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)
510351001549	141	Strasburg High	Public	9-12	250 Ram Drive	Strasburg	22657	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 465-5195	573	41	13.9	72.9%	468 (81.7%)	27 (4.7%)	57 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	$6,919			$30			$6,888	60.7	62.8	136	5
510369001606	142	Staunton High	Public	9-12	1301 N Coalter St	Staunton	24401	Staunton city	Staunton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 332-3926	822	53	15.5	99.0%	503 (61.2%)	132 (16.1%)	70 (8.5%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (12.7%)	$8,356			$451			$7,905	60.7	59.7	149	7
510030000132	143	Stuarts Draft High	Public	9-12	1028 Augusta Farm Rd	Stuarts Draft	24477	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 946-7600	698	49	14.2	39.0%	582 (83.4%)	25 (3.6%)	41 (5.9%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	$10,635			$790			$9,846	60	54.7	171	28
510144000637	144	Franklin County High	Public	9-12	700 Tanyard Rd	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 483-0221	1,904	166	11.5	74.2%	1,457 (76.5%)	158 (8.3%)	134 (7.0%)	11 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (7.5%)	$8,023			$188			$7,835	59.6	50.3	186	42
510378001643	145	Sussex Central High	Public	9-12	21394 Sussex Drive	Sussex	23884	Sussex County	Sussex County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 246-6051	319	33	9.8	101.3%	60 (18.8%)	224 (70.2%)	18 (5.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.1%)	$2,973			$628			$2,345	59.5	52.4	178	33
510264002344	146	Achievable Dream Middle/High	Public, Magnet	6-12	5720 Marshall Ave.	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 283-7820	488			90.2%	7 (1.4%)	416 (85.2%)	43 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	$9,358			$169			$9,189	59.5	25.8	296	150
510303001268	147	Powhatan High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1800 Judes Ferry Road	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 598-5710	1,404	94	15	25.4%	1,192 (84.9%)	93 (6.6%)	59 (4.2%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.6%)	$7,146			$169			$6,977	59.3	59.6	151	4
510333001465	148	Northside High	Public	9-12	6758 Northside High School Rd	Roanoke	24019	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 561-8155	950	63	15.1	47.4%	513 (54.0%)	181 (19.1%)	123 (12.9%)	63 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (7.2%)	$7,936			$218			$7,717	59.2	61.8	142	6
510313002542	149	Forest Park High	Public, Magnet	9-12	15721 Forest Park Drive	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 583-3200	2,308	131	17.6	34.5%	638 (27.6%)	674 (29.2%)	625 (27.1%)	223 (9.7%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	142 (6.2%)	$7,796			$121			$7,675	58.9	65.9	113	36
510084000324	150	Clover Hill High	Public	9-12	13301 Kelly Green Lane	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6230	1,775	111	15.9	31.2%	883 (49.7%)	452 (25.5%)	235 (13.2%)	101 (5.7%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	92 (5.2%)	$6,293			$93			$6,200	58.7	55.5	166	16

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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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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