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)
510324002070	261	Thomas Jefferson High	Public	9-12	4100 W Grace St	Richmond	23230	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6028	816	73	11.2	80.4%	183 (22.4%)	521 (63.8%)	75 (9.2%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.3%)	$8,488			$154			$8,334	35.2	26.5	293	32
510051000198	262	Grundy High	Public	9-12	1300 Golden Wave Drive	Grundy	24614	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 935-2106	355	29	12.4	97.2%	347 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,187			$688			$6,499	35.2	35.6	253	9
510060000220	263	Altavista High	Public	6-12	904 Bedford Avenue	Altavista	24517	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 369-4768	669	50	13.3	69.1%	402 (60.1%)	181 (27.1%)	29 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.0%)	$7,032			$268			$6,764	34.9	32.3	268	5
510036000151	264	Liberty High	Public	9-12	100 Liberty Minutemen Dr	Bedford	24523	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 586-2541	726	65	11.2	69.3%	574 (79.1%)	85 (11.7%)	21 (2.9%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	$6,181			$436			$5,745	34.7	37.8	244	20
510234000956	265	E.C. Glass High	Public	9-12	2111 Memorial Ave	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 515-5370	1,325	83	16	92.4%	525 (39.6%)	604 (45.6%)	82 (6.2%)	12 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (7.5%)	$7,591			$118			$7,473	34.5	37.2	249	16
510151000661	266	James Monroe High	Public	9-12	2300 Washington Ave	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 372-1100	1,002	78	12.8	84.7%	283 (28.2%)	358 (35.7%)	231 (23.1%)	61 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	64 (6.4%)	$10,034			$358			$9,676	34.2	28.9	287	21
510313001299	267	Gar-Field High	Public, Magnet	9-12	14000 Smoketown Rd	Woodbridge	22192	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 730-7000	2,550	151	16.8	63.3%	181 (7.1%)	528 (20.7%)	1,596 (62.6%)	166 (6.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	76 (3.0%)	$7,957			$132			$7,825	34	19.6	312	45
510387002657	268	Skyline High	Public	9-12	151 Skyline Vista Drive	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 631-0366	893	69	12.9	66.0%	674 (75.5%)	51 (5.7%)	87 (9.7%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (7.8%)	$10,112			$832			$9,280	33.9	41.1	237	31
510018001828	269	Amelia County High	Public	9-12	8500 Otterburn Rd	Amelia Court House	23002	Amelia County	Amelia County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 561-2101	538	36	14.8	86.4%	356 (66.2%)	105 (19.5%)	37 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	$8,498			$229			$8,269	33.9	42.6	230	39
510216000887	270	Lancaster High	Public	8-12	8815 Mary Ball Rd	Lancaster	22503	Lancaster County	Lancaster County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 462-5100	403	33	12.4	100.2%	170 (42.2%)	194 (48.1%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	$9,521			$607			$8,914	33.8	44.7	219	51

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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