Virginia · EDFacts 2021-22
Chronic Absenteeism in Virginia
The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Virginia, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.
- 81.8%
- Highest rate
- 24
- Schools above 50%
- 100
- Schools ranked
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The 100 Virginia schools listed here average 45.9% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 24 of them sit above the 50% critical line.
- 45.9%
- average across these 100 schools
- 29.5%
- national school average
- 81.8%
- highest rate (Bryant High)
- 24
- schools above 50%
| # | School | Absent % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryant High Alexandria | 81.8% |
| 2 | Arlington Community High Arlington | 76.3% |
| 3 | Mountain View High Centreville | 75.2% |
| 4 | Joseph P. King Jr. Middle Franklin | 73.8% |
| 5 | Harrisonburg High Harrisonburg | 66.8% |
| 6 | Dupont Elementary Hopewell | 62.6% |
| 7 | Huntington Middle Newport News | 57.9% |
| 8 | Patrick Copeland Elementary Hopewell | 55.1% |
| 9 | Woodville Elementary Richmond | 54.8% |
| 10 | Scottsburg Elementary Scottsburg | 54.5% |
| 11 | Heritage High Newport News | 54.0% |
| 12 | Dudley Primary Bluefield | 53.8% |
| 13 | Sydnor Jennings Elementary Nathalie | 53.5% |
| 14 | Fluvanna County High Palmyra | 53.4% |
| 15 | Manor High Portsmouth | 53.4% |
| 16 | Prince Edward County High Farmville | 52.8% |
| 17 | Fairfax County Adult High Springfield | 52.7% |
| 18 | Fairfield Court Elementary Richmond | 52.3% |
| 19 | George W. Carver Elementary Richmond | 52.2% |
| 20 | Homer L. Hines Middle Newport News | 52.0% |
| 21 | Charles City County High Charles City | 51.6% |
| 22 | Orange County High Orange | 50.5% |
| 23 | Halifax County High South Boston | 50.3% |
| 24 | J.I. Burton High Norton | 50.0% |
| 25 | Kate Collins Middle Waynesboro | 49.2% |
| 26 | St. Charles Elementary St Charles | 49.1% |
| 27 | Skyline High Front Royal | 48.6% |
| 28 | Henry Marsh Iii Elementary Richmond | 48.4% |
| 29 | Stoney Run Elementary Newport News | 47.9% |
| 30 | Lakeland High Suffolk | 47.8% |
| 31 | Richmond Alternative Richmond | 47.7% |
| 32 | Mountain View High Quicksburg | 47.4% |
| 33 | Fort Chiswell High Max Meadows | 47.2% |
| 34 | Newsome Park Elementary Newport News | 47.2% |
| 35 | Mountain View Elementary Covington | 47.0% |
| 36 | Highland View Elementary Bristol | 46.9% |
| 37 | Ridgeview High Clintwood | 46.4% |
| 38 | Essex High Tappahannock | 46.3% |
| 39 | Signal Knob Middle Strasburg | 46.2% |
| 40 | Georgie D. Tyler Middle Windsor | 45.9% |
| 41 | Halifax County Middle South Boston | 45.2% |
| 42 | James S. Russell Middle Lawrenceville | 45.1% |
| 43 | Hugh Mercer Elementary Fredericksburg | 44.9% |
| 44 | Petersburg High Petersburg | 44.5% |
| 45 | Vernon Johns Middle Petersburg | 44.4% |
| 46 | Meadville Elementary Nathalie | 43.9% |
| 47 | Eastern View High Culpeper | 43.4% |
| 48 | Ervinton Elementary Nora | 43.4% |
| 49 | Northampton High Eastville | 43.1% |
| 50 | George Washington High Danville | 43.0% |
| 51 | Carver College and Career Academy Chester | 43.0% |
| 52 | Willis Elementary Willis | 42.9% |
| 53 | Grundy High Grundy | 42.6% |
| 54 | Amherst County High Amherst | 42.5% |
| 55 | Staunton High Staunton | 42.3% |
| 56 | Park View Elementary Portsmouth | 42.3% |
| 57 | Thurgood Marshall Elementary Chesapeake | 42.3% |
| 58 | Windsor High Windsor | 42.1% |
| 59 | I.C. Norcom High Portsmouth | 41.9% |
| 60 | Harry E. James Elementary Hopewell | 41.1% |
| 61 | George Wythe High Richmond | 41.0% |
| 62 | Highland Springs High Highland Springs | 40.9% |
| 63 | Nelson Middle Lovingston | 40.9% |
| 64 | Swansboro Elementary Richmond | 40.7% |
| 65 | Freedom High Woodbridge | 40.6% |
| 66 | Douglass Park Elementary Portsmouth | 40.6% |
| 67 | Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary Richmond | 40.5% |
| 68 | Callaghan Elementary Covington | 40.4% |
| 69 | Culpeper County High Culpeper | 40.3% |
| 70 | Nelson County High Lovingston | 40.3% |
| 71 | Lynnhaven Middle Virginia Beach | 40.2% |
| 72 | Southside Stem Academy at Campostella Norfolk | 40.2% |
| 73 | Walker-Grant Middle Fredericksburg | 40.1% |
| 74 | Rockbridge County High Lexington | 40.0% |
| 75 | Surry County High Dendron | 39.9% |
| 76 | Tanners Creek Elementary Norfolk | 39.8% |
| 77 | Page County High Shenandoah | 39.7% |
| 78 | Warwick High Newport News | 39.2% |
| 79 | Azalea Gardens Middle Norfolk | 39.0% |
| 80 | S.P. Morton Elementary Franklin | 39.0% |
| 81 | Virginia Middle Bristol | 38.9% |
| 82 | Richlands Middle Richlands | 38.9% |
| 83 | Mccleary Elementary New Castle | 38.9% |
| 84 | Prospect Heights Middle Orange | 38.8% |
| 85 | Albert Harris Elementary Martinsville | 38.8% |
| 86 | Fair Oaks Elementary Highland Springs | 38.8% |
| 87 | Craig County High New Castle | 38.8% |
| 88 | Sheffey Elementary Wytheville | 38.8% |
| 89 | Riverview Elementary/Middle Grundy | 38.7% |
| 90 | Virginia High Bristol | 38.7% |
| 91 | Nathanael Greene Elementary Stanardsville | 38.7% |
| 92 | Hurley Elementary/Middle Hurley | 38.7% |
| 93 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Richmond | 38.6% |
| 94 | Kilmer Center Vienna | 38.6% |
| 95 | Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle Roanoke | 38.5% |
| 96 | King's Fork High Suffolk | 38.4% |
| 97 | Lee High Jonesville | 38.4% |
| 98 | Shelburne Middle Staunton | 38.3% |
| 99 | Skyline Middle Front Royal | 38.2% |
| 100 | O. Trent Bonner Middle Danville | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment
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