Chronic Absenteeism in Virginia
Top 100 schools ranked by chronic absenteeism rate.
24 schools have critical rates above 50%.
45.9%
State Average
national: 30.9%
24
Critical Schools
>50% absent
81.8%
Worst Rate
Bryant High
# School City Enrollment Absent % Status 1 Bryant High Alexandria 154 81.8% Critical 2 Arlington Community High Arlington 156 76.3% Critical 3 Mountain View High Centreville 145 75.2% Critical 4 Joseph P. King Jr. Middle Franklin 164 73.8% Critical 5 Harrisonburg High Harrisonburg 998 66.8% Critical 6 Dupont Elementary Hopewell 589 62.6% Critical 7 Huntington Middle Newport News 292 57.9% Critical 8 Patrick Copeland Elementary Hopewell 579 55.1% Critical 9 Woodville Elementary Richmond 217 54.8% Critical 10 Scottsburg Elementary Scottsburg 187 54.5% Critical 11 Heritage High Newport News 1,106 54.0% Critical 12 Dudley Primary Bluefield 208 53.8% Critical 13 Sydnor Jennings Elementary Nathalie 157 53.5% Critical 14 Fluvanna County High Palmyra 1,362 53.4% Critical 15 Manor High Portsmouth 1,149 53.4% Critical 16 Prince Edward County High Farmville 502 52.8% Critical 17 Fairfax County Adult High Springfield 226 52.7% Critical 18 Fairfield Court Elementary Richmond 222 52.3% Critical 19 George W. Carver Elementary Richmond 404 52.2% Critical 20 Homer L. Hines Middle Newport News 846 52.0% Critical 21 Charles City County High Charles City 221 51.6% Critical 22 Orange County High Orange 1,477 50.5% Critical 23 Halifax County High South Boston 1,282 50.3% Critical 24 J.I. Burton High Norton 328 50.0% Critical 25 Kate Collins Middle Waynesboro 602 49.2% High 26 St. Charles Elementary St Charles 110 49.1% High 27 Skyline High Front Royal 848 48.6% High 28 Henry Marsh Iii Elementary Richmond 512 48.4% High 29 Stoney Run Elementary Newport News 453 47.9% High 30 Lakeland High Suffolk 1,045 47.8% High 31 Richmond Alternative Richmond 277 47.7% High 32 Mountain View High Quicksburg 496 47.4% High 33 Fort Chiswell High Max Meadows 411 47.2% High 34 Newsome Park Elementary Newport News 386 47.2% High 35 Mountain View Elementary Covington 415 47.0% High 36 Highland View Elementary Bristol 175 46.9% High 37 Ridgeview High Clintwood 548 46.4% High 38 Essex High Tappahannock 393 46.3% High 39 Signal Knob Middle Strasburg 413 46.2% High 40 Georgie D. Tyler Middle Windsor 368 45.9% High 41 Halifax County Middle South Boston 847 45.2% High 42 James S. Russell Middle Lawrenceville 288 45.1% High 43 Hugh Mercer Elementary Fredericksburg 859 44.9% High 44 Petersburg High Petersburg 1,215 44.5% High 45 Vernon Johns Middle Petersburg 949 44.4% High 46 Meadville Elementary Nathalie 173 43.9% High 47 Eastern View High Culpeper 1,529 43.4% High 48 Ervinton Elementary Nora 113 43.4% High 49 Northampton High Eastville 401 43.1% High 50 George Washington High Danville 1,248 43.0% High 51 Carver College and Career Academy Chester 272 43.0% High 52 Willis Elementary Willis 163 42.9% High 53 Grundy High Grundy 352 42.6% High 54 Amherst County High Amherst 1,240 42.5% High 55 Staunton High Staunton 766 42.3% High 56 Park View Elementary Portsmouth 400 42.3% High 57 Thurgood Marshall Elementary Chesapeake 395 42.3% High 58 Windsor High Windsor 508 42.1% High 59 I.C. Norcom High Portsmouth 1,009 41.9% High 60 Harry E. James Elementary Hopewell 535 41.1% High 61 George Wythe High Richmond 1,116 41.0% High 62 Highland Springs High Highland Springs 1,928 40.9% High 63 Nelson Middle Lovingston 328 40.9% High 64 Swansboro Elementary Richmond 172 40.7% High 65 Freedom High Woodbridge 2,303 40.6% High 66 Douglass Park Elementary Portsmouth 510 40.6% High 67 Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary Richmond 551 40.5% High 68 Callaghan Elementary Covington 270 40.4% High 69 Culpeper County High Culpeper 1,204 40.3% High 70 Nelson County High Lovingston 486 40.3% High 71 Lynnhaven Middle Virginia Beach 727 40.2% High 72 Southside Stem Academy at Campostella Norfolk 686 40.2% High 73 Walker-Grant Middle Fredericksburg 796 40.1% High 74 Rockbridge County High Lexington 916 40.0% High 75 Surry County High Dendron 198 39.9% High 76 Tanners Creek Elementary Norfolk 517 39.8% High 77 Page County High Shenandoah 473 39.7% High 78 Warwick High Newport News 1,622 39.2% High 79 Azalea Gardens Middle Norfolk 792 39.0% High 80 S.P. Morton Elementary Franklin 620 39.0% High 81 Virginia Middle Bristol 452 38.9% High 82 Richlands Middle Richlands 447 38.9% High 83 Mccleary Elementary New Castle 229 38.9% High 84 Prospect Heights Middle Orange 466 38.8% High 85 Albert Harris Elementary Martinsville 399 38.8% High 86 Fair Oaks Elementary Highland Springs 330 38.8% High 87 Craig County High New Castle 278 38.8% High 88 Sheffey Elementary Wytheville 224 38.8% High 89 Riverview Elementary/Middle Grundy 719 38.7% High 90 Virginia High Bristol 638 38.7% High 91 Nathanael Greene Elementary Stanardsville 326 38.7% High 92 Hurley Elementary/Middle Hurley 323 38.7% High 93 Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Richmond 500 38.6% High 94 Kilmer Center Vienna 57 38.6% High 95 Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle Roanoke 540 38.5% High 96 King'S Fork High Suffolk 1,686 38.4% High 97 Lee High Jonesville 803 38.4% High 98 Shelburne Middle Staunton 583 38.3% High 99 Skyline Middle Front Royal 536 38.2% High 100 O. Trent Bonner Middle Danville 501 38.1% High
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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