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Community Lab School
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Community Lab School

PublicHighGrades 6–12Charter

1200 Forest Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903 · (434) 296-3090

Charlottesville’s School Grade C better than 30% of Virginia school districts

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Students
177
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
5%
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Community Lab School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts87%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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1200 Forest Street, Charlottesville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 631
Grade 732
Grade 826
Grade 927
Grade 1026
Grade 1117
Grade 1218
Enrollment over time
162’20
194’21
192’22
179’23
177’24

Up 9.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 8%Black 7%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Community Lab School from Charlottesville families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Charlottesville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.