SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the VA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 89%Projected 65%

Blacksburg High Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the VA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the VA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 93%VA 73%

English proficiency

School 90%VA 73%

Science proficiency

School 84%VA 70%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

97%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

33%

Students in at least one AP course. 36 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

37%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes37%
AP courses offered36
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

16%
5%

AP computer science

5%
1%

AP math

14%
4%

Gold marks the VA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C

36.02 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B

2.83 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C+

18.41 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$71,053

VA average $107,027

Median home value

$386,673

VA average $417,432

Median rent

$1,334 /mo

VA average $1,695

Unemployment rate

4.0%

VA average 4.3%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 97.5%VA 91.3%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

16:1

VA average 12:1

Teachers

93

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$60,658

All teachers in Montgomery County Public Schools.

Student to counselor ratio VA average 316:1330:1
Support staff6
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 94%VA 93%

Experienced teachers

School 95%VA 95%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days142
Out-of-school suspension days135
Total days missed to suspension99
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services1
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based1
Sexual orientation0
Race-based17
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$7997 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$9.14

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

77%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

7%

Black

4%

Latino

6%

Multiracial

5%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged18%
Students with disabilities6%
English as a second language3%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected1%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Blacksburg High

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Christiansburg High

  • Actual: 78%
  • Projected: 57%
  • Distance: 5.1 mi
Radford High

  • Actual: 80%
  • Projected: 68%
  • Distance: 8.0 mi
Pulaski County Senior High

  • Actual: 78%
  • Projected: 76%
  • Distance: 16.3 mi
Glenvar High

  • Actual: 85%
  • Projected: 70%
  • Distance: 18.3 mi
Salem High

  • Actual: 88%
  • Projected: 71%
  • Distance: 21.7 mi
Floyd County High

  • Actual: 80%
  • Projected: 60%
  • Distance: 22.5 mi
Hidden Valley High

  • Actual: 90%
  • Projected: 62%
  • Distance: 24.0 mi
Cave Spring High

  • Actual: 91%
  • Projected: 76%
  • Distance: 25.3 mi
Patrick Henry High

  • Actual: 71%
  • Projected: 62%
  • Distance: 26.4 mi
Northside High

  • Actual: 82%
  • Projected: 36%
  • Distance: 26.6 mi