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)
510225002969	61	Rock Ridge High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	43460 Loudoun Reserve Drive	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 996-2100	1,535	111	13.8	19.7%	305 (19.9%)	184 (12.0%)	161 (10.5%)	800 (52.1%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	76 (5.0%)	$15,254			$482			$14,771	73.7	81.6	14	47
510276001162	62	J.I. Burton High	Public	8-12	109 11th St	Norton	24273	Norton city	Norton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 679-2554	316	24	13.1	98.4%	271 (85.8%)	17 (5.4%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$8,421			$00			$8,421	73.4	72.4	68	6
510348001536	63	Rye Cove High	Public	8-12	164 Eagles Nest Lane	Duffield	24244	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 940-2701	308	23	13.2	77.9%	287 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$8,818			$788			$8,030	73.4	57.9	154	91
510225002865	64	John Champe High	Public	9-12	41535 Sacred Mountain Street	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 722-2680	1,740	126	13.7	19.5%	498 (28.6%)	184 (10.6%)	157 (9.0%)	797 (45.8%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (5.5%)	$13,405			$405			$13,000	73.1	73.2	63	1
510126000561	65	Robinson Secondary	Public, Magnet	7-12	5035 Sideburn Rd	Fairfax	22032	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 426-2100	3,665	179	20.4	14.4%	2,050 (55.9%)	238 (6.5%)	615 (16.8%)	489 (13.3%)	13 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	258 (7.0%)	$9,661			$116			$9,545	72.5	72.1	70	5
510313003025	66	Charles J. Colgan Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	13833 Dumfries Rd	Manassas	20112	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 374-6550	2,945	175	16.8	25.3%	1,230 (41.8%)	542 (18.4%)	642 (21.8%)	271 (9.2%)	8 (0.3%)	9 (0.3%)	243 (8.3%)	$7,316			$61			$7,255	72.4	72.3	69	3
510030000129	67	Riverheads High	Public	9-12	19 Howardsville Rd	Staunton	24401	Staunton city	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 337-1921	447	35	12.9	64.0%	405 (90.6%)	7 (1.6%)	15 (3.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$10,928			$859			$10,069	72.4	73.7	60	7
510252001013	68	Auburn High	Public	9-12	1650 Auburn School Dr	Riner	24149	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 382-5160	387	34	11.3	43.9%	364 (94.1%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$10,230			$46			$10,185	72.2	50.4	184	116
510384002049	69	Frank W. Cox High	Public	9-12	2425 Shorehaven Dr	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-5250	1,648	101	16.2	27.7%	1,079 (65.5%)	194 (11.8%)	193 (11.7%)	56 (3.4%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	115 (7.0%)	$10,565			$653			$9,912	72.1	75.2	50	19
510042000172	70	Lord Botetourt High	Public	9-12	1435 Roanoke Rd	Daleville	24083	Botetourt County	Botetourt County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 992-1261	983	94	10.4	29.1%	793 (80.7%)	28 (2.8%)	75 (7.6%)	17 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.0%)	$7,644			$90			$7,554	72	67	101	31

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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

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