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)
510126000463	171	Fairfax High	Public	9-12	3501 Lion Run	Fairfax	22030	Fairfax city	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 219-2200	2,371	129	18.4	32.7%	818 (34.5%)	218 (9.2%)	640 (27.0%)	546 (23.0%)	8 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	139 (5.9%)	$10,011			$96			$9,914	55.3	60.8	145	26
510313001327	172	Woodbridge High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3001 Old Bridge Rd	Woodbridge	22192	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 497-8000	2,905	167	17.4	49.1%	678 (23.3%)	632 (21.8%)	1,143 (39.3%)	271 (9.3%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.1%)	172 (5.9%)	$7,277			$75			$7,202	55.3	47.9	201	29
510219000904	173	Thomas Walker High	Public	8-12	126 Blue Gray Road	Ewing	24248	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 445-4111	278	23	11.9	100.4%	263 (94.6%)	5 (1.8%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,168			$3,536			$4,631	55.1	54.9	168	5
510195000862	174	Highland High	Public	6-12	244 Myers/Moon Rd	Monterey	24465	Highland County	Highland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 468-6320	103	14	7.2	30.1%	98 (95.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$16,345			$318			$16,027	55	57.9	155	19
510156000301	175	Galax High	Public	9-12	200 Maroon Tide Dr	Galax	24333	Galax city	Galax City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 236-2991	378	28	13.7	88.1%	208 (55.0%)	28 (7.4%)	126 (33.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$12,284			$576			$11,708	55	68.9	94	81
510402001773	176	Lafayette High	Public	9-12	4460 Longhill Road	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 565-0373	1,208	71	17.1	40.4%	610 (50.5%)	268 (22.2%)	195 (16.1%)	40 (3.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	88 (7.3%)	$7,705			$153			$7,552	55	55.4	167	9
510313001288	177	Brentsville District High	Public, Magnet	9-12	12109 Aden Rd	Nokesville	20181	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 594-2161	883	63	14	20.2%	588 (66.6%)	44 (5.0%)	171 (19.4%)	37 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.5%)	$9,601			$136			$9,465	54.9	48.1	198	21
510006002003	178	Nandua High	Public	9-12	26350 Lankford Highway	Onley	23418	Accomack County	Accomack County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 787-4514	636	56	11.3	118.7%	213 (33.5%)	255 (40.1%)	154 (24.2%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$7,227			$434			$6,793	54.1	51.9	179	1
510126000497	179	Bryant High	Public	9-12	2709 Popkins Ln	Alexandria	22306	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 660-2001	174	16	10.7		17 (9.8%)	22 (12.6%)	118 (67.8%)	14 (8.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$32,212			$832			$31,380	54	34.9	256	77
510384001675	180	Bayside High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4960 Haygood Rd	Virginia Beach	23455	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 648-5200	1,983	122	16.2	64.9%	528 (26.6%)	857 (43.2%)	288 (14.5%)	120 (6.1%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	179 (9.0%)	$10,767			$655			$10,113	53.7	54.8	169	11

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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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