Tabb High School, Yorktown, VA

At a glance

School district: York County School Division
Grades served: 9-12
School type: Public
Principal: Mary Lugo
Established: 1972
Mascot & colors: Tigers · Black, Orange
Enrollment: 1,153 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 15:1
Classroom teachers: 75.16 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2024-2025)
NCES school ID: 510415001820

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

95%

Mathematics

89%

Science

90%

History & Social Sci.

75%

97%

On-time graduation (2021 entering cohort (2024-2025))

Dropout rate

68%

Earned an Advanced Diploma

College & career readiness

2024-2025

51%

Students in AP courses

17%

Dual-enrollment (college credit)

346

Career & technical credentials earned

AP and dual enrollment expressed as percent of student population; 346 students earned CTE credentials and 110 were CTE completers.

Attendance

2024-2025

12% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Tabb High School

Tabb High School is a public secondary school in the unincorporated community of Tabb in southern York County, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 within the York County School Division. The school opened in 1972 with a design that was innovative for its era, featuring carpeting, movable walls, air conditioning, and tiered instructional spaces. It sits near the site of the Battle of Big Bethel, one of the earliest land battles of the American Civil War.

The school competes in the Virginia High School League and is historically known for its athletics, particularly a football program that won state championships in 1981, 1987, and 1990, and a girls' field hockey program that captured eight state titles between 2009 and 2021. Its campus is located on Big Bethel Road in a suburban area of the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads region.

Athletics & activities

State athletic titles

Girls' field hockey state championships (2009-2021)

Notable alumni

Lori Robinson· U.S. Air Force four-star general; first woman to lead a top-tier U.S. Unified Combatant Command (NORAD/USNORTHCOM)Terry Kirby· NFL running backChris Slade· NFL linebackerWayne Kirby· MLB outfielderLevar Stoney· Former Mayor of Richmond, VirginiaDave Walters· Olympic gold medalist swimmer (2008 Beijing)Shishir Mehrotra· Co-founder and CEO of Coda

Contact

Phone: (757) 867-7400
Office hours: 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Tabb High — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment, teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, free/reduced lunch, charter status, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Tabb High — Accreditation, SOL pass rates, graduation rate, dropout rate, advanced diploma rate, AP/dual enrollment, chronic absenteeism, demographics, CTE credentials2024-2025 link ↗
Tabb High School official website — Phone, office hours, website URL2026 link ↗
Wikipedia - Tabb High School — Founding year, principal, mascot, colors, athletics championships, notable alumni, history/setting2026 link ↗

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