First Colonial High

1272 Mill Dam Rd, Virginia Beach VA, 23454 | Virginia Beach City Public Schools | 757-648-5300
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1849
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 92% 17% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
86%Virginia Beach
79%Virginia

First Colonial High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Virginia Beach City Public Schools" in Virginia Beach, VA. There are a total of 1,849 students and 103 teachers at First Colonial High, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

First Colonial High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 92.0%, which is 17% higher than the Virginia average.

First Colonial High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1849
Teachers103
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment647
Taking some courses407
Taking some courses (not tests)250
Passing some courses237
Passing no courses158

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At First Colonial High, there are a total of 647 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 407 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All94%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School94%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All90%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School90%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

First Colonial High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictVirginiaNational
White 66.3% 52.1% 52.2% 51.1%
Black 19.0% 25.6% 23.2% 15.9%
Asian 3.1% 6.3% 6.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 9.3% 10.4% 13.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.5% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.7% 4.6% 4.5% 3.1%

Virginia Beach demographics profile

StatisticVirginia BeachVirginiaNational
Population450,8828,535,519328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,84221891
Median age36.437.837.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)57%57%55%
Speak English88%84%79%
Speak Spanish5%7%13%

Education level achieved in Virginia Beach

IndexVirginia BeachVirginiaNational
Completed 8th grade90.2%85.9%84.3%
Completed high school89.7%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college70.9%64.1%59.4%
Completed associate degree44.6%44.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors34.2%36.9%30.3%
Completed masters11.8%15.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.0%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.0%1.7%1.3%
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Source: The First Colonial High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.