Giles High

Summary:

Giles High is a public high school located in Pearisburg, Virginia, serving grades 8-12 with a student population of 656. The school is part of the Giles County Public Schools district, which is ranked 51 out of 130 districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Giles High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Virginia, with a statewide ranking between 44 and 140 over the past several years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments, often exceeding the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in Geometry, Algebra I, and Biology. While the school has a predominantly white student population (84.15%), it has seen a slight increase in the representation of other racial groups in recent years. Additionally, Giles High has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (37.5%), suggesting a higher socioeconomic status compared to the state average. The school's spending per student, at $6,937, is slightly lower than the state average but in line with the district's spending, indicating efficient resource allocation.

When compared to nearby schools, Giles High stands out. Narrows High, another school in the Giles County Public Schools district, has a similar racial and socioeconomic profile but lower academic performance. Blacksburg High and Pulaski County Senior High, located in neighboring districts, have more diverse student populations and higher percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, yet Giles High's academic performance remains competitive. Radford High, in the Radford City Public Schools district, has a more diverse student population and higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, but Giles High's academic excellence still sets it apart.


Detail:

Public 8-12

 1825 Wenonah Avenue
       Pearisburg, VA  24134


(540) 921-1711

District: Giles County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
44th of 329 Virginia High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,937 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  14.1 Help
Number of students:  656

Racial breakdown:

White:
84.1%
Two or more races:
4.3%
African American:
3.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  37.5% Help


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Compare Details Giles High ranks better than 57.8% of middle schools in Virginia. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.12. (See more...)
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Compare Details Giles High ranks better than 86.6% of high schools in Virginia. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.66. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Giles 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.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Giles High is $6,937.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Giles High:

SchoolDigger ranks Giles High 176th of 417 Virginia public middle schools. (See Giles High in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Giles High 44th of 329 Virginia public high schools. (See Giles High in the ranking list.)

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Giles County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Giles County Public Schools 51st of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Giles High

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Rank History for all middle school students at Giles High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 28.13 307th 340 9.7%
2006 31.44 311th 383 18.8%
2007 41.76 261st 387 32.6%
2008 40.78 260th 391 33.5%
2009 28.76 321st 390 17.7%
2010 21.42 374th 408 8.3%
2011 43.05 260th 413 37.0%
2012 40.88 273rd 413 33.9%
2013 31.40 309th 416 25.7%
2014 28.84 316th 416 24.0%
2015 29.30 317th 412 23.1%
2016 42.12 259th 409 36.7%
2017 42.26 256th 415 38.3%
2018 62.51 118th 413 71.4%
2019 32.52 315th 424 25.7%
2021 28.02 306th 419 27.0%
2022 58.16 164th 415 60.5%
2023 62.52 156th 422 63.0%
2024 60.12 176th 417 57.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Giles High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 60.66 146th 402 63.7%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Giles High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 66.87 134th 411 67.4%
2024 73.01 88th 407 78.4%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Giles High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 50.08 118th 278 57.6%
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Rank History for middle school Military Connected students at Giles High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 39.68 79th 114 30.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Giles High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 53.67 193rd 409 52.8%
2024 46.89 231st 407 43.2%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Giles High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 50.03 75th 132 43.2%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Giles High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 92.23 6th 298 98.0%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Giles High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 69.17 65th 275 76.4%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Giles High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.08 250th 402 37.8%
2024 31.71 305th 396 23.0%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Giles High

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Rank History for all high school students at Giles High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 42.10 208th 308 32.5%
2006 42.60 206th 314 34.4%
2007 43.29 194th 313 38.0%
2008 48.06 160th 316 49.4%
2009 49.32 154th 313 50.8%
2010 45.36 199th 317 37.2%
2011 43.54 196th 320 38.8%
2012 37.61 234th 321 27.1%
2013 40.80 200th 321 37.7%
2014 42.43 194th 322 39.8%
2015 52.23 135th 322 58.1%
2016 57.25 105th 321 67.3%
2017 65.87 62nd 324 80.9%
2018 67.89 49th 326 85.0%
2019 58.38 97th 327 70.3%
2021 65.57 52nd 327 84.1%
2022 64.50 81st 325 75.1%
2023 62.39 140th 326 57.1%
2024 76.66 44th 329 86.6%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Giles High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 74.77 47th 320 85.3%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Giles High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 63.20 120th 320 62.5%
2024 78.21 28th 322 91.3%
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Rank History for high school Disabled students at Giles High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 55.70 105th 253 58.5%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Giles High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 59.80 141st 321 56.1%
2024 68.55 96th 322 70.2%
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Rank History for high school White students at Giles High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 43.49 217th 315 31.1%
2024 58.69 134th 314 57.3%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Giles 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 821 821
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 747 747
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 721 721
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 729 729
1993 678 19 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 700
1994 659 17 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 683
1995 671 10 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 685
1996 671 10 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 685
1997 650 8 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 665
1998 659 11 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 676
1999 642 11 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 658
2000 639 12 3 2 0 n/a n/a -4 652
2001 628 11 2 5 1 n/a n/a 0 647
2002 653 10 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 670
2003 653 10 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 670
2004 664 10 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 684
2005 657 13 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 677
2006 677 12 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 694
2007 663 16 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 686
2008 642 17 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 666
2009 640 20 4 6 1 n/a n/a 0 671
2010 643 21 3 7 1 n/a n/a 1 676
2011 627 15 2 13 1 0 12 0 670
2012 638 16 2 12 1 0 13 0 682
2013 621 14 5 11 0 0 16 0 667
2014 636 15 3 11 0 0 19 0 684
2015 636 16 4 13 0 0 20 0 689
2016 618 14 5 10 0 0 17 0 664
2017 637 14 4 12 0 0 19 0 686
2018 616 13 1 11 1 0 16 0 658
2019 591 11 1 10 1 0 16 0 630
2020 579 6 1 13 1 0 13 0 613
2021 563 6 2 12 1 0 12 0 596
2022 601 35 7 26 1 0 29 0 699
2023 552 25 10 21 20 0 28 0 656

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Giles High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 821 50.5 16.2 n/a
1990 747 51.6 14.4 n/a
1991 721 49.9 14.4 n/a
1992 729 50.8 14.3 n/a
1993 700 50.9 13.8 n/a
1994 683 63.2 n/a n/a
1995 685 n/a 0.0 15
1996 685 n/a 0.0 15
1997 665 n/a 0.0 16.8
1998 676 n/a 0.0 13
1999 658 49.5 13.3 16.6
2000 652 n/a 0.0 17.5
2001 647 49.7 13.0 16.4
2002 670 67.5 9.9 19.4
2003 670 67.5 9.9 19.4
2004 684 50.0 13.7 19.9
2005 677 50.0 13.5 22.7
2006 694 49.0 14.2 25.9
2007 686 42.3 16.2 24.8
2008 666 43.0 15.5 25.8
2009 671 43.0 15.6 31.9
2010 676 42.9 15.7 33
2011 670 42.0 15.9 30.7
2012 682 47.3 14.4 35.8
2013 667 45.7 14.5 34.3
2014 684 45.8 14.9 34.1
2015 689 47.0 14.6 34.8
2016 664 48.0 13.8 36.1
2017 686 47.4 14.4 37.9
2018 658 47.1 13.9 36.6
2019 630 46.1 13.6 40
2020 613 45.2 13.5 36.5
2021 596 45.4 13.1 n/a
2022 699 60.8 11.4 32
2023 656 46.5 14.1 37.5

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 Giles High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 821 50.5 16.2 n/a
1990 747 51.6 14.4 n/a
1991 721 49.9 14.4 n/a
1992 729 50.8 14.3 n/a
1993 700 50.9 13.8 n/a
1994 683 63.2 n/a n/a
1995 685 n/a 0.0 15
1996 685 n/a 0.0 15
1997 665 n/a 0.0 16.8
1998 676 n/a 0.0 13
1999 658 49.5 13.3 16.6
2000 652 n/a 0.0 17.5
2001 647 49.7 13.0 16.4
2002 670 67.5 9.9 19.4
2003 670 67.5 9.9 19.4
2004 684 50.0 13.7 19.9
2005 677 50.0 13.5 22.7
2006 694 49.0 14.2 25.9
2007 686 42.3 16.2 24.8
2008 666 43.0 15.5 25.8
2009 671 43.0 15.6 31.9
2010 676 42.9 15.7 33
2011 670 42.0 15.9 30.7
2012 682 47.3 14.4 35.8
2013 667 45.7 14.5 34.3
2014 684 45.8 14.9 34.1
2015 689 47.0 14.6 34.8
2016 664 48.0 13.8 36.1
2017 686 47.4 14.4 37.9
2018 658 47.1 13.9 36.6
2019 630 46.1 13.6 40
2020 613 45.2 13.5 36.5
2021 596 45.4 13.1 n/a
2022 699 60.8 11.4 32
2023 656 46.5 14.1 37.5

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 Giles High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $115 (1.7%) $6,746 (98.3%) $6,861
2020 $117 (1.7%) $6,712 (98.3%) $6,829
2021 $193 (2.8%) $6,744 (97.2%) $6,937

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

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 315th of 424 Middle schoolsRanks 156th of 422 Middle schools
 37.3%
Ranks 97th of 327 High schoolsRanks 140th of 326 High schools
 13.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
8th Grade Writing (Giles High)6754.3
 12.7%
   8th Grade Writing (Giles County Public Schools)7258.8
 13.2%
   8th Grade Writing (Virginia)7055.5
 14.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Giles High)6453.1
 10.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Giles County Public Schools)7156.9
 14.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7748.4
 28.6%
8th Grade Science (Giles High)7067.3
 2.7%
   8th Grade Science (Giles County Public Schools)7363.2
 9.8%
   8th Grade Science (Virginia)7860.7
 17.3%
8th Grade English Reading (Giles High)6980.2
 11.2%
   8th Grade English Reading (Giles County Public Schools)7280.4
 8.4%
   8th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7670.7
 5.3%
End of Course Writing (Giles High)8268
 14%
   End of Course Writing (Giles County Public Schools)8668
 18%
   End of Course Writing (Virginia)8174
 7%
End of Course Geometry (Giles High)8194
 13%
   End of Course Geometry (Giles County Public Schools)7880
 2%
   End of Course Geometry (Virginia)8380
 3%
End of Course Algebra I (Giles High)9082
 8%
   End of Course Algebra I (Giles County Public Schools)8181
   End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)8680
 6%
End of Course Biology (Giles High)8980
 9%
   End of Course Biology (Giles County Public Schools)8875
 13%
   End of Course Biology (Virginia)8370
 13%
End of Course Earth Science (Giles High)9182
 9%
   End of Course Earth Science (Giles County Public Schools)8783
 4%
   End of Course Earth Science (Virginia)8172
 9%
End of Course English Reading (Giles High)8883
 5%
   End of Course English Reading (Giles County Public Schools)8884
 4%
   End of Course English Reading (Virginia)8685
 1%
End of Course VA and US History (Giles High)5360
 7%
   End of Course VA and US History (Virginia)6838
 30%
End of Course World History I (Giles High)7980
 1%
   End of Course World History I (Giles County Public Schools)7879
 1%
   End of Course World History I (Virginia)8066
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students630656
 4.1%
African American1125
 127.3%
American Indian120
 1900%
Asian110
 900%
Hispanic1021
 110%
Pacific Islander00
White591552
 6.6%
Two or More Races1628
 75%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40%37.5%
 2.5%


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Giles High ranks 44th of 329 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Giles High are 84% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 656 students attended Giles High.


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