
2002 585 211 7 2 0 n/a n/a 0 805
2003 585 211 7 2 0 n/a n/a 0 805
2004 562 214 10 5 0 n/a n/a 0 791
2005 571 223 9 4 0 n/a n/a 0 807
2006 573 236 5 8 1 n/a n/a 0 823
2007 562 244 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 816
2008 543 234 5 6 2 n/a n/a 0 790
2009 549 233 3 6 2 n/a n/a 2 795
2010 550 205 3 7 2 n/a n/a 4 771
2011 534 196 2 6 0 0 23 0 761
2012 512 186 1 10 0 0 32 0 741
2013 508 180 2 9 1 0 33 0 733
2014 481 177 2 1 4 0 40 0 705
2015 468 168 5 7 2 0 46 0 696
2016 482 169 6 13 2 0 51 0 723
2017 453 166 7 11 2 0 58 0 697
2018 439 148 8 14 3 0 51 0 663
2019 420 158 8 21 3 0 47 0 657
2020 426 167 7 25 2 0 48 0 675
2021 429 160 6 23 4 1 49 0 672
2022 436 184 4 21 4 1 52 0 702
2023 402 181 3 29 5 2 47 0 669

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 Altavista High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 693 42.3 16.3 n/a
1990 650 40.3 16.1 n/a
1991 632 39.4 16.0 n/a
1992 638 40.1 15.9 n/a
1993 602 40.4 14.9 n/a
1994 603 51.7 n/a 15.9
1995 700 n/a 0.0 19.9
1996 700 n/a 0.0 19.9
1997 718 n/a 0.0 20.8
1998 764 n/a 0.0 19.1
1999 776 52.0 14.9 22.6
2000 774 n/a 0.0 21.6
2001 766 55.1 13.9 21.5
2002 805 65.0 12.4 26.3
2003 805 65.0 12.4 26.3
2004 791 53.0 14.9 30.8
2005 807 53.0 15.2 29.7
2006 823 52.0 15.8 30.4
2007 816 54.4 15.0 30.3
2008 790 40.6 19.5 31
2009 795 41.3 19.2 31.7
2010 771 48.1 16.0 34.7
2011 761 43.7 17.3 36.7
2012 741 55.1 13.4 39.5
2013 733 54.5 13.4 38.1
2014 705 55.3 12.7 42.1
2015 696 54.0 12.8 42.8
2016 723 49.0 14.7 44.3
2017 697 52.5 13.2 41
2018 663 49.9 13.2 44.5
2019 657 51.3 12.8 45.1
2020 675 47.0 14.3 46.1
2021 672 50.8 13.2 n/a
2022 702 45.8 15.3 44.3
2023 669 50.2 13.3 69.1

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 Altavista High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 693 42.3 16.3 n/a
1990 650 40.3 16.1 n/a
1991 632 39.4 16.0 n/a
1992 638 40.1 15.9 n/a
1993 602 40.4 14.9 n/a
1994 603 51.7 n/a 15.9
1995 700 n/a 0.0 19.9
1996 700 n/a 0.0 19.9
1997 718 n/a 0.0 20.8
1998 764 n/a 0.0 19.1
1999 776 52.0 14.9 22.6
2000 774 n/a 0.0 21.6
2001 766 55.1 13.9 21.5
2002 805 65.0 12.4 26.3
2003 805 65.0 12.4 26.3
2004 791 53.0 14.9 30.8
2005 807 53.0 15.2 29.7
2006 823 52.0 15.8 30.4
2007 816 54.4 15.0 30.3
2008 790 40.6 19.5 31
2009 795 41.3 19.2 31.7
2010 771 48.1 16.0 34.7
2011 761 43.7 17.3 36.7
2012 741 55.1 13.4 39.5
2013 733 54.5 13.4 38.1
2014 705 55.3 12.7 42.1
2015 696 54.0 12.8 42.8
2016 723 49.0 14.7 44.3
2017 697 52.5 13.2 41
2018 663 49.9 13.2 44.5
2019 657 51.3 12.8 45.1
2020 675 47.0 14.3 46.1
2021 672 50.8 13.2 n/a
2022 702 45.8 15.3 44.3
2023 669 50.2 13.3 69.1

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Altavista High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $255 (3.7%) $6,719 (96.3%) $6,974
2020 $251 (3.6%) $6,666 (96.4%) $6,917
2021 $268 (3.8%) $6,764 (96.2%) $7,032

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Altavista High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 348th of 424 Middle schoolsRanks 218th of 422 Middle schools
 30.4%
Ranks 181st of 327 High schoolsRanks 268th of 326 High schools
 26.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Altavista High)8068.5
 11.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Campbell County Public Schools)8265.9
 16.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7857.8
 20.2%
6th Grade English Reading (Altavista High)7869.9
 8.1%
   6th Grade English Reading (Campbell County Public Schools)7972.9
 6.1%
   6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7770.4
 6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Altavista High)7960.9
 18.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Campbell County Public Schools)7660.3
 15.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7851.4
 26.6%
7th Grade English Reading (Altavista High)7368.5
 4.5%
   7th Grade English Reading (Campbell County Public Schools)7867.8
 10.2%
   7th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7970.3
 8.7%
8th Grade Writing (Altavista High)5443.6
 10.4%
   8th Grade Writing (Campbell County Public Schools)6752.1
 14.9%
   8th Grade Writing (Virginia)7055.5
 14.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Altavista High)5662.8
 6.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Campbell County Public Schools)6944.9
 24.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7748.4
 28.6%
8th Grade Science (Altavista High)6544
 21%
   8th Grade Science (Campbell County Public Schools)7248
 24%
   8th Grade Science (Virginia)7861
 17%
8th Grade English Reading (Altavista High)6468.4
 4.4%
   8th Grade English Reading (Campbell County Public Schools)7867.4
 10.7%
   8th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7670.7
 5.3%
End of Course Geometry (Altavista High)9367
 26%
   End of Course Geometry (Campbell County Public Schools)8986
 3%
   End of Course Geometry (Virginia)8380
 3%
End of Course Algebra I (Altavista High)9066
 24%
   End of Course Algebra I (Campbell County Public Schools)8885
 3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)8680
 6%
End of Course Biology (Altavista High)7965
 14%
   End of Course Biology (Campbell County Public Schools)8272
 10%
   End of Course Biology (Virginia)8370
 13%
End of Course Earth Science (Altavista High)6750
 17%
   End of Course Earth Science (Campbell County Public Schools)8164
 17%
   End of Course Earth Science (Virginia)8172
 9%
End of Course English Reading (Altavista High)8685
 1%
   End of Course English Reading (Campbell County Public Schools)8789
 2%
   End of Course English Reading (Virginia)8685
 1%
End of Course World History I (Altavista High)7661
 15%
   End of Course World History I (Campbell County Public Schools)8372
 11%
   End of Course World History I (Virginia)8066
 14%
End of Course World History II (Altavista High)8513
 72%
   End of Course World History II (Campbell County Public Schools)9225
 67%
   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 Students657669
 1.8%
African American158181
 14.6%
American Indian35
 66.7%
Asian83
 62.5%
Hispanic2129
 38.1%
Pacific Islander02
White420402
 4.3%
Two or More Races4747
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.1%69.1%
 24%


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Students at Altavista High are 60% White, 27% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Altavista High ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Virginia high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 669 students attended Altavista High.

Altavista High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Altavista Elementary


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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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