Atlee High School

Atlee High School
Location
9414 Atlee Station Road

Mechanicsville
,
Virginia
23116

United States

37°39′54″N 77°24′37″W / 37.66500°N 77.41028°W / 37.66500; -77.41028
Information
School typePublic, High school
Motto"Students today, leaders tomorrow, Raiders forever"
Founded1991
LocaleSuburban, Large
School district
Hanover County Public Schools
NCES District ID
5101830
SuperintendentLisa Pennycuff
NCES School ID
510183000114
Principal
John Wheeler
Teaching staff
96.63 (on an FTE basis)
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,470 (2024–25)
Student to teacher ratio
15.21
ColorsRoyal blue, black, white, and silver
    
Athletics conference
Virginia High School League, Class 4 Region B
MascotRaider
RivalHanover High School, Mechanicsville High School
Feeder schools
Chickahominy Middle School
Websiteahs.hcps.us

Atlee High School is a public high school in Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States. Opened in 1991, it is one of four high schools in Hanover County Public Schools and serves central Hanover County. John Wheeler is the principal.

History

Atlee High School opened in the fall of 1991 with a faculty of 75 and an enrollment of 920 students in grades 9 through 12, relieving crowding at Lee-Davis High School as the Mechanicsville area grew. The school became an authorized International Baccalaureate World School in January 2000. By its 33rd year the school enrolled about 1,460 students with a faculty of 166.

Campus

The school is located on Atlee Station Road in the Atlee area of Mechanicsville, adjacent to Chickahominy Middle School, its feeder school. In 2022, the school's patriotic turf design for its homecoming football game won the Sports Field Management Association's national Stars and Stripes contest.

Academics

Atlee offers Advanced Placement courses, dual enrollment through the Advance College Academy, and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The school is fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for the 2025–26 school year. In its 2026–27 rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked Atlee 29th among Virginia high schools and 1,209th nationally, reporting a 95 percent graduation rate and a 59 percent Advanced Placement participation rate. Of the 383 graduates in the class of 2024, 76 percent enrolled in four-year institutions. In 2021 the school was named a Blue Star School by Working in Support of Education for student performance on its financial literacy certification test, one of 74 schools nationally to receive the designation.

Athletics

The Raiders compete in the Virginia High School League in Class 4, Region B. The school offers the following sports:

State championships

In 2024, Atlee won two VHSL Class 4 state championships on the same day: the baseball team defeated Courtland 12–2 and the boys' lacrosse team defeated Loudoun County 13–6. The boys' volleyball team won the Class 4 state championship in 2025.

Student activities

The school offers the following clubs and organizations:

The school also has band, chorus, orchestra, and theater programs. In 2022, Atlee students were among five Hanover County students to earn top honors at the DECA International Career Development Conference.

Performing arts

Atlee has three competitive show choirs: the mixed-gender Illusion and the women's-only Elegance and Serenade. The school also fields a competitive marching band.[citation needed]

Demographics

In the 2024–25 school year, the school enrolled 1,470 students: 354 in grade 9, 366 in grade 10, 389 in grade 11, and 361 in grade 12. The student body was 77.8 percent White, 7.8 percent Black, 5.3 percent multiracial, 4.5 percent Hispanic, and 4.5 percent Asian.

Notable alumni

References

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