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)
510264001047	311	Denbigh High	Public, Magnet	9-12	259 Denbigh Blvd	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 886-7700	1,257	91	13.7	69.2%	238 (18.9%)	607 (48.3%)	288 (22.9%)	33 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	83 (6.6%)	$9,827			$285			$9,542	21.5	15.4	318	7
510324002083	312	Huguenot High	Public	9-12	7945 Forest Hill Ave	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 320-7967	1,507	94	16	90.6%	101 (6.7%)	820 (54.4%)	557 (37.0%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.3%)	$10,184			$199			$9,985	21.5	12.2	321	9
510189000804	313	Henrico High	Public, Magnet	9-12	302 Azalea Ave	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 228-2700	1,310	103	12.7	89.8%	130 (9.9%)	927 (70.8%)	91 (6.9%)	113 (8.6%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.4%)	$9,516			$758			$8,758	21.2	19.9	310	3
510324002082	314	Armstrong High	Public	9-12	2300 Cool Lane	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4449	690	67	10.3	92.8%	23 (3.3%)	619 (89.7%)	31 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$12,898			$961			$11,937	20.2	17.7	316	2
510291001198	315	Petersburg High	Public	9-12	3101 Johnson Road	Petersburg	23805	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 862-7096	1,171	78	15	96.1%	46 (3.9%)	966 (82.5%)	130 (11.1%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	12 (1.0%)	$10,764			$820			$9,944	19.7	21.6	307	8
510330001430	316	Patrick Henry High	Public	9-12	2102 Grandin Rd SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2255	2,016	133	15.2	89.0%	860 (42.7%)	801 (39.7%)	225 (11.2%)	42 (2.1%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	83 (4.1%)	$8,219			$497			$7,722	19.5	23.3	300	16
510048000183	317	Brunswick High	Public	9-12	2171 Lawrenceville Plank Rd	Lawrenceville	23868	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 848-2716	422	26	15.9	100.7%	59 (14.0%)	329 (78.0%)	24 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	$10,715			$406			$10,310	19.4	28.6	288	29
510267001104	318	Lake Taylor High	Public	9-12	1384 Kempsville Rd	Norfolk	23502	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 892-3200	1,137	72	15.7	92.7%	124 (10.9%)	766 (67.4%)	154 (13.5%)	37 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.7%)	$9,582			$335			$9,247	18.6	14.6	320	2
510330001438	319	William Fleming High	Public	9-12	3649 Ferncliff Ave NW	Roanoke	24017	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2781	1,909	123	15.5	95.3%	260 (13.6%)	879 (46.0%)	601 (31.5%)	94 (4.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (3.7%)	$8,521			$659			$7,862	18.5	27.6	289	30
510012000054	320	Alexandria City High School	Public	9-12	3330 King St	Alexandria	22302	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 824-6800	4,551	311	14.6	46.6%	1,111 (24.4%)	1,130 (24.8%)	1,922 (42.2%)	247 (5.4%)	7 (0.2%)	8 (0.2%)	126 (2.8%)	$13,072			$275			$12,797	18	21.9	304	16

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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