Charlottesville High School: zone, report card and calendar

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: Charlottesville High School, Charlottesville City Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile, the federal NCES school directory and the VHSL alignment.

Charlottesville High School (CHS) is the city’s only public high school. It serves grades 9 to 12 on Melbourne Road for Charlottesville City Schools, and every student who lives in the city goes there after Charlottesville Middle School. Its teams are the Black Knights.

Who to call

• Front office: 434-245-2410, chs@charlottesvilleschools.org
• Registrar (new students): Ashley Rasmussen, 434-245-2410
• Division office: 434-245-2400, 1562 Dairy Road
• Director of Student Services (enrollment questions): 434-245-2405
• Buses: the city’s Pupil Transportation Department runs school buses; walk zone questions go to 434-245-2400

Principal

Principal Justin Malone, according to the school’s website. The page says he became principal in 2024 after seven years as principal of Jackson-Via Elementary, and was an assistant principal at CHS from 2013 to 2017. Teresa Bryant, Nytasha Garland and Yumeca Webb-Jordan are assistant principals, and Andy Jones is director of student activities.

Enrollment and teachers

• State count: 1,446 students in fall 2025, up from 1,441 in 2024 and 1,411 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile. Fall 2025 broke down as 366 ninth graders, 382 in 10th grade, 340 in 11th and 358 in 12th.
• Federal count: 1,405 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 13 students per teacher.

State report card

Virginia rates schools two ways. Accreditation checks that a school has the programs, staff and facilities the state’s Standards of Accreditation require. The newer School Performance and Support Framework gives each school a score with a target of 80 points; points are “assigned based on items ranging from test scores to attendance,” and the measures differ for high schools, the division explained when the results came out Oct. 7.

• Accreditation, 2025-26: Fully Accredited
• Framework score: 83.43, rated Approaching Expectations, in the division summary. The division says a school drops one level when at least one student group is identified as needing targeted support, which is why some schools above 80 points are not rated Meets Expectations.
• On-time graduation: 90%. Of 391 students in the 2025-26 cohort, 350 graduated, 203 of them with an advanced diploma and 142 with a standard diploma; 17 dropped out.

Standards of Learning pass rates (share of tested students who passed):

In 2025-26, 582 students (40%) took an Advanced Placement test, up from 500 in 2023-24. The full profile also reports attendance, college enrollment, career credentials and teacher data.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

The whole city is one high school zone. According to the division’s attendance zones page, students go from their neighborhood elementary school to Charlottesville Middle School (grades 6-8) and then to CHS. Students who live outside the city can apply to attend as nonresident students; see the enrollment hub.

The division’s elementary rezoning plan, which takes effect in stages in August 2027 and August 2029 at the earliest, changes only elementary zones and does not affect which high school city students attend.

Calendar and bell times

From the division’s 2026-27 calendar:

• Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 2-3: no school for students (staff days; Nov. 3 is Election Day)
• Thursday, Nov. 26: Thanksgiving; the full break is marked on the calendar PDF
• Friday, Dec. 18: second grading period ends
• Wednesday, May 26, 2027: graduation, tentatively
• Friday, May 28, 2027: last day of school

The school day runs 9:05 a.m. to 4 p.m., with doors open at 8:30 a.m. and early dismissal at 1:40 p.m., according to the school’s calendar and schedules page, which also links the 2026-27 bell schedule.

Sports and activities

CHS plays in Class 4, Region D, Jefferson District, according to the VHSL alignment. The Jefferson District’s other schools are Albemarle, Fluvanna County, Goochland, Louisa County, Monticello, Orange County and Western Albemarle.

The school’s athletics, activities and clubs page lists junior varsity and varsity teams in baseball, basketball, cheerleading (competition and sideline), cross country, field hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, volleyball and wrestling. Players must take at least five classes and have passed five the previous semester. Activities include the Marching Knights and other bands, choirs, orchestra, theater and a student-run urban farm.

Programs the school names include Advanced Placement courses, career and technical education pathways, dual enrollment and dual-degree programs with Piedmont Virginia Community College, AVID, and classes at the Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center.

Follow the Black Knights on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.

More on Charlottesville schools

• The school’s website and its state School Quality Profile
• Every public school in Charlottesville
• Our Charlottesville schools guide for enrollment documents and School Board meetings

Frequently asked questions

What grades does Charlottesville High School serve?

Grades 9 through 12. It is the only high school in Charlottesville City Schools, and every city student goes there after Charlottesville Middle School.

How is Charlottesville High School rated by the state?

It is fully accredited. In the Virginia School Performance and Support Framework results announced Oct. 7, it scored 83.43 and is rated Approaching Expectations.

What is Charlottesville High School’s graduation rate?

90%. Of the 391 students in the 2025-26 cohort, 350 graduated on time, according to the state’s School Quality Profile.

What time does Charlottesville High School start?

The school day runs from 9:05 a.m. to 4 p.m., with doors open at 8:30 a.m. Early dismissal is at 1:40 p.m.