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)
510192002125	301	Magna Vista High	Public	9-12	701 Magna Vista School Rd	Ridgeway	24148	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 956-3147	1,104	82	13.5	98.0%	566 (51.3%)	309 (28.0%)	148 (13.4%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (6.3%)	$6,871			$625			$6,247	26	46.6	210	91
510126000542	302	Mount Vernon High	Public	9-12	8515 Old Mount Vernon Rd	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 619-3100	1,959	138	14.1	59.8%	310 (15.8%)	421 (21.5%)	1,055 (53.9%)	97 (5.0%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	67 (3.4%)	$12,064			$145			$11,920	25.5	32.1	269	33
510306001271	303	Prince Edward County High	Public	9-12	35 Eagle Dr.	Farmville	23901	Prince Edward County	Prince Edward County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 315-2130	535	31	17.2	100.6%	169 (31.6%)	317 (59.3%)	25 (4.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$11,469			$1,123			$10,347	25.2	18.8	313	10
510393001759	304	Waynesboro High	Public	9-12	1200 West Main St	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 946-4616	905	64	14	86.9%	463 (51.2%)	149 (16.5%)	182 (20.1%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (10.5%)	$7,696			$370			$7,325	24	21.6	306	2
510236000978	305	Osbourn High	Public	9-12	1977 Eagle Way	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Manassas City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 377-7000	2,323	134	17.4	67.3%	274 (11.8%)	201 (8.7%)	1,647 (70.9%)	81 (3.5%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	113 (4.9%)	$10,551			$484			$10,067	23.5	31.4	273	32
510313001321	306	Unity Reed High	Public, Magnet	9-12	8820 Rixlew Ln	Manassas	20109	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 365-2900	2,316	154	15	62.1%	196 (8.5%)	282 (12.2%)	1,647 (71.1%)	123 (5.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	64 (2.8%)	$8,015			$102			$7,913	22.8	23.4	299	7
510189003098	307	Henrico Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3820 Nine Mile Road	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Henrico County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(804) 305-9263	795	72	11		156 (19.6%)	503 (63.3%)	44 (5.5%)	38 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.5%)								22.7	19.7	311	4
510186000782	308	Harrisonburg High	Public	9-12	1001 Garbers Church Road	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 433-2652	1,951	134	14.5	79.3%	577 (29.6%)	210 (10.8%)	1,038 (53.2%)	46 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (4.0%)	$7,922			$355			$7,568	22.4	41.1	236	72
510225000928	309	Park View High	Public	9-12	400 W Laurel Ave	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 434-4500	1,455	143	10.2	89.8%	123 (8.5%)	79 (5.4%)	1,059 (72.8%)	148 (10.2%)	13 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.2%)	$18,655			$521			$18,134	22.3	21.2	308	1
510189000835	310	Varina High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7053 Messer Rd	Richmond	23231	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 226-8700	1,405	100	14	87.1%	211 (15.0%)	1,034 (73.6%)	75 (5.3%)	8 (0.6%)	7 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	67 (4.8%)	$8,691			$702			$7,989	21.6	23.1	301	9

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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.