📍 9300 Geo Wash Mem Hwy, Yorktown, York County, 23692
York High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Yorktown, York County. The school has 1,050 pupils enrolled. It is part of the York County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
York High enrolls 1,050 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 14% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 641 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 146 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 115 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 97 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 44 | 4.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
417 of the school's 1,050 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 353 qualify for free lunch and 64 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.
York High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-10, state senate district 3, state house district 96.
York High is one of 19 schools in York County Public Schools, based in Yorktown, Virginia. The district serves 13,105 students district-wide and employs 935 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,050 students, York High is larger than the district average of about 690 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large