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.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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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	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Bryant HighAlexandria	154	Critical	81.8%
2	Arlington Community HighArlington	156	Critical	76.3%
3	Mountain View HighCentreville	145	Critical	75.2%
4	Joseph P. King Jr. MiddleFranklin	164	Critical	73.8%
5	Harrisonburg HighHarrisonburg	998	Critical	66.8%
6	Dupont ElementaryHopewell	589	Critical	62.6%
7	Huntington MiddleNewport News	292	Critical	57.9%
8	Patrick Copeland ElementaryHopewell	579	Critical	55.1%
9	Woodville ElementaryRichmond	217	Critical	54.8%
10	Scottsburg ElementaryScottsburg	187	Critical	54.5%
11	Heritage HighNewport News	1,106	Critical	54.0%
12	Dudley PrimaryBluefield	208	Critical	53.8%
13	Sydnor Jennings ElementaryNathalie	157	Critical	53.5%
14	Fluvanna County HighPalmyra	1,362	Critical	53.4%
15	Manor HighPortsmouth	1,149	Critical	53.4%
16	Prince Edward County HighFarmville	502	Critical	52.8%
17	Fairfax County Adult HighSpringfield	226	Critical	52.7%
18	Fairfield Court ElementaryRichmond	222	Critical	52.3%
19	George W. Carver ElementaryRichmond	404	Critical	52.2%
20	Homer L. Hines MiddleNewport News	846	Critical	52.0%
21	Charles City County HighCharles City	221	Critical	51.6%
22	Orange County HighOrange	1,477	Critical	50.5%
23	Halifax County HighSouth Boston	1,282	Critical	50.3%
24	J.I. Burton HighNorton	328	Critical	50.0%
25	Kate Collins MiddleWaynesboro	602	High	49.2%
26	St. Charles ElementarySt Charles	110	High	49.1%
27	Skyline HighFront Royal	848	High	48.6%
28	Henry Marsh Iii ElementaryRichmond	512	High	48.4%
29	Stoney Run ElementaryNewport News	453	High	47.9%
30	Lakeland HighSuffolk	1,045	High	47.8%
31	Richmond AlternativeRichmond	277	High	47.7%
32	Mountain View HighQuicksburg	496	High	47.4%
33	Fort Chiswell HighMax Meadows	411	High	47.2%
34	Newsome Park ElementaryNewport News	386	High	47.2%
35	Mountain View ElementaryCovington	415	High	47.0%
36	Highland View ElementaryBristol	175	High	46.9%
37	Ridgeview HighClintwood	548	High	46.4%
38	Essex HighTappahannock	393	High	46.3%
39	Signal Knob MiddleStrasburg	413	High	46.2%
40	Georgie D. Tyler MiddleWindsor	368	High	45.9%
41	Halifax County MiddleSouth Boston	847	High	45.2%
42	James S. Russell MiddleLawrenceville	288	High	45.1%
43	Hugh Mercer ElementaryFredericksburg	859	High	44.9%
44	Petersburg HighPetersburg	1,215	High	44.5%
45	Vernon Johns MiddlePetersburg	949	High	44.4%
46	Meadville ElementaryNathalie	173	High	43.9%
47	Eastern View HighCulpeper	1,529	High	43.4%
48	Ervinton ElementaryNora	113	High	43.4%
49	Northampton HighEastville	401	High	43.1%
50	George Washington HighDanville	1,248	High	43.0%
51	Carver College and Career AcademyChester	272	High	43.0%
52	Willis ElementaryWillis	163	High	42.9%
53	Grundy HighGrundy	352	High	42.6%
54	Amherst County HighAmherst	1,240	High	42.5%
55	Staunton HighStaunton	766	High	42.3%
56	Park View ElementaryPortsmouth	400	High	42.3%
57	Thurgood Marshall ElementaryChesapeake	395	High	42.3%
58	Windsor HighWindsor	508	High	42.1%
59	I.C. Norcom HighPortsmouth	1,009	High	41.9%
60	Harry E. James ElementaryHopewell	535	High	41.1%
61	George Wythe HighRichmond	1,116	High	41.0%
62	Highland Springs HighHighland Springs	1,928	High	40.9%
63	Nelson MiddleLovingston	328	High	40.9%
64	Swansboro ElementaryRichmond	172	High	40.7%
65	Freedom HighWoodbridge	2,303	High	40.6%
66	Douglass Park ElementaryPortsmouth	510	High	40.6%
67	Oak Grove/Bellemeade ElementaryRichmond	551	High	40.5%
68	Callaghan ElementaryCovington	270	High	40.4%
69	Culpeper County HighCulpeper	1,204	High	40.3%
70	Nelson County HighLovingston	486	High	40.3%
71	Lynnhaven MiddleVirginia Beach	727	High	40.2%
72	Southside Stem Academy at CampostellaNorfolk	686	High	40.2%
73	Walker-Grant MiddleFredericksburg	796	High	40.1%
74	Rockbridge County HighLexington	916	High	40.0%
75	Surry County HighDendron	198	High	39.9%
76	Tanners Creek ElementaryNorfolk	517	High	39.8%
77	Page County HighShenandoah	473	High	39.7%
78	Warwick HighNewport News	1,622	High	39.2%
79	Azalea Gardens MiddleNorfolk	792	High	39.0%
80	S.P. Morton ElementaryFranklin	620	High	39.0%
81	Virginia MiddleBristol	452	High	38.9%
82	Richlands MiddleRichlands	447	High	38.9%
83	Mccleary ElementaryNew Castle	229	High	38.9%
84	Prospect Heights MiddleOrange	466	High	38.8%
85	Albert Harris ElementaryMartinsville	399	High	38.8%
86	Fair Oaks ElementaryHighland Springs	330	High	38.8%
87	Craig County HighNew Castle	278	High	38.8%
88	Sheffey ElementaryWytheville	224	High	38.8%
89	Riverview Elementary/MiddleGrundy	719	High	38.7%
90	Virginia HighBristol	638	High	38.7%
91	Nathanael Greene ElementaryStanardsville	326	High	38.7%
92	Hurley Elementary/MiddleHurley	323	High	38.7%
93	Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleRichmond	500	High	38.6%
94	Kilmer CenterVienna	57	High	38.6%
95	Addison Aerospace Magnet MiddleRoanoke	540	High	38.5%
96	King's Fork HighSuffolk	1,686	High	38.4%
97	Lee HighJonesville	803	High	38.4%
98	Shelburne MiddleStaunton	583	High	38.3%
99	Skyline MiddleFront Royal	536	High	38.2%
100	O. Trent Bonner MiddleDanville	501	High	38.1%

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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

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