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)
510114002981	121	Ridgeview High	Public	9-12	310 Wolfpack Way	Clintwood	24228	Dickenson County	Dickenson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 835-1600	592	58	10.2	88.7%	578 (97.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$10,699			$00			$10,699	64.6	62.5	139	18
510075000270	122	Randolph-Henry High	Public	9-12	755 David Bruce Ave	Charlotte C H	23923	Charlotte County	Charlotte County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 542-4111	478	41	11.8	84.3%	302 (63.2%)	138 (28.9%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$7,250			$516			$6,734	64.5	66.2	109	13
510324002214	123	Franklin Military Academy	Public	6-12	701 North 37th Street	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4968	293	50	5.9	99.3%	35 (11.9%)	177 (60.4%)	72 (24.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$10,735			$506			$10,229	64.2	70.2	83	40
510246003090	124	Mecklenburg County High	Public	9-12	25001 Hwy 58	Baskerville	23915	Mecklenburg County	Mecklenburg County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(434) 738-6111	1,163	69	16.7	88.3%	558 (48.0%)	482 (41.4%)	57 (4.9%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.6%)								64.1			(n/a)
510384001694	125	Kempsville High	Public	9-12	5194 Chief Trail	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-5450	2,006	113	17.8	42.0%	908 (45.3%)	533 (26.6%)	295 (14.7%)	81 (4.0%)	6 (0.3%)	15 (0.7%)	168 (8.4%)	$10,615			$756			$9,859	64.1	64.4	122	3
510033000139	126	Bath County High	Public	8-12	464 Charger Lane	Hot Springs	24445	Bath County	Bath County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 839-2431	184			77.2%	167 (90.8%)	6 (3.3%)	7 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$13,266			$359			$12,907	63.8	57.9	156	30
510225000913	127	Broad Run High	Public	9-12	21670 Ashburn Rd	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2300	1,583	121	13.1	26.8%	657 (41.5%)	173 (10.9%)	250 (15.8%)	396 (25.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	99 (6.3%)	$15,362			$310			$15,052	63.3	75.1	51	76
510030000138	128	Wilson Memorial High	Public	9-12	189 Hornet Rd	Fishersville	22939	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 886-4286	858	57	15.1	39.2%	690 (80.4%)	52 (6.1%)	57 (6.6%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.7%)	$9,461			$641			$8,820	63.2	63.5	130	2
510036002175	129	Jefferson Forest High	Public	9-12	1 Cavalier Circle	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 525-2674	1,309	88	14.8	23.3%	1,012 (77.3%)	101 (7.7%)	64 (4.9%)	60 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (5.3%)	$4,861			$425			$4,436	62.9	65.3	116	13
510081000312	130	Western Branch High	Public	9-12	1968 Bruin Pl	Chesapeake	23321	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 638-7900	2,121	138	15.4	36.7%	827 (39.0%)	863 (40.7%)	157 (7.4%)	74 (3.5%)	12 (0.6%)	9 (0.4%)	179 (8.4%)	$9,002			$296			$8,706	62.8	68.2	98	32

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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.