Patrick Henry High

Summary:

Patrick Henry High is a public high school located in Roanoke, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 2,005. The school is part of the Roanoke City Public Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 130 districts in Virginia and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Patrick Henry High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia high schools, ranking 316 out of 329 in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. This is significantly lower than the nearby Glenvar High (ranked 119) and Hidden Valley High (ranked 30), which are part of the higher-performing Roanoke County Public Schools district. Patrick Henry High's rankings for specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities, are also in the bottom quartile of Virginia high schools, indicating that the school is struggling to provide equitable educational outcomes.

Furthermore, Patrick Henry High's proficiency rates on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments are consistently lower than the Roanoke City Public Schools district and the state of Virginia averages across various subject areas and grade levels. Despite the school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (94.56% in the 2022-2023 school year), its spending per student ($8,219 in the 2020-2021 school year) is comparable to or higher than the spending levels of the nearby higher-performing schools, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources within the school and the district.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2102 Grandin Rd SW
       Roanoke, VA  24015


(540) 853-2255

District: Roanoke City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
316th of 329 Virginia High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,219 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  2,016

Racial breakdown:

White:
42.7%
African American:
39.7%
Hispanic:
11.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89% Help


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Compare Details Patrick Henry High ranks worse than 96% of high schools in Virginia. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.53. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Patrick Henry 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 (42.7%), African American (39.7%), Hispanic (11.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 89% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Patrick Henry High is 15.2. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Patrick Henry High is $8,219.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Patrick Henry High:

SchoolDigger ranks Patrick Henry High 316th of 329 Virginia public high schools. (See Patrick Henry High in the ranking list.)

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Roanoke City Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Roanoke City Public Schools 119th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Patrick Henry High

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Rank History for all students at Patrick Henry High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 23.31 284th 308 7.8%
2006 15.41 304th 314 3.2%
2007 23.42 289th 313 7.7%
2008 22.85 291st 316 7.9%
2009 25.78 280th 313 10.5%
2010 16.40 305th 317 3.8%
2011 25.37 281st 320 12.2%
2012 15.83 306th 321 4.7%
2013 20.47 292nd 321 9.0%
2014 29.06 264th 322 18.0%
2015 33.72 244th 322 24.2%
2016 26.18 281st 321 12.5%
2017 31.75 259th 324 20.1%
2018 29.34 272nd 326 16.6%
2019 34.74 248th 327 24.2%
2021 33.29 233rd 327 28.7%
2022 24.92 286th 325 12.0%
2023 23.26 300th 326 8.0%
2024 19.53 316th 329 4.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Patrick Henry High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 1.54 198th 198 0.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Patrick Henry High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 9.30 122nd 122 0.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Patrick Henry High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 16.61 313th 320 2.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Patrick Henry High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 22.73 298th 320 6.9%
2024 14.26 313th 322 2.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Patrick Henry High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 18.41 222nd 249 10.8%
2024 11.63 245th 253 3.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Patrick Henry High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 22.77 291st 321 9.3%
2024 21.41 302nd 322 6.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Patrick Henry High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 17.02 234th 240 2.5%
2024 13.23 245th 249 1.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Patrick Henry High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.72 202nd 232 12.9%
2024 6.80 232nd 233 0.4%
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Rank History for White students at Patrick Henry High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 28.54 278th 315 11.7%
2024 34.85 261st 314 16.9%
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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 Patrick Henry 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 1483 1483
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1849 1849
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1744 1744
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1752 1752
1993 1112 461 35 0 2 n/a n/a 0 1610
1994 1191 402 27 59 2 n/a n/a 0 1681
1995 1159 487 34 9 1 n/a n/a 0 1690
1996 1159 487 34 9 1 n/a n/a 0 1690
1997 1223 504 29 8 1 n/a n/a 0 1765
1998 1161 468 29 12 2 n/a n/a 0 1672
1999 1161 457 24 16 2 n/a n/a 0 1660
2000 1150 482 25 20 2 n/a n/a -4 1675
2001 1146 502 28 31 1 n/a n/a 0 1708
2002 1230 524 32 19 1 n/a n/a 0 1806
2003 1230 524 32 19 1 n/a n/a 0 1806
2004 1209 563 27 21 1 n/a n/a 0 1821
2005 1117 601 30 32 0 n/a n/a 0 1780
2006 1102 649 32 44 3 n/a n/a 0 1830
2007 1069 725 34 51 3 n/a n/a 0 1882
2008 1020 806 30 50 2 n/a n/a 0 1908
2009 1093 823 27 47 3 n/a n/a 0 1993
2010 1078 785 55 44 3 n/a n/a 0 1965
2011 1077 684 62 82 10 2 103 0 2020
2012 1058 703 76 89 9 1 88 0 2024
2013 1004 695 86 86 4 2 70 0 1947
2014 944 732 65 90 2 2 56 0 1891
2015 956 755 52 100 4 1 58 0 1926
2016 964 758 50 99 4 1 66 0 1942
2017 975 755 50 112 2 0 71 0 1965
2018 964 723 49 118 5 0 64 0 1923
2019 978 710 49 134 2 0 70 0 1943
2020 962 758 44 166 2 0 75 0 2007
2021 953 758 38 168 4 0 74 0 1995
2022 981 759 37 187 2 0 69 0 2035
2023 904 766 41 214 2 2 76 0 2005
2024 860 801 42 225 3 2 83 0 2016

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 Patrick Henry High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1483 88.2 16.8 n/a
1990 1849 102.0 18.1 n/a
1991 1744 100.1 17.4 n/a
1992 1752 102.0 17.1 n/a
1993 1610 98.8 16.3 n/a
1994 1681 156.8 n/a 26.7
1995 1690 n/a 0.0 21.3
1996 1690 n/a 0.0 21.3
1997 1765 n/a 0.0 24.1
1998 1672 n/a 0.0 27.5
1999 1660 106.3 15.6 32.3
2000 1675 n/a 0.0 29.8
2001 1708 103.4 16.5 27.3
2002 1806 128.1 14.1 31.8
2003 1806 128.1 14.1 31.8
2004 1821 111.2 16.4 35.9
2005 1780 121.2 14.7 36.1
2006 1830 117.0 15.6 42.9
2007 1882 117.1 16.1 44.2
2008 1908 98.5 19.4 48.6
2009 1993 95.3 20.9 45.2
2010 1965 102.4 19.1 50.5
2011 2020 105.6 19.1 45.8
2012 2024 125.9 16.0 47.9
2013 1947 122.2 15.9 49.7
2014 1891 122.3 15.4 53.6
2015 1926 118.0 16.3 55.4
2016 1942 116.0 16.7 56.8
2017 1965 121.2 16.2 52.4
2018 1923 123.0 15.6 59.9
2019 1943 127.3 15.2 99.8
2020 2007 119.7 16.7 87.8
2021 1995 115.4 17.2 n/a
2022 2035 118.4 17.1 86.6
2023 2005 134.0 14.9 94.6
2024 2016 132.5 15.2 89

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 Patrick Henry High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1483 88.2 16.8 n/a
1990 1849 102.0 18.1 n/a
1991 1744 100.1 17.4 n/a
1992 1752 102.0 17.1 n/a
1993 1610 98.8 16.3 n/a
1994 1681 156.8 n/a 26.7
1995 1690 n/a 0.0 21.3
1996 1690 n/a 0.0 21.3
1997 1765 n/a 0.0 24.1
1998 1672 n/a 0.0 27.5
1999 1660 106.3 15.6 32.3
2000 1675 n/a 0.0 29.8
2001 1708 103.4 16.5 27.3
2002 1806 128.1 14.1 31.8
2003 1806 128.1 14.1 31.8
2004 1821 111.2 16.4 35.9
2005 1780 121.2 14.7 36.1
2006 1830 117.0 15.6 42.9
2007 1882 117.1 16.1 44.2
2008 1908 98.5 19.4 48.6
2009 1993 95.3 20.9 45.2
2010 1965 102.4 19.1 50.5
2011 2020 105.6 19.1 45.8
2012 2024 125.9 16.0 47.9
2013 1947 122.2 15.9 49.7
2014 1891 122.3 15.4 53.6
2015 1926 118.0 16.3 55.4
2016 1942 116.0 16.7 56.8
2017 1965 121.2 16.2 52.4
2018 1923 123.0 15.6 59.9
2019 1943 127.3 15.2 99.8
2020 2007 119.7 16.7 87.8
2021 1995 115.4 17.2 n/a
2022 2035 118.4 17.1 86.6
2023 2005 134.0 14.9 94.6
2024 2016 132.5 15.2 89

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 Patrick Henry High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $523 (5.9%) $8,335 (94.1%) $8,858
2020 $496 (6.7%) $6,942 (93.3%) $7,438
2021 $497 (6.0%) $7,722 (94.0%) $8,219

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Patrick Henry High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 248th of 327 High schoolsRanks 300th of 326 High schools
 16.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Writing (Patrick Henry High)6513
 52%
   End of Course Writing (Roanoke City Public Schools)6113
 48%
   End of Course Writing (Virginia)8174
 7%
End of Course Geometry (Patrick Henry High)6761
 6%
   End of Course Geometry (Roanoke City Public Schools)7972
 7%
   End of Course Geometry (Virginia)8380
 3%
End of Course Algebra I (Patrick Henry High)8262
 20%
   End of Course Algebra I (Roanoke City Public Schools)9074
 16%
   End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)8680
 6%
End of Course Algebra II (Patrick Henry High)9783
 14%
   End of Course Algebra II (Roanoke City Public Schools)9785
 12%
   End of Course Algebra II (Virginia)9186
 5%
End of Course Biology (Patrick Henry High)7755
 22%
   End of Course Biology (Roanoke City Public Schools)7652
 24%
   End of Course Biology (Virginia)8370
 13%
End of Course Earth Science (Patrick Henry High)8667
 19%
   End of Course Earth Science (Roanoke City Public Schools)8974
 15%
   End of Course Earth Science (Virginia)8172
 9%
End of Course English Reading (Patrick Henry High)7477
 3%
   End of Course English Reading (Roanoke City Public Schools)7374
 1%
   End of Course English Reading (Virginia)8685
 1%
End of Course VA and US History (Patrick Henry High)4728
 19%
   End of Course VA and US History (Roanoke City Public Schools)4426
 18%
   End of Course VA and US History (Virginia)6838
 30%
End of Course World History I (Patrick Henry High)7557
 18%
   End of Course World History I (Roanoke City Public Schools)7253
 19%
   End of Course World History I (Virginia)8066
 14%
End of Course World History II (Patrick Henry High)7926
 53%
   End of Course World History II (Roanoke City Public Schools)7931
 48%
   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 Students19432005
 3.2%
African American710766
 7.9%
American Indian22
Asian4941
 16.3%
Hispanic134214
 59.7%
Pacific Islander02
White978904
 7.6%
Two or More Races7076
 8.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.8%94.6%
 5.3%


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Patrick Henry High ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Virginia high schools.

Students at Patrick Henry High are 43% White, 40% African American, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,016 students attended Patrick Henry 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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