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)
510411001801	111	George Wythe High	Public	9-12	1 Maroon Way	Wytheville	24382	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 228-3157	462	32	14.4	73.4%	390 (84.4%)	46 (10.0%)	12 (2.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$7,844			$126			$7,718	65.7	75.2	49	62
510060000223	112	Brookville High	Public	9-12	100 Laxton Rd	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 239-2636	971	69	14.1	69.0%	679 (69.9%)	133 (13.7%)	80 (8.2%)	19 (2.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.7%)	$6,247			$339			$5,908	65.6	66.5	105	7
510415001812	113	Bruton High	Public, Magnet	9-12	185 East Rochambeau Dr	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 220-4050	711			41.5%	334 (47.0%)	154 (21.7%)	112 (15.8%)	19 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	88 (12.4%)	$10,781			$335			$10,446	65.2	56.6	159	46
510027000112	114	Washington-Liberty High	Public	9-12	1301 N Stafford St	Arlington	22201	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-6200	2,715	171	15.8	24.1%	1,143 (42.1%)	216 (8.0%)	902 (33.2%)	247 (9.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	203 (7.5%)	$9,380			$06			$9,373	65.1	63	132	18
510201000877	115	Windsor High	Public	9-12	24 Church Street	Windsor	23487	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 242-6172	527	36	14.5	39.3%	381 (72.3%)	85 (16.1%)	23 (4.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.1%)	$7,845			$00			$7,845	65	76	46	69
510294001214	116	Dan River High	Public	9-12	100 Dan River Wildcat Cir	Ringgold	24586	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 822-7081	617	45	13.8	80.4%	383 (62.1%)	188 (30.5%)	22 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.4%)	$7,759			$334			$7,425	64.9	71.7	73	43
510346002043	117	Salem High	Public	9-12	400 Spartan Dr	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2437	1,227	102	12	39.1%	837 (68.2%)	179 (14.6%)	103 (8.4%)	39 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (5.5%)	$7,973			$206			$7,767	64.8	69.8	89	28
510285001180	118	Luray High	Public	9-12	243 Bulldog Drive	Luray	22835	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 743-3800	499	35	14.3	69.3%	446 (89.4%)	13 (2.6%)	20 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	$6,682			$00			$6,682	64.8	62.9	134	16
510333001457	119	Glenvar High	Public	9-12	4549 Malus Dr	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6536	627	45	13.8	31.7%	555 (88.5%)	18 (2.9%)	26 (4.1%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	$8,666			$226			$8,440	64.7	77.3	37	82
510201000875	120	Smithfield High	Public	9-12	14171 Turner Dr	Smithfield	23430	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 357-3108	1,347	78	17.2	33.4%	721 (53.5%)	407 (30.2%)	88 (6.5%)	17 (1.3%)	9 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	101 (7.5%)	$6,704			$105			$6,600	64.7	47.4	202	82

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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