📍 1 Green Wave Lane, Narrows, Giles County, 24124
Narrows High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Narrows, Giles County. The school has 411 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Giles County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Narrows High enrolls 411 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 6.1% Black or African American and 3.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 341 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
144 of the school's 411 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 135 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Narrows High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 12.
Narrows High is one of 6 schools in Giles County Public Schools, based in Pearisburg, Virginia. The district serves 3,575 students district-wide and employs 193 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 411 students, Narrows High is smaller than the district average of about 596 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant