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B⁻

Schools in Colonial Heights · Colonial Heights City Public Schools

Colonial Heights’s public schools score below 53% of Virginia districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Colonial Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Virginia, not nationally.

#198of 250 Virginia townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Virginia state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Math proficiency

52%

▼ 2 pts vs VA 54%

2020–21

Graduate on time

87%

▼ 2 pts vs VA 89%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$16.7K

▼ 3% vs VA $17.2K

FY2024

Students per teacher

13.1

VA 13.9 · smaller classes

Schools in town

2,971 students on the public path

In brief

Colonial Heights’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 214 Virginia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Colonial Heights’s, its schools beat 39%, lower than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,698 per student, against $17,169 across Virginia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Colonial Heights Middle, then Colonial Heights High. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Colonial Heights’s grade

B⁻ Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 47% of Virginia school districts, #198 of 250 Virginia towns. Both inputs trail the Virginia average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Virginia school districts we grade (133)Better than 47%

Lower resultsHigher results

Virginia towns with similar household incomes (214)Better than 39%

CB⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,362 test results and a graduating class of 234 could put Colonial Heights anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Colonial Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,362 students).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Colonial Heights, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in Colonial Heights · depends on your address

Tussing Elementary

Grades PK–5 · 652 students · 14:1 students per teacher

B⁻

Lakeview Elementary

Grades PK–5 · 422 students · 12:1 students per teacher

C⁻

North Elementary

Grades PK–5 · 311 students · 12:1 students per teacher

The path, start to finish

PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to B⁻

6–8Colonial Heights MiddleColonial Heights City Public SchoolsC⁺

9–12Colonial Heights HighColonial Heights City Public SchoolsA

Colonial Heights’s public schools are run by Colonial Heights City Public Schools. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Colonial Heights City Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,971 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (VA 13.9)

$16,698VA $17,169 · FY2024

B⁻

Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math52%

State average 54.4% · 1362 students tested

Colonial Heights vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Colonial Heights’s borders.

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Colonial Heights	B⁻	Colonial Heights City
Petersburg	D	Petersburg City

Every school in Colonial Heights

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Colonial Heightsby address

Tussing Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–5

B⁻

652 students14:1Rate it →

Lakeview Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–5

C⁻

422 students12:1Rate it →

North Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–5

311 students12:1Rate it →

Colonial Heights Middle

Middle · Grades 6–8

C⁺

700 students13:1Rate it →

Colonial Heights High

High · Grades 9–12

886 students13:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Colonial Heights Technical Center).

Questions about Colonial Heights’s schools

Are Colonial Heights’s schools good?

On Virginia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Colonial Heights children attend score below 53% of Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #198 of 250 Virginia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Colonial Heights in?

Colonial Heights City Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,971 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Colonial Heights kids go to high school?

Colonial Heights High, with 886 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Colonial Heights’s graduation rate?

87% of the class of 2023 in Colonial Heights City Public Schools graduated in four years, against 89% across Virginia.

How much does Colonial Heights spend per student?

$16,698 in Colonial Heights City Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,169 across Virginia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Virginia. Stars are from neighbors.