📍 4460 Longhill Road, Williamsburg, James City County, 23188
Lafayette High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Williamsburg, James City County. The school has 1,208 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 83% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lafayette High enrolls 1,208 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 22% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 610 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 268 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 195 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 88 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 40 | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
488 of the school's 1,208 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 442 qualify for free lunch and 46 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.
Lafayette High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-10, state senate district 1, state house district 96.
Lafayette High is one of 16 schools in Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, based in Williamsburg, Virginia. The district serves 11,371 students district-wide and employs 828 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,208 students, Lafayette High is larger than the district average of about 711 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small