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)
510240000988	281	Martinsville High	Public	9-12	351 Commonwealth Blvd	Martinsville	24112	Martinsville city	Martinsville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 403-5870	558	40	13.8	100.7%	105 (18.8%)	332 (59.5%)	78 (14.0%)	9 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	$8,917			$549			$8,367	31.2	26.4	294	13
510192000837	282	Bassett High	Public	9-12	85 Riverside Dr	Bassett	24055	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 629-1731	1,140	81	14	99.5%	616 (54.0%)	194 (17.0%)	234 (20.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (7.9%)	$6,615			$385			$6,230	31.2	42.4	232	50
510313002458	283	Freedom High	Public, Magnet	9-12	15201 Neabsco Mills Rd.	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 583-1405	2,341	148	15.7	72.5%	109 (4.7%)	611 (26.1%)	1,368 (58.4%)	163 (7.0%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	83 (3.5%)	$8,547			$263			$8,284	30.4	30.1	281	2
510126000521	284	Lewis High	Public	9-12	6540 Franconia Rd	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 924-8300	1,673	121	13.7	67.7%	197 (11.8%)	180 (10.8%)	906 (54.2%)	346 (20.7%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	36 (2.2%)	$11,891			$164			$11,727	30.4	22.5	302	18
510321001346	285	Rappahannock County High	Public	8-12	12576 Lee Highway	Washington	22747	Rappahannock County	Rappahannock County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 227-0745	308	29	10.5	37.0%	248 (80.5%)	5 (1.6%)	35 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	$14,108			$179			$13,930	30.1	43.2	226	59
510015201883	286	Alleghany High	Public	9-12	210 Mountaineer Drive	Covington	24426	Covington city	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 863-1700	831	65	12.7	82.3%	681 (81.9%)	52 (6.3%)	34 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.3%)	$7,873			$463			$7,410	30	29.6	285	1
510234000960	287	Heritage High	Public	9-12	3101 Wards Ferry Rd	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 515-5400	1,080	79	13.7	94.7%	275 (25.5%)	555 (51.4%)	113 (10.5%)	15 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (11.1%)	$7,984			$133			$7,851	29.9	31.8	271	16
510364002134	288	Chancellor High	Public	9-12	6300 Harrison Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-2606	1,374	90	15.2	70.5%	422 (30.7%)	311 (22.6%)	502 (36.5%)	39 (2.8%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	91 (6.6%)	$6,703			$302			$6,400	29.9	30.2	279	9
510021000065	289	Amherst County High	Public	9-12	139 Lancer Lane	Amherst	24521	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 946-2898	1,243	84	14.8	77.0%	825 (66.4%)	226 (18.2%)	57 (4.6%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	120 (9.7%)	$8,757			$317			$8,439	29.9	33.6	264	25
510084000337	290	Lloyd C. Bird High	Public	9-12	10301 Courthouse Rd.	Chesterfield	23832	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 768-6110	2,127	137	15.5	74.8%	471 (22.1%)	864 (40.6%)	660 (31.0%)	44 (2.1%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	85 (4.0%)	$6,472			$47			$6,425	29.4	31.4	274	16

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About our rankings:

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:

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

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