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)
510384002957	81	Green Run Collegiate	Public, Charter	9-12	1700 Dahlia Drive	Virginia Beach	23453	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(757) 263-1264	370	34	10.9	70.8%	112 (30.3%)	136 (36.8%)	52 (14.1%)	20 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.2%)	$12,328			$493			$11,835	70.7	73.9	58	23
510009000030	82	Community Lab School	Public, Charter	6-12	1200 Forest Street	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(434) 296-3090	192	17	11.2	7.3%	132 (68.8%)	11 (5.7%)	22 (11.5%)	7 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.9%)	$15,058			$33			$15,025	70.7	79.6	24	58
510231000944	83	Central High	Public	9-12	131 K-V Rd	Victoria	23974	Lunenburg County	Lunenburg County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 696-2137	495	34	14.4	98.0%	253 (51.1%)	152 (30.7%)	60 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.6%)	$8,318			$331			$7,987	70.7	50.8	183	100
510069000242	84	Carroll County High	Public	9-12	100 Cavs Lane	Hillsville	24343	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 728-2125	1,069	83	12.8	81.1%	961 (89.9%)	6 (0.6%)	78 (7.3%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	$7,450			$221			$7,229	70.6	56.4	162	78
510087002100	85	Clarke County High	Public	9-12	627 Mosby Blvd.	Berryville	22611	Clarke County	Clarke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 955-6130	693	52	13.2	26.8%	532 (76.8%)	19 (2.7%)	83 (12.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (7.2%)	$8,836			$203			$8,632	70.5	68.6	96	11
510225000924	86	Loudoun Valley High	Public	9-12	340 N Maple Ave	Purcellville	20132	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2400	1,178	98	12	15.2%	905 (76.8%)	36 (3.1%)	142 (12.1%)	34 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.1%)	$16,558			$376			$16,182	70.2	71.3	76	10
510313003083	87	Gainesville High	Public, Magnet	9-12	13150 University Boulevard	Gainesville	20155	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 248-3200	2,038	127	16	24.4%	868 (42.6%)	309 (15.2%)	369 (18.1%)	325 (15.9%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	155 (7.6%)								69.8	66	111	24
510339002803	88	East Rockingham High	Public	9-12	250 Eagle Rock Road	Elkton	22827	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 298-7450	778	49	15.9	42.5%	605 (77.8%)	22 (2.8%)	91 (11.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.9%)	$7,551			$382			$7,170	69.8	66.5	106	18
510132002785	89	Kettle Run High	Public	9-12	7403 Academic Avenue	Nokesville	20181	Prince William County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 422-7330	1,207	86	13.9	13.3%	934 (77.4%)	37 (3.1%)	152 (12.6%)	32 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.3%)	$8,304			$00			$8,304	69.6	77.3	36	53
510189001851	90	Mills E. Godwin High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2101 Pump Rd	Richmond	23238	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 750-2600	1,773	98	18.1	26.3%	1,090 (61.5%)	169 (9.5%)	146 (8.2%)	263 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (5.9%)								69.4	70.1	87	3

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