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)
510252002541	271	Eastern Montgomery High	Public	9-12	4695 Crozier Rd	Elliston	24087	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 268-3010	282	28	9.9	62.4%	253 (89.7%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$10,354			$50			$10,305	33.6	44.6	220	51
510126000505	272	Justice High	Public	9-12	3301 Peace Valley Ln	Falls Church	22044	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 824-3900	2,362	147	16	66.8%	470 (19.9%)	238 (10.1%)	1,360 (57.6%)	248 (10.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	41 (1.7%)	$11,096			$167			$10,928	33.1	32.6	267	5
510267001098	273	Granby High	Public	9-12	7101 Granby St	Norfolk	23505	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 451-4110	1,837	118	15.5	94.3%	482 (26.2%)	916 (49.9%)	245 (13.3%)	48 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.6%)	132 (7.2%)	$7,177			$66			$7,110	33	25.4	297	24
510267001122	274	Norview High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6501 Chesapeake Blvd	Norfolk	23513	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 852-4500	1,915	118	16.2	96.7%	382 (19.9%)	976 (51.0%)	345 (18.0%)	56 (2.9%)	12 (0.6%)	7 (0.4%)	137 (7.2%)	$6,727			$295			$6,432	32.5	29.8	283	9
510267001079	275	Booker T Washington High	Public	9-12	1111 Park Ave	Norfolk	23504	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 628-3575	947	62	15.2	93.9%	66 (7.0%)	769 (81.2%)	48 (5.1%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	46 (4.9%)	$8,718			$554			$8,164	32.3	29.1	286	11
510036000156	276	Staunton River High	Public	9-12	1095 Golden Eagle Dr	Moneta	24121	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 297-7151	889	67	13.2	68.8%	744 (83.7%)	46 (5.2%)	51 (5.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.8%)	$5,694			$484			$5,210	31.9	31.5	272	4
510279001942	277	Nottoway High	Public	9-12	5267 Old Nottoway Rd	Crewe	23930	Nottoway County	Nottoway County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 292-5373	536	41	13	98.5%	223 (41.6%)	241 (45.0%)	37 (6.9%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	$7,052			$00			$7,052	31.8	22	303	26
510009000015	278	Albemarle High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2775 Hydraulic Road	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(434) 975-9300	1,987	134	14.8	33.7%	979 (49.3%)	337 (17.0%)	378 (19.0%)	157 (7.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (6.7%)	$9,734			$156			$9,579	31.5	42.5	231	47
510264001063	279	Menchville High	Public	9-12	275 Menchville Rd	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7722	1,788	103	17.3	87.4%	607 (33.9%)	627 (35.1%)	368 (20.6%)	56 (3.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	123 (6.9%)	$8,227			$389			$7,838	31.5	33.7	262	17
510225003084	280	W.O. Robey High	Public	9-12	21328 Augusta Drive	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 434-4500	31	12	2.6		1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (90.3%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								31.4			(n/a)

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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.