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)
510411001805	1	Rural Retreat High	Public	9-12	321 E Buck St	Rural Retreat	24368	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 686-4143	310	23	13.3	76.1%	294 (94.8%)	5 (1.6%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$8,228			$98			$8,129	92.4	91.1	1
510039003009	2	Bland County High	Public	7-12	176 Eagles Road	Rocky Gap	24366	Bland County	Bland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 928-1100	436	25	17.4	79.1%	351 (80.5%)	31 (7.1%)	23 (5.3%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	$7,771			$223			$7,549	88.8	85	5	3
510126002034	3	Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	6560 Braddock Rd	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 750-8300	2,015	120	16.7	13.0%	385 (19.1%)	106 (5.3%)	138 (6.8%)	1,275 (63.3%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	106 (5.3%)								88.3	89.8	2	1
510415002330	4	York River Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	9300 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy.	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(757) 898-0516	71	64	1.1		49 (69.0%)	8 (11.3%)	6 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.3%)	$23,501			$3,957			$19,544	87.9	35.7	252	248
510324001373	5	Open High	Public	9-12	600 S Pine St	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 780-4661	173	15	11.5	101.2%	77 (44.5%)	60 (34.7%)	29 (16.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$8,460			$00			$8,460	87.5	86.6	3	2
510081002765	6	Grassfield High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2007 Grizzly Trail	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 558-4749	2,306	144	16	17.0%	1,278 (55.4%)	354 (15.4%)	307 (13.3%)	122 (5.3%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	235 (10.2%)	$8,488			$229			$8,260	86.4	85.8	4	2
510294001227	7	Tunstall High	Public	9-12	100 Trojan Cir	Dry Fork	24540	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 724-7111	850	56	15.1	85.8%	610 (71.8%)	124 (14.6%)	78 (9.2%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	$7,297			$234			$7,063	84.4	81.9	10	3
510228000939	8	Louisa County High	Public	9-12	757 Davis Hwy	Mineral	23117	Louisa County	Louisa County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 894-5436	1,617	1	1617	65.1%	1,054 (65.2%)	260 (16.1%)	147 (9.1%)	14 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	138 (8.5%)	$10,108			$00			$10,108	84.4	79.1	25	17
510129000283	9	Meridian High	Public	9-12	121 Mustang Alley	Falls Church	22043	Fairfax County	Falls Church City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 248-5500	887	65	13.7	13.1%	544 (61.3%)	27 (3.0%)	141 (15.9%)	66 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (12.3%)	$14,032			$106			$13,926	83.5	81.8	12	3
510408001789	10	Central High	Public	9-12	5000 Warrior Drive	Norton	24273	Norton city	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 328-8015	663	40	16.5	87.8%	629 (94.9%)	9 (1.4%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	$5,947			$118			$5,829	83.3	80.9	16	6

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.