Best High Schools in Virginia

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 329)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
510298001231	51	Poquoson High	Public	9-12	51 Odd Rd	Poquoson	23662	Poquoson city	Poquoson City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 868-7123	669	72	9.3	19.6%	593 (88.6%)	7 (1.0%)	23 (3.4%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.6%)	$8,272			$202			$8,070	75.3	76.1	44	7
510126000535	52	Marshall High	Public	9-12	7731 Leesburg Pike	Falls Church	22043	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 714-5400	2,190	153	14.3	25.3%	913 (41.7%)	153 (7.0%)	506 (23.1%)	464 (21.2%)	10 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	141 (6.4%)	$10,207			$87			$10,121	75.3	76.7	39	13
510111002261	53	Galileo Magnet High	Public, Magnet	9-12	230 S. Ridge St.	Danville	24541	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(434) 773-8186	279	23	12.2	101.8%	114 (40.9%)	106 (38.0%)	34 (12.2%)	19 (6.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$9,920			$54			$9,867	75	77.8	32	21
510225002812	54	Woodgrove High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	36811 Allder School Road	Purcellville	20132	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 751-2600	1,542	129	11.9	13.4%	1,171 (75.9%)	61 (4.0%)	163 (10.6%)	43 (2.8%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (6.2%)	$17,194			$406			$16,788	74.8	74.1	56	2
510408001792	55	Union High	Public	9-12	322 Powell Valley Road	Big Stone Gap	24219	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 523-1290	567	38	15.1	88.4%	509 (89.8%)	26 (4.6%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	$6,464			$01			$6,462	74.8	72.9	66	11
510084002006	56	Midlothian High	Public	9-12	401 Charter Colony Pkwy.	Midlothian	23114	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2440	2,046	133	15.4	14.2%	1,464 (71.6%)	217 (10.6%)	129 (6.3%)	137 (6.7%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	88 (4.3%)	$6,187			$268			$5,919	74.7	78.6	30	26
510009000035	57	Western Albemarle High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5941 Rockfish Gap Turnpike	Crozet	22932	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(434) 823-8700	1,164	75	15.4	13.1%	984 (84.5%)	14 (1.2%)	74 (6.4%)	49 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.4%)	$9,087			$283			$8,804	74.7	66.9	102	45
510189002278	58	Deep Run High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4801 Twin Hickory Rd.	Glen Allen	23059	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 364-8000	2,039	106	19.2	13.7%	946 (46.4%)	176 (8.6%)	141 (6.9%)	668 (32.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	104 (5.1%)	$7,062			$510			$6,552	74.7	77.5	33	25
510366002464	59	Mountain View High	Public	9-12	2135 Mountain View Road	Stafford	22556	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6840	2,207	201	10.9	24.7%	1,129 (51.2%)	274 (12.4%)	539 (24.4%)	64 (2.9%)	8 (0.4%)	9 (0.4%)	184 (8.3%)	$6,867			$219			$6,648	74.6	71.1	78	19
510261002156	60	New Kent High	Public	9-12	7365 Egypt Rd	New Kent	23124	New Kent County	New Kent County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 966-9671	1,115	59	18.8	22.9%	798 (71.6%)	148 (13.3%)	76 (6.8%)	15 (1.3%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	66 (5.9%)	$7,378			$510			$6,869	74.4	71.8	71	11

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SOL Writing, SOL Geometry, SOL Algebra I, SOL Algebra II, SOL Chemistry, SOL Biology, SOL Earth Science, SOL English Reading, SOL Geography, SOL VA and US History, SOL World History I, SOL World History II test scores released by the Virginia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Virginia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Virginia Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.