Patrick Henry High

12449 West Patrick Henry Road, Ashland VA, 23005 | Hanover County Public Schools | 804-365-8000
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1408
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 81% 3% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 9 in Ashland
  • Ranked #0 of 2805 in Virginia
Proficiency Averages
80%Ashland
79%Virginia

Patrick Henry High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Hanover County Public Schools" in Ashland, VA. There are a total of 1,408 students and 99 teachers at Patrick Henry High, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Patrick Henry High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 81.0%, which is 3% higher than the Virginia average.

Patrick Henry High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1408
Teachers99
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment274
Taking some courses188
Taking some courses (not tests)90
Passing some courses99
Passing no courses75

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 Patrick Henry High, there are a total of 274 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 188 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All82%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School82%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All80%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School80%

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.

Patrick Henry High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictVirginiaNational
White 80.2% 81.9% 52.2% 51.1%
Black 13.9% 9.5% 23.2% 15.9%
Asian 0.9% 1.7% 6.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.1% 3.5% 13.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.3% 2.7% 4.5% 3.1%

Ashland demographics profile

StatisticAshlandVirginiaNational
Population7,8198,535,519328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,08621891
Median age32.437.837.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)32%57%55%
Speak English87%84%79%
Speak Spanish11%7%13%

Education level achieved in Ashland

IndexAshlandVirginiaNational
Completed 8th grade80.6%85.9%84.3%
Completed high school79.0%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college51.5%64.1%59.4%
Completed associate degree32.6%44.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors24.9%36.9%30.3%
Completed masters10.2%15.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.0%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.1%1.7%1.3%
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Source: The Patrick Henry High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.