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)
510045000179	211	Virginia High	Public	9-12	650 Long Crescent Dr	Bristol	24201	Bristol city	Bristol City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 821-5858	625	54	11.5	100.5%	471 (75.4%)	51 (8.2%)	32 (5.1%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (9.9%)	$10,667			$1,404			$9,263	47.6	50.9	182	29
510364001593	212	Spotsylvania High	Public	9-12	6975 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22551	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-3882	1,325	111	11.9	63.3%	812 (61.3%)	160 (12.1%)	205 (15.5%)	22 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	121 (9.1%)	$7,271			$120			$7,151	47.2	50	188	24
510126000423	213	Annandale High	Public	9-12	4700 Medford Dr	Annandale	22003	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 642-4100	2,192	150	14.6	68.3%	272 (12.4%)	303 (13.8%)	1,193 (54.4%)	376 (17.2%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	43 (2.0%)	$11,157			$159			$10,998	47.2	38.4	242	29
510024000076	214	Appomattox County High	Public	9-12	198 Evergreen Avenue	Appomattox	24522	Appomattox County	Appomattox County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 352-7146	718	50	14.2	78.3%	464 (64.6%)	153 (21.3%)	36 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.6%)	$7,555			$330			$7,225	47.1	46.2	212	2
510318003095	215	Radford City Virtual	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1612 Wadsworth Street	Radford	24141	Radford city	Radford City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(540) 731-3647	1,589	39	41		857 (53.9%)	305 (19.2%)	165 (10.4%)	106 (6.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	151 (9.5%)								47	49.1	193	22
510313001857	216	Potomac High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3401 Panther Pride Drive	Dumfries	22026	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 441-4200	2,173	137	15.8	59.0%	203 (9.3%)	943 (43.4%)	697 (32.1%)	202 (9.3%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	121 (5.6%)	$8,357			$95			$8,262	47	42.9	229	13
510084001833	217	Monacan High	Public, Magnet	9-12	11501 Smoketree Dr.	Richmond	23236	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 378-2480	1,643	106	15.4	35.6%	806 (49.1%)	374 (22.8%)	304 (18.5%)	70 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (5.4%)	$6,446			$04			$6,442	46.9	47.2	204	13
510126000461	218	Edison High	Public	9-12	5801 Franconia Rd	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 924-8000	2,285	173	13.2	40.7%	611 (26.7%)	437 (19.1%)	805 (35.2%)	278 (12.2%)	12 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	138 (6.0%)	$11,156			$134			$11,022	46.8	56.6	158	60
510027000111	219	Wakefield High	Public	9-12	1325 S. Dinwiddie Street	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-6700	2,716	152	17.8	33.1%	664 (24.4%)	494 (18.2%)	1,231 (45.3%)	177 (6.5%)	8 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	141 (5.2%)	$9,477			$00			$9,477	46.6	44.6	221	2
510342001514	220	Castlewood High	Public	8-12	304 Blue Devil Circle	Castlewood	24224	Russell County	Russell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 762-9449	295	21	14	90.5%	291 (98.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$8,213			$579			$7,635	46.3	43	228	8

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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