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)
510239000983	251	Manassas Park High	Public	9-12	8200 Euclid Ave	Manassas Park	20111	Prince William County	Manassas Park City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 361-9131	1,128	67	16.8	78.3%	141 (12.5%)	82 (7.3%)	776 (68.8%)	66 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (5.5%)	$9,137			$202			$8,935	38.3	32.9	265	14
510271001155	252	Northampton High	Public	9-12	16041 Courthouse Road	Eastville	23310	Northampton County	Northampton County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 678-5151	420	36	11.6	100.0%	127 (30.2%)	170 (40.5%)	102 (24.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.3%)	$8,454			$228			$8,226	38	35.4	254	2
510371002426	253	King's Fork High	Public	9-12	351 Kings Fork Road	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 923-5240	1,666	103	16.1	66.4%	282 (16.9%)	1,160 (69.6%)	105 (6.3%)	14 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	98 (5.9%)	$7,850			$209			$7,642	37.5	30.5	277	24
510324002080	254	John Marshall High	Public	9-12	4225 Old Brook Rd	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6052	622	54	11.5	116.2%	86 (13.8%)	474 (76.2%)	32 (5.1%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	$15,644			$1,036			$14,608	37.1	42.1	233	21
510078000273	255	Charlottesville High	Public	9-12	1400 Melbourne Road	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2410	1,405	109	12.8	70.0%	574 (40.9%)	381 (27.1%)	205 (14.6%)	79 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	164 (11.7%)	$10,962			$81			$10,880	36.8	44.4	223	32
510147002337	256	Millbrook High	Public	9-12	251 First Woods Dr.	Winchester	22603	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 545-2800	1,573	120	13	45.8%	753 (47.9%)	84 (5.3%)	631 (40.1%)	42 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (4.0%)	$8,366			$77			$8,289	36.3	54.3	174	82
510360001582	257	Southampton High	Public	9-12	23350 Southampton Pkwy	Courtland	23837	Southampton County	Southampton County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 653-2751	752	48	15.5	74.7%	398 (52.9%)	314 (41.8%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	$7,611			$346			$7,265	36.2	40.6	239	18
510300001255	258	Manor High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1401 Elmhurst Ln	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 465-2907	1,167	90	12.9	101.7%	259 (22.2%)	772 (66.2%)	69 (5.9%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	54 (4.6%)	$8,672			$75			$8,597	36.2	40.1	240	18
510084000340	259	Matoaca High	Public	9-12	17700 Longhouse Lane	Chesterfield	23838	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 590-3108	1,650	116	14.1	74.1%	696 (42.2%)	670 (40.6%)	166 (10.1%)	16 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (5.8%)	$6,609			$160			$6,449	35.4	37.5	247	12
510054000210	260	Buckingham County High	Public	9-12	78 Knights Rd.	Buckingham	23921	Buckingham County	Buckingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 969-6160	685	30	22.8	93.3%	369 (53.9%)	231 (33.7%)	33 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.6%)	$10,442			$334			$10,107	35.3	49.4	191	69

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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.