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)
510084000342	321	Meadowbrook High	Public	9-12	4901 Cogbill Rd.	North Chesterfield	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 743-3675	1,964	160	12.2	75.5%	114 (5.8%)	784 (39.9%)	992 (50.5%)	27 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (2.3%)	$6,186			$224			$5,962	17	10.6	322	1
510264001451	322	Heritage High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5800 Marshall Ave	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 928-6100	1,076	73	14.6	91.9%	59 (5.5%)	853 (79.3%)	92 (8.6%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.9%)	$8,846			$212			$8,634	16.9	23.6	298	24
510198000867	323	Hopewell High	Public	9-12	400 S Mesa Dr	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 541-6402	1,146	79	14.4	101.0%	245 (21.4%)	717 (62.6%)	143 (12.5%)	9 (0.8%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.0%)	$7,378			$325			$7,053	15.7	18.1	314	9
510111000390	324	George Washington High	Public	9-12	701 Broad St	Danville	24541	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 799-6410	1,288	90	14.2	97.7%	170 (13.2%)	928 (72.0%)	129 (10.0%)	13 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.3%)	$9,717			$370			$9,347	13.7	3.4	325	1
510072000258	325	Charles City County High	Public	7-12	10039 Courthouse Rd	Charles City	23030	Charles City County	Charles City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 829-9249	215	36	5.9	100.0%	48 (22.3%)	122 (56.7%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.0%)	$11,186			$928			$10,258	6.6	20.4	309	16
510084001605	326	Carver College And Career Academy	Public	9-12	12400 Branders Bridge Road	Chester	23831	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 768-6156	286	39	7.3	78.0%	90 (31.5%)	125 (43.7%)	53 (18.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$13,329			$281			$13,048	5	4.3	323	3
510324002081	327	Richmond High School for the Arts	Public	9-12	4314 Crutchfield St	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5037	1,292	94	13.7	86.0%	41 (3.2%)	469 (36.3%)	764 (59.1%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.6%)	$8,923			$586			$8,336	3.7	3	326	1
510111002750	328	R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus	Public	6-12	1005 N. Main Street	Danville	24540	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(434) 799-5249	128	12	11.1		10 (7.8%)	111 (86.7%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)								0.9			(n/a)
510324002307	329	Richmond Alternative	Public	6-12	119 West Leigh Street	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4388	134	5	25.7		0 (0.0%)	124 (92.5%)	5 (3.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$917			$42			$876	0	3.8	324	5

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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.