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)
510384001685	31	Floyd Kellam High	Public	9-12	2665 West Neck Road	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-5100	1,882	108	17.5	13.5%	1,423 (75.6%)	83 (4.4%)	149 (7.9%)	61 (3.2%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.6%)	151 (8.0%)	$10,748			$795			$9,953	78.5	76.5	40	9
510390001749	32	Patrick Henry High	Public	9-12	31437 Hillman Hwy	Glade Spring	24340	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 739-3700	366	32	11.5	65.8%	338 (92.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$8,652			$145			$8,507	78.5	73.9	59	27
510225003079	33	Lightridge High	Public	9-12	41025 Collaboration Drive	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 367-4100	1,771	123	14.3	10.2%	611 (34.5%)	163 (9.2%)	154 (8.7%)	722 (40.8%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	107 (6.0%)	$15,281			$242			$15,039	78.1	70.1	85	52
510126000550	34	Oakton High	Public	9-12	2900 Sutton Rd	Vienna	22181	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 319-2700	2,701	154	17.5	14.6%	1,176 (43.5%)	166 (6.1%)	329 (12.2%)	833 (30.8%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	187 (6.9%)	$8,210			$72			$8,137	77.7	80.6	17	17
510384002166	35	Salem High	Public	9-12	1993 Sun Devil Dr	Virginia Beach	22464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-5650	1,650	108	15.2	36.4%	614 (37.2%)	440 (26.7%)	213 (12.9%)	154 (9.3%)	5 (0.3%)	13 (0.8%)	211 (12.8%)	$11,049			$463			$10,586	77.7	77.4	35
510313002457	36	Battlefield High	Public, Magnet	9-12	15000 Graduation Dr.	Haymarket	20169	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 261-4400	2,322	139	16.6	12.3%	1,326 (57.1%)	202 (8.7%)	311 (13.4%)	301 (13.0%)	5 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	168 (7.2%)	$7,552			$88			$7,464	77.4	78.8	28	8
510384001046	37	Ocean Lakes High	Public, Magnet	9-12	885 Schuman Drive	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 648-5550	1,855	122	15.2	28.7%	1,007 (54.3%)	231 (12.5%)	216 (11.6%)	175 (9.4%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	215 (11.6%)	$11,480			$721			$10,760	77.2	77.5	34	3
510313002850	38	Patriot High	Public, Magnet	9-12	10504 Kettle Run Road	Nokesville	20181	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 594-3020	2,131	134	15.9	20.6%	1,011 (47.4%)	263 (12.3%)	417 (19.6%)	290 (13.6%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	139 (6.5%)	$7,497			$83			$7,414	77.2	76.9	38
510352001558	39	Chilhowie High	Public	9-12	1160 East Lee Hwy	Chilhowie	24319	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 646-8966	393	30	12.9	64.1%	371 (94.4%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$7,470			$671			$6,799	77.2	74.1	57	18
510084002661	40	Cosby High	Public	9-12	14300 Fox Club Parkway	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 639-8340	2,385	143	16.6	14.5%	1,591 (66.7%)	362 (15.2%)	200 (8.4%)	122 (5.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	103 (4.3%)	$5,686			$00			$5,686	77.2	79.7	23	17

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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.