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)
510051000193	181	Council High	Public	8-12	7608 Helen Henderson Hwy	Honaker	24260	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 859-9329	111	10	10.8	99.1%	109 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$9,286			$541			$8,745	53.7	64.6	119	62
510364001873	182	Courtland High	Public	9-12	6701 Smith Station Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 898-4445	1,497	113	13.3	38.0%	589 (39.3%)	357 (23.8%)	357 (23.8%)	76 (5.1%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	112 (7.5%)	$6,419			$119			$6,299	53.3	48.2	197	15
510351001548	183	Mountain View High	Public	9-12	150 Stonewall Ln	Quicksburg	22847	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 477-2732	507	36	14.2	79.3%	379 (74.8%)	6 (1.2%)	99 (19.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$8,533			$42			$8,491	53.3	63.8	128	55
510159000673	184	Narrows High	Public	8-12	1 Green Wave Lane	Narrows	24124	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 726-2384	299	27	11	65.2%	286 (95.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$8,184			$211			$7,974	52.9	61.2	144	40
510056000217	185	Parry McCluer High	Public	8-12	100 Bradford Drive	Buena Vista	24416	Buena Vista city	Buena Vista City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 261-2127	314	100	3.1	89.8%	260 (82.8%)	21 (6.7%)	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$8,771			$545			$8,226	52.5	43.8	225	40
510147000652	186	James Wood High	Public	9-12	161 Apple Pie Ridge Rd	Winchester	22603	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 667-5226	1,463	111	13.2	34.2%	1,138 (77.8%)	39 (2.7%)	201 (13.7%)	28 (1.9%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	49 (3.3%)	$9,106			$134			$8,972	52.2	46.9	208	22
510081000299	187	Indian River High	Public	9-12	1969 Braves Trl	Chesapeake	23325	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 578-7000	1,695	122	13.8	82.6%	410 (24.2%)	849 (50.1%)	204 (12.0%)	55 (3.2%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	170 (10.0%)	$9,709			$281			$9,428	52.2	58	153	34
510147000524	188	Sherando High	Public	9-12	185 South Warrior Drive	Stephens City	22655	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 869-0060	1,642	115	14.2	35.8%	1,056 (64.3%)	88 (5.4%)	346 (21.1%)	43 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	103 (6.3%)	$9,128			$269			$8,859	52.1	55.8	165	23
510138000625	189	Fluvanna County High	Public	8-12	1918 Thomas Jefferson Parkway	Palmyra	22963	Fluvanna County	Fluvanna County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 589-3666	1,431	100	14.3	36.3%	955 (66.7%)	221 (15.4%)	126 (8.8%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	118 (8.2%)	$7,447			$94			$7,353	51.9	48.2	196	7
510126000566	190	South Lakes High	Public	9-12	11400 South Lakes Dr	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 715-4500	2,473	219	11.2	33.3%	1,010 (40.8%)	312 (12.6%)	694 (28.1%)	251 (10.1%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	200 (8.1%)	$9,917			$129			$9,788	51.9	64.6	120	70

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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