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)
510300001250	291	I.C. Norcom High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1801 London Blvd	Portsmouth	23704	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 393-5442	1,027	75	13.6	100.1%	44 (4.3%)	910 (88.6%)	43 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.4%)	$9,148			$349			$8,799	29.4	17.9	315	24
510141000628	292	Franklin High	Public	8-12	310 Crescent Drive	Franklin	23851	Franklin city	Franklin City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 562-5187	375	33	11.4	101.9%	49 (13.1%)	297 (79.2%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$10,773			$1,395			$9,379	29.3	26	295	3
510126000468	293	Falls Church High	Public	9-12	7521 Jaguar Trail	Falls Church	22042	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 207-4000	2,154	140	15.4	60.8%	317 (14.7%)	118 (5.5%)	1,316 (61.1%)	309 (14.3%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	84 (3.9%)	$11,958			$265			$11,693	28.9	33.6	263	30
510060000233	294	William Campbell High	Public	6-12	474 William Campbell Dr	Naruna	24576	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 376-2015	405	36	11.2	72.1%	244 (60.2%)	128 (31.6%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	$9,183			$164			$9,019	28.8	27.1	290	4
510189000809	295	Highland Springs High	Public, Magnet	9-12	200 S. Airport Drive	Highland Springs	23075	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 328-4000	1,990	113	17.6	91.1%	164 (8.2%)	1,552 (78.0%)	190 (9.5%)	20 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	56 (2.8%)	$7,458			$561			$6,896	28.4	21.6	305	10
510066000238	296	Caroline High	Public	9-12	19155 Rodgers Clark Blvd	Milford	22546	Caroline County	Caroline County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 633-9886	1,278	73	17.5	79.2%	626 (49.0%)	343 (26.8%)	176 (13.8%)	15 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	109 (8.5%)	$7,238			$210			$7,029	28	37.3	248	48
510189000806	297	Hermitage High	Public, Magnet	9-12	8301 Hungary Spring Rd	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 756-3000	1,720	98	17.5	92.2%	397 (23.1%)	700 (40.7%)	414 (24.1%)	96 (5.6%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	103 (6.0%)	$8,505			$730			$7,775	27.6	27	291	6
510207000878	298	Central High	Public	7-12	17024 The Trail	King and Queen Court House	23085	King and Queen County	King and Queen County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 785-6102	271	28	9.8	103.7%	122 (45.0%)	89 (32.8%)	21 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (13.7%)	$12,849			$314			$12,535	27.4	34.6	258	40
510264001076	299	Warwick High	Public	9-12	51 Copeland Lane	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 591-4700	1,605	101	15.9	91.7%	360 (22.4%)	843 (52.5%)	272 (16.9%)	24 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	98 (6.1%)	$8,397			$253			$8,144	27.3	30	282	17
510126001099	300	Mountain View High	Public	9-12	5775 Spindle Ct	Centreville	20121	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 227-2316	142	20	7	54.2%	19 (13.4%)	13 (9.2%)	99 (69.7%)	7 (4.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$37,075			$1,043			$36,032	26			(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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Educational resources:

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

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.