James River High School, 3700 James River Road, Midlothian: grades 9 through 12, 1,786 students in fall 2025. Office: 804-378-2420.
Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: James River High School, Chesterfield County Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile, the federal NCES school directory and the VHSL alignment.
James River High School is a public high school in Chesterfield County Public Schools (CCPS), serving grades 9 through 12. Its mascot is the Rapids and its colors are purple and green, according to the school’s website. Midlothian is unincorporated, so the county school division, not a town, runs the school. Attendance zones follow streets, not ZIP codes or community names: check an address on the division’s School Locator.
Who to call
- Front office: 804-378-2420, open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on school days
- Clinic: 804-378-2420, ext. 4105
- Attendance: 804-378-2420, ext. 4144
- Registering a new student: at the school, after preregistering online, per the CCPS registration page
- Buses: CCPS Transportation, 804-464-3077; option 3 reaches the area office for your school, per the transportation page
- CCPS main line: 804-748-1405
| Address | 3700 James River Road, Midlothian, VA 23113 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| School day | 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Website | jamesriverhs.oneccps.org |
| Division | Chesterfield County Public Schools |
Principal
Principal Amanda Voelker, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 1,786 students in fall 2025, compared with 1,843 in 2024 and 1,872 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile.
- Federal count: 1,869 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 118 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 16 students per teacher.
State report card
Virginia rates each school two ways on its School Quality Profile. Accreditation shows whether the school submitted, and the state approved, the evidence the Standards of Accreditation require. The School Performance and Support Framework gives each school a score and one of four performance levels: Distinguished, Meets Expectations, Approaching Expectations or Needs Intensive Support.
- Accreditation, 2025-26: Fully Accredited
- Framework score: 89.29, rated Meets Expectations, in the division summary
- On-time graduation: 88.3% in 2025-26, after 90.2% in 2024-25 and 92.6% in 2023-24. Of 469 students in the latest cohort, 414 graduated on time and 53 dropped out.
Standards of Learning pass rates (share of tested students who passed):
| Subject | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| English reading | 88% | 90% | 91% |
| Math | 79% | 67% | 69% |
| Science | 67% | 73% | 71% |
The full profile also reports results by student group, attendance, spending and teacher data.
Attendance zone
Use the CCPS School Locator 2026-2027 to see the elementary, middle and high school for an address. According to the division’s zone maps, students from all or part of the Robious Middle and Providence Middle zones go on to James River High. The locator is the final word for any single address.
Calendar and bell times
From the CCPS 2026-27 calendar, approved by the School Board June 3:
- Friday, Oct. 30: end of the first quarter; three-hour early release
- Monday, Nov. 2, and Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school (Nov. 3 is Election Day)
- Friday, Nov. 13: three-hour early release
- Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving holiday
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break
- March 29 to April 2, 2027: spring break
- Friday, June 4, 2027: last day of school; early release
The school day runs 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the school’s website.
Sports and activities
James River High plays in Class 5, Region C, Dominion District, according to the VHSL alignment. The district’s schools are Clover Hill, Cosby, Huguenot, James River, L.C. Bird, Manchester, Midlothian, Monacan, Powhatan and Richmond High School for the Arts.
The school’s athletics site lists baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, crew, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, indoor and outdoor track, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, boys and girls volleyball and wrestling.
James River is home to the division’s Leadership and International Relations specialty center, which ends with a senior capstone service project and an internship. Students visit an open house at the school and apply to the center, according to the specialty center page.
Follow the Rapids on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.
More on Midlothian schools
- The CCPS schools page links every school’s website.
- Every public school in Midlothian, with zones and state ratings.
- Our Midlothian schools guide covers the calendar, registration and the School Board.
Frequently asked questions
What grades does James River High School serve?
Grades 9 through 12. The school is at 3700 James River Road in Midlothian.
How is James River High School rated by the state?
It is fully accredited for 2025-26. In Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 89.29 and is rated Meets Expectations, according to the state’s School Quality Profiles.
What is James River High School’s graduation rate?
88.3% in 2025-26. Of 469 students in the cohort, 414 graduated on time, according to the state’s School Quality Profile.
What time does James River High School start?
The school day runs 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the school’s website.
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