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Essex High

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Regular School · Tappahannock, VA

Essex High is a regular school school in Tappahannock, Virginia, serving grades 09–12 with 393 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
393
Teachers (FTE)
28.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 222 56%
White 102 26%
Two or more races 34 9%
Hispanic/Latino 27 7%
Asian 5 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 393 218M / 175F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 30-34% 55.3% 127
Reading Proficiency 60-64% 70.1% 130
Science Proficiency 35-39% — 119
4-Year Graduation Rate 90-94% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (1)
15 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
44 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
0
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
38
9.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
263
66.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 393 100%

Contact & Location

PO Box 1006

Tappahannock, VA 22560

Phone: (804)443-4301

http://ehs.essex.k12.va.us/

District

Essex County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,834

District enrollment: 1,181

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

510120000419

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD