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Petersburg High
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Petersburg High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3101 Johnson Road, Petersburg, VA 23805 · (804) 862-7096 · Part of Petersburg City Public Schools

Petersburg’s School Grade D better than 12% of Virginia school districts

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Photo: Mojo Hand · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,215
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Petersburg High

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 27.8% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Petersburg kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Vernon Johns Middle949 students
9–12Petersburg HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency43%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 69.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3101 Johnson Road, Petersburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9339
Grade 10350
Grade 11298
Grade 12228
Enrollment over time
951’20
1,027’21
1,080’22
1,171’23
1,215’24

Up 27.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 82%Hispanic 13%White 4%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Petersburg High from Petersburg families.

Other schools in Petersburg City Public Schools

The district →
Westview Early Childhood Education Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Petersburg
418 students15:1
Walnut Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Petersburg
D
574 students14:1
Cool Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Petersburg
D−
540 students15:1
Pleasants Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Petersburg
D−
493 students13:1
Lakemont Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Petersburg
D−
393 students12:1
Vernon Johns Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Petersburg
D
949 students16:1

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; Petersburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.