John Handley High School serves 1,313 learners in grades 9-12.

John Handley High School placed in the lower 50% of all schools in Virginia for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is upper 30%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 66% (which is lower than the Virginia state average of 72%) for the 2016-17 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 87% (which is higher than the Virginia state average of 80%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the Virginia state average of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 56% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is higher than the Virginia state average of 51% (majority African-American and Latino).

School Overview: John Handley High School’s learner population of 1,313 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

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

School Comparison: John Handley High School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 1,791 schools in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of John Handley High School is 0.69, which is more than the equity score at state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to John Handley High School is James Wood High School (2.4 miles away)

The closest middle school is James Wood Middle School (1.0 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Garland R. Quarles Elementary School (0.4 miles away)