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)
510006002028	231	Arcadia High	Public	9-12	8210 Lankford Highway	Oak Hall	23416	Accomack County	Accomack County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 824-5613	713	45	16	116.8%	210 (29.5%)	245 (34.4%)	243 (34.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	$6,632			$343			$6,289	43.4	31.2	275	44
510337000204	232	Rockbridge County High	Public	9-12	143 Greenhouse Rd	Lexington	24450	Lexington city	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 463-5555	994	74	13.4	66.5%	823 (82.8%)	45 (4.5%)	60 (6.0%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.5%)	$7,855			$79			$7,775	43.3	37.5	246	14
510243000993	233	Mathews High	Public	9-12	Rt 198 9889 Buckley Hall Road	Mathews	23109	Mathews County	Mathews County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 725-3702	310	28	11.1	71.9%	260 (83.9%)	20 (6.5%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$12,758			$68			$12,689	42.2	54.5	173	60
510366001602	234	Stafford Senior High	Public	9-12	63 Stafford Indian Lane	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 371-7200	2,117	183	11.5	38.3%	1,069 (50.5%)	394 (18.6%)	407 (19.2%)	91 (4.3%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	149 (7.0%)	$8,023			$259			$7,764	42.1	36.4	250	16
510183000776	235	Patrick Henry High	Public	9-12	12449 West Patrick Henry Road	Ashland	23005	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 365-8000	1,323	95	13.9	33.6%	905 (68.4%)	169 (12.8%)	170 (12.8%)	19 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (4.4%)	$9,057			$490			$8,567	41.9	56	164	71
510009001747	236	Monticello High	Public	9-12	1400 Independence Way	Charlottesville	22902	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 244-3100	1,229	88	13.9	56.1%	744 (60.5%)	151 (12.3%)	209 (17.0%)	37 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (7.0%)	$9,644			$338			$9,306	41.4	30.1	280	44
510108000057	237	Cumberland High	Public	9-12	15 School Rd	Cumberland	23040	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 492-4212	390	37	10.5	98.7%	200 (51.3%)	140 (35.9%)	19 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	$13,948			$1,220			$12,728	41.3	34.6	259	22
510366000591	238	Brooke Point High	Public	9-12	1700 Courthouse Rd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6080	2,150	188	11.4	35.6%	759 (35.3%)	609 (28.3%)	521 (24.2%)	94 (4.4%)	6 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	155 (7.2%)	$6,680			$265			$6,414	41	46.9	207	31
510371002219	239	Lakeland High	Public, Magnet	9-12	214 Kenyon Road	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 925-5790	1,083	73	14.8	63.5%	355 (32.8%)	633 (58.4%)	45 (4.2%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.6%)	$9,575			$293			$9,282	40.6	37.8	245	6
510126000489	240	West Potomac High	Public	9-12	6500 Quander Rd	Alexandria	22307	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 718-2500	2,764	166	16.7	47.7%	911 (33.0%)	455 (16.5%)	1,110 (40.2%)	162 (5.9%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	116 (4.2%)	$10,661			$157			$10,504	40.4	34.7	257	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.