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Jamestown High School

3751 John Tyler Hwy, Williamsburg, VA 23185 · Home of the Eagles

✓ Fully Accredited · 2025-2026
7/10
Average
GreatSchools

Profile data: NCES & Virginia DOE (sources cited below). Rating: GreatSchools.org, April 2026. School boundaries can change — verify zoning with the district before relying on it.

At a glance

School district
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
Grades served
9-12
School type
Regular public school
Principal
Karen Scott
Established
1997
Mascot & colors
Eagles · Green, Black, White
Enrollment
1,243 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio
17:1
Classroom teachers
72.32 FTE
Accreditation
Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID
510402001665

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025
Reading
91%
Mathematics
92%
Science
88%
History & Social Sci.
42%
95%
On-time graduation (2025 (entered 9th grade 2021))
2%
Dropout rate
61%
Earned an Advanced Diploma

College & career readiness

2024-2025
44.37%
Students in AP courses
5.31%
Dual-enrollment (college credit)

Percent of students enrolled in AP and dual-enrollment courses per Virginia School Quality Profiles.

Attendance

2024-2025

7% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Jamestown High School

Jamestown High School opened in 1997 as the second of three high schools in Williamsburg-James City County, and is named for the nearby Jamestown Settlement. It serves students in grades 9-12 and is part of the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools division.

The school sits on John Tyler Highway (Route 5) in James City County, a suburban setting bordered by wooded and swampy areas just outside the city of Williamsburg. Its athletic teams, the Eagles, compete in the Bay Rivers District within Class 4, Region A of the Virginia High School League.

Athletics & activities

23
State athletic titles
12
Swimming (combined boys' and girls' state titles)

Contact

Phone
(757) 259-3600
Official school website ↗

Data sources

  • NCES Common Core of Data - Jamestown High (510402001665) — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, enrollment total and by grade, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, school type, race/ethnicity counts, lunch eligibility2024-2025 link ↗
  • Virginia School Quality Profiles - Jamestown High — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, on-time graduation and dropout rate, advanced diploma rate, chronic absenteeism, AP and dual-enrollment percentages, demographics, principal2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
  • Wikipedia - Jamestown High School (Virginia) — Founding year (1997), mascot, school colors, setting, athletics state titles2023-2024 enrollment cited; history not dated link ↗
  • Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools - Jamestown — Official school website, principal2025-2026 link ↗

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