About This School
Public School | Grades 9-12 | Washington County Public Schools
Holston High School is located in Damascus, VA and is one of 6 high schools in Washington County Public Schools School District. It is a public school that serves 322 students in grades 9-12.
Holston High School made AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Virginia in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Holston High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Holston High School had 13 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Virginia average is 18 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Holston High School's students and teachers. more
Holston High School made AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Virginia in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Holston High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Holston High School had 13 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Virginia average is 18 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Holston High School's students and teachers. more
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| School Name distance | TestRating | Community Rating |
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| Patrick Henry High School 9 miles |  |
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| Mountain Youth Academy 10.3 miles | n/a | |
| Washington County Technical School 10.5 miles | n/a | |
| W. N. Neff Center for Science .& Technical 10.5 miles | n/a | |
| Abingdon High School 10.6 miles |  |
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 322
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56%
Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Holston High School had 47% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Virginia had 37% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.Student Ethnicity (2011)
White
98%
Two or More Races
1%
Hispanic
1%
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Washington County Public Schools District Spending
$9,353Per Pupil
The Washington County Public Schools spends $9,353 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 62% on instruction, 33% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Washington County Public Schools District
13:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Holston High School had 13 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Virginia average is 18 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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About the SOL
What is it?
The Standards of Learning (SOL) Assessments are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.
Which Grades and Subjects?
At the end of each course, high school students are assessed in reading, writing, math, science and history/social science subjects .
How is it Scored?
Students score at one of three levels: fail/basic, pass/proficient and pass/advanced. The goal is for all students to score at or above the pass/proficient level.
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6 out of 10
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Virginia, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2011 Standards of Learning (SOL) Assessment Results and Standards of Learning (SOL) End of Course (EOC) Test Results for all subjects tested.
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