First Colonial High School has 1,849 learners in grades 9-12.

First Colonial High School placed in the upper 20% of all schools in Virginia for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 30%, and reading proficiency is upper 10%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 85% (which is higher than the Virginia state average of 72%) for the 2016-17 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 92% (which is higher than the Virginia state average of 80%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner: teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Virginia state average of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 38% of the learner body (majority African-American), which is lower than the Virginia state average of 51% (majority African-American).

Upper Placements:

First Colonial High School places among the upper 20% of public schools in Virginia for:

Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Highest reading/language arts proficiency (upper 10%)

First Colonial High School’s learner population of 1,849 learners has decreased by 6% over five school years.

The teacher population of 103 teachers has stayed flat over five school years

First Colonial High School is ranked within the upper 20% of all 1,791 schools in Virginia (based off of cumulative math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of First Colonial High School is 0.57, which is less than the equity score at the state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.