John Handley High School

425 Handley Blvd, Winchester VA, 22601 | Winchester City Public Schools | 540-662-3471
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1313
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 79% equal to state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 28 in Winchester
  • Ranked #0 of 2805 in Virginia
Proficiency Averages
74%Winchester
79%Virginia

John Handley High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Winchester City Public Schools" in Winchester, VA. There are a total of 1,313 students and 103 teachers at John Handley High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

John Handley High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 79.0%, which is equal to the Virginia average.

John Handley High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1313
Teachers103
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment313
Taking some courses128
Taking some courses (not tests)171
Passing some courses60
Passing no courses55

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 John Handley High School, there are a total of 313 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 128 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All83%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School83%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All75%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School75-79%

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.

John Handley High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictVirginiaNational
White 54.7% 51.7% 52.2% 51.1%
Black 11.5% 10.8% 23.2% 15.9%
Asian 2.5% 1.8% 6.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 20.7% 26.4% 13.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.1% 0.9% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 9.5% 8.2% 4.5% 3.1%

Winchester demographics profile

StatisticWinchesterVirginiaNational
Population27,9128,535,519328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,03621891
Median age37.337.837.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)47%57%55%
Speak English80%84%79%
Speak Spanish16%7%13%

Education level achieved in Winchester

IndexWinchesterVirginiaNational
Completed 8th grade80.0%85.9%84.3%
Completed high school78.1%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college55.5%64.1%59.4%
Completed associate degree38.9%44.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors31.3%36.9%30.3%
Completed masters13.5%15.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree5.3%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.6%1.7%1.3%
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Source: The John Handley High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.