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)
510324002075	41	Richmond Community High	Public	9-12	201 E Brookland Park Boulevard	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 285-1015	200	28	7	99.5%	51 (25.5%)	115 (57.5%)	19 (9.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.0%)	$10,923			$00			$10,923	76.9	81.1	15	26
510390001745	42	Holston High	Public	9-12	21308 Monroe Rd	Damascus	24236	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 739-4000	245	23	10.6	82.4%	232 (94.7%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$10,124			$77			$10,047	76.9	84.3	7	35
510225003061	43	Independence High	Public	9-12	23115 Learning Circle	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 367-4200	2,013	136	14.8	10.2%	884 (43.9%)	123 (6.1%)	152 (7.6%)	724 (36.0%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	119 (5.9%)	$14,255			$366			$13,889	76.8	71.4	75	32
510159000669	44	Giles High	Public	8-12	1825 Wenonah Avenue	Pearisburg	24134	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 921-1711	656	47	14.1	37.5%	552 (84.1%)	25 (3.8%)	21 (3.2%)	10 (1.5%)	20 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	$6,937			$193			$6,744	76.7	62.4	140	96
510381001661	45	Richlands High	Public	9-12	138 Tornado Alley	Richlands	24641	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 964-4602	636	44	14.4	82.2%	617 (97.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$6,370			$533			$5,837	76.5	62.6	137	92
510225002538	46	Stone Bridge High	Public	9-12	43100 Hay Road	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2200	1,701	131	12.9	15.6%	919 (54.0%)	120 (7.1%)	198 (11.6%)	356 (20.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (6.1%)	$15,088			$462			$14,626	76.4	74.9	52	6
510249001012	47	Middlesex High	Public	9-12	454 General Puller Highway	Saluda	23149	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 758-2132	346	30	11.5	99.4%	257 (74.3%)	56 (16.2%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$14,348			$483			$13,866	76.2	66.7	104	57
510225002451	48	Briar Woods High	Public	9-12	22525 Belmont Ridge Road	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4400	1,757	126	13.9	11.4%	800 (45.5%)	106 (6.0%)	132 (7.5%)	616 (35.1%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (5.5%)	$14,360			$251			$14,109	75.9	81.6	13	35
510408001786	49	Eastside High	Public	9-12	314 School House Hill Dr	Coeburn	24230	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 395-3389	390	27	14.3	83.1%	374 (95.9%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$7,288			$03			$7,286	75.8	76.1	45	4
510225002447	50	Freedom High	Public	9-12	25450 Riding Center Drive	South Riding	20152	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4300	1,998	146	13.7	14.7%	837 (41.9%)	124 (6.2%)	172 (8.6%)	765 (38.3%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	91 (4.6%)	$13,033			$397			$12,636	75.6	68.2	97	47

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.