Henrico Theatre · Photo: Crazyale · CC0Highland Springs’s public schools score below 59% of Virginia districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Highland Springs, 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.
From Virginia state tests taken in spring 2021, when about 7 in 10 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.
Highland Springs’s schools, in brief
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,356 per student, against $17,169 across Virginia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then 12 middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Highland Springs’s grade
C+: better than 41% of Virginia school districts, #203 of 250 Virginia towns. Both inputs trail the Virginia average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Highland Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Highland Springs · depends on your address
Highland Springs Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 469 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Fair Oaks Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 330 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Highland Springs · depends on your address
Highland Springs Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 469 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Fair Oaks Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 330 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Highland Springs · depends on your address
Highland Springs Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 469 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Fair Oaks Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 330 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Highland Springs · depends on your address
Highland Springs Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 469 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Fair Oaks Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 330 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Highland Springs · depends on your address
Highland Springs Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 469 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Fair Oaks Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 330 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Highland Springs · depends on your address
Highland Springs Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 469 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Fair Oaks Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 330 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Highland Springs · depends on your address
Highland Springs Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 469 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Fair Oaks Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 330 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Highland Springs
Highland Springs High
Grades 9–12 · 1,928 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Highland Springs
Highland Springs High
Grades 9–12 · 1,928 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Highland Springs
Highland Springs High
Grades 9–12 · 1,928 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Highland Springs
Highland Springs High
Grades 9–12 · 1,928 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Highland Springs’s public schools are run by Henrico County 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.
How students score
Highland Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Highland Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Highland Springs | C+ | Henrico County |
Every school in Highland Springs
15 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).
Left off: 5 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Adult Education Center, Advanced Career Education Center at Highland Springs, ISEAP Program, General Academic Development and Generating Recovery of Academic Direction (GRAD)).
Questions about Highland Springs’s schools
Are Highland Springs’s schools good?
On Virginia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Highland Springs children attend score below 59% of Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #203 of 250 Virginia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 37%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Highland Springs in?
Henrico County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 50,915 students in 68 schools (2024–25).
Where do Highland Springs kids go to high school?
Highland Springs High, with 1,928 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Highland Springs’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Henrico County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 89% across Virginia.
How much does Highland Springs spend per student?
$14,356 in Henrico County Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,169 across Virginia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Highland Springs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Highland Springs → They have their own page.
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.