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)
510273001159	131	Northumberland High	Public	9-12	201 Academic Lane	Heathsville	22473	Northumberland County	Northumberland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 580-5192	383	37	10.4	90.6%	184 (48.0%)	145 (37.9%)	35 (9.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.2%)	$9,424			$427			$8,996	62.7	52.5	177	46
510387001733	132	Warren County High	Public	9-12	155 Westminster Drive	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 635-4144	833	59	14.1	65.3%	660 (79.2%)	32 (3.8%)	83 (10.0%)	10 (1.2%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	37 (4.4%)	$10,536			$407			$10,130	62.5	67.9	99	33
510402002658	133	Warhill High	Public	9-12	4615 Opportunity Way	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 565-4615	1,322	81	16.2	35.5%	718 (54.3%)	265 (20.0%)	156 (11.8%)	38 (2.9%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	133 (10.1%)	$7,288			$20			$7,268	62.5	49.9	189	56
510342001522	134	Honaker High	Public	8-12	1795 Thompson Creek Rd.	Honaker	24266	Russell County	Russell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 873-6363	435	31	14.1	90.1%	426 (97.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$6,730			$337			$6,394	62.3	59.5	152	18
510225000923	135	Loudoun County High	Public	9-12	415 Dry Mill Rd SW	Leesburg	20175	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2000	1,533	128	12	26.2%	893 (58.3%)	86 (5.6%)	357 (23.3%)	105 (6.8%)	11 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (5.3%)	$17,164			$419			$16,745	61.7	60.7	146	11
510371002218	136	Nansemond River High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3301 Nansemond Pkwy	Suffolk	23435	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 923-4101	1,698	109	15.5	64.3%	537 (31.6%)	863 (50.8%)	145 (8.5%)	28 (1.6%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	116 (6.8%)	$7,730			$264			$7,466	61.6	54.6	172	36
510339001492	137	Broadway High	Public	9-12	269 Gobbler Dr	Broadway	22815	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 896-7081	923	63	14.5	41.9%	733 (79.4%)	6 (0.7%)	127 (13.8%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.1%)	$7,127			$187			$6,940	61.3	62.8	135	2
510096000361	138	Colonial Heights High	Public	9-12	3600 Conduit Rd	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 524-3405	876	69	12.7	84.9%	472 (53.9%)	195 (22.3%)	110 (12.6%)	29 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	66 (7.5%)	$10,023			$570			$9,452	61.2	72.9	67	71
510180000747	139	Kecoughtan High	Public	9-12	522 Woodland Rd	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 850-5000	1,564	114	13.7	85.7%	596 (38.1%)	677 (43.3%)	122 (7.8%)	43 (2.7%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	115 (7.4%)	$7,986			$370			$7,616	61.2	63.9	126	13
510183000772	140	Mechanicsville High	Public	9-12	7052 Mechanicsville Pike	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-2200	1,354	97	13.9	27.5%	1,040 (76.8%)	123 (9.1%)	79 (5.8%)	31 (2.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	75 (5.5%)	$8,460			$245			$8,215	61	63	133	7

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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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.