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)
510225002817	191	Tuscarora High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	801 North King Street	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-1900	1,437	131	10.9	35.6%	654 (45.5%)	114 (7.9%)	479 (33.3%)	89 (6.2%)	12 (0.8%)	6 (0.4%)	83 (5.8%)	$16,905			$527			$16,378	51.7	56.1	163	28
510351001543	192	Central High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1147 Susan Avenue	Woodstock	22664	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(540) 459-2161	725	53	13.6	80.0%	526 (72.6%)	34 (4.7%)	140 (19.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$6,883			$57			$6,826	51.5	53.8	176	16
510366001979	193	North Stafford High	Public	9-12	839 Garrisonville Rd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6150	2,045	165	12.3	47.3%	565 (27.6%)	556 (27.2%)	674 (33.0%)	82 (4.0%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	158 (7.7%)	$8,135			$226			$7,909	51.5	46.4	211	18
510219002152	194	Lee High	Public	8-12	200 Generals Lane	Jonesville	24263	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 346-0173	777	42	18.6	100.6%	752 (96.8%)	5 (0.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$6,190			$1,476			$4,714	51.4	63.6	129	65
510225002411	195	Dominion High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21326 Augusta Dr.	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 434-4400	1,482	141	10.5	46.4%	488 (32.9%)	82 (5.5%)	633 (42.7%)	212 (14.3%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.0%)	$16,324			$549			$15,774	51	15.2	319	124
510225002285	196	Heritage High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	520 Evergreen Mill Rd. SE	Leesburg	20175	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2800	1,508	139	10.8	33.8%	660 (43.8%)	125 (8.3%)	387 (25.7%)	239 (15.8%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (5.9%)	$18,302			$519			$17,783	50.8	66.1	110	86
510294001218	197	Gretna High	Public	9-12	100 Gretna Hawk Cir	Gretna	24557	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 630-1800	539	39	13.8	85.5%	342 (63.5%)	166 (30.8%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$7,907			$727			$7,180	50.6	56.6	160	37
510102002111	198	Craig County High	Public	6-12	25239 Craigs Creek Road	New Castle	24127	Craig County	Craig County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 864-5185	261	27	9.6	82.4%	256 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,392			$792			$8,600	50.6	56.5	161	37
510084000766	199	James River High	Public	9-12	3700 James River Rd.	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2420	1,869	119	15.7	33.3%	1,020 (54.6%)	290 (15.5%)	398 (21.3%)	78 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (4.4%)	$5,964			$140			$5,824	49.7	49.7	190	9
510364001881	200	Massaponax High	Public	9-12	8201 Jefferson Davis Hwy	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 710-0419	1,702	128	13.3	67.6%	634 (37.3%)	465 (27.3%)	413 (24.3%)	64 (3.8%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	117 (6.9%)	$7,228			$184			$7,044	49.7	46	214	14

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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.