York River Academy
Yorktown · VA · York County Public Schools · Public charter
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Eastern St. Hosp. Ed. Prg → Achievable Dream Middle/High → Surry County High → Kings Daughters Hosp. Ep. → Mathews High → Charles City County High → Southeastern Va Tr Ctr Ep → West Point Middle/High →At a glance
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: Bottom 29% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 1% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 90% in 2019 (Bottom 49% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How York River Academy compares for families
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- ▸ LocallyVA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Eastern St. Hosp. Ed. Prg, Achievable Dream Middle/High, Surry County High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 1% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 49% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
University of Virginia-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $21,565/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +5.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 72 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern St. Hosp. Ed. Prg Williamsburg |
Public | 12.9 | — | — |
| Achievable Dream Middle/High Newport News |
Public | 16.0 | 234 | -2.1% |
| Surry County High Dendron |
Public | 23.6 | 198 | -13.2% |
| Kings Daughters Hosp. Ep. Norfolk |
Public | 27.7 | — | — |
| Mathews High Mathews |
Public | 18.8 | 279 | -4.8% |
| Charles City County High Charles City |
Public | 32.0 | 154 | -6.1% |
| Southeastern Va Tr Ctr Ep Chesapeake |
Public | 33.8 | — | — |
| West Point Middle/High West Point |
Public | 27.7 | 247 | -10.2% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantYork River Academy is a public high school in Yorktown, VA, enrolling 72 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
1 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 1% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 90% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 144 students per school counselor.
12% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is York River Academy's graduation rate? York River Academy's federal four-year graduation rate was about 90% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend York River Academy? York River Academy is a public high school in Yorktown, VA, enrolling 72 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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