Galax High High School
200 Maroon Tide Dr Galax VA, 24333, Galax City County Phone: 276-236-2991 Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12 School District: Galax City Public Schools Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 512 | 501 | 503 | 508 | 509 | 480 | 468 | |||||||
| Grade 8: | 108 | 21.1% | 118 | 23.6% | 109 | 21.7% | 114 | 22.4% | 118 | 23.2% | 109 | 22.7% | 105 | 22.4% |
| Grade 9: | 102 | 19.9% | 90 | 18.0% | 101 | 20.1% | 99 | 19.5% | 97 | 19.1% | 97 | 20.2% | 116 | 24.8% |
| Grade 10: | 113 | 22.1% | 111 | 22.2% | 105 | 20.9% | 97 | 19.1% | 103 | 20.2% | 119 | 24.8% | 81 | 17.3% |
| Grade 11: | 97 | 18.9% | 92 | 18.4% | 95 | 18.9% | 86 | 16.9% | 109 | 21.4% | 78 | 16.3% | 77 | 16.5% |
| Grade 12: | 92 | 18.0% | 90 | 18.0% | 93 | 18.5% | 112 | 22.0% | 82 | 16.1% | 77 | 16.0% | 89 | 19.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 258 | 50.4% | 270 | 53.9% | 270 | 53.7% | 263 | 51.8% | 265 | 52.1% | 259 | 54.0% | 239 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 254 | 49.6% | 231 | 46.1% | 233 | 46.3% | 245 | 48.2% | 233 | 45.8% | 211 | 44.0% | 224 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 127 | 24.8% | 114 | 22.8% | 111 | 22.1% | 109 | 21.5% | 94 | 18.5% | 86 | 17.9% | 72 | 15.4% |
| Black: | 45 | 8.8% | 54 | 10.8% | 46 | 9.1% | 47 | 9.3% | 55 | 10.8% | 44 | 9.2% | 41 | 8.8% |
| White: | 327 | 63.9% | 316 | 63.1% | 330 | 65.6% | 337 | 66.3% | 350 | 68.8% | 341 | 71.0% | 344 | 73.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 254 | 49.6% | 286 | 57.1% | 241 | 47.9% | 247 | 48.6% | 229 | 45.0% | 212 | 44.2% | 197 | 42.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 6.6% | 50 | 10.0% | 40 | 8.0% | 35 | 6.9% | 43 | 8.4% | 35 | 7.3% | 33 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.04 | 12.90 | 13.53 | 22.09 | 21.39 | 20.50 | 19.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SOL | ||||||
| 2005 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 77% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 78% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 79% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 83% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 87% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 89% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 90% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 89% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 70.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 81% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 76% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 87% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 87% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 89% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 90% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 90% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 92% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 92% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 92% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 76.1% |
| 2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 74% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 91% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 85% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 88% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 89% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 91% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 89% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 88% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 70.3% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 87% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 88% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 72% | 74% | 91% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91% | 92% | 93% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95% | 96% | 93% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91% | 92% | 95% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91% | 93% | 94% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83.3% | 83.5% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 88% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 71% | 71% | 84% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 88% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 91% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 91% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 91% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 90% |
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 66% | 66% | 69% |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 68.1% | 68.1% | 75.7% |
| 2005 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 83% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 83% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 88% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 88% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 88% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 89% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 91% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 92% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 82.6% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 88% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 87% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 90% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 92% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 92% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 94% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 93% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 80% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 81% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 85% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 86% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 87% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 88% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 90% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 91% |
| 2013 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 83% |
| 2005 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 88% |
| 2006 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 90% |
| 2007 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 94% |
| 2008 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 94% |
| 2009 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 95% |
| 2010 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 94% |
| 2011 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 94% |
| 2012 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 93% |
| 2013 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 88.9% |
| 2005 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 71% | 71% | 75% |
| 2006 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 65% | 65% | 77% |
| 2009 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 86% |
| 2010 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 86% |
| 2011 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 86% |
| 2012 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 85% |
| 2013 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 84.9% |
| 2005 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 83% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 83% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 86% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 77% | 77% | 87% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 87% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 88% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 86% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 69% | 71% | 73% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 67.2% | 72.7% | 75.7% |
| 2005 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 89% |
| 2006 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 91% |
| 2007 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 93% |
| 2008 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 94% |
| 2009 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 95% |
| 2010 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 95% |
| 2011 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 83% |
| 2012 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 84% |
| 2013 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 85.7% |
| 2005 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 85% |
| 2006 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 84% |
| 2007 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 89% |
| 2008 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 91% |
| 2009 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 92% |
| 2010 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 93% |
| 2011 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 81% |
| 2012 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 85% |
| 2005 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 88% |
| 2006 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 66% | 66% | 89% |
| 2007 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 93% |
| 2008 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 93% |
| 2009 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 94% |
| 2010 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 92% |
| 2011 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 72% | 72% | 83% |
| 2012 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 71% | 71% | 85% |
| 2013 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 74.7% | 74.7% | 85.1% |
| 2005 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 88% |
| 2006 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 88% |
| 2007 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 93% |
| 2008 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 92% |
| 2009 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 93% |
| 2010 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 92% |
| 2011 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 93% |
| 2012 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 93% |
| 2013 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 76.9% | 76.9% | 86.9% |
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