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)
510366001923	101	Colonial Forge High	Public	9-12	550 Courthouse Rd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6115	1,996			25.9%	801 (40.1%)	534 (26.8%)	335 (16.8%)	116 (5.8%)	6 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	196 (9.8%)	$7,824			$240			$7,584	67	66.2	108	7
510300000375	102	Churchland High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4301 Cedar Ln	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 686-2500	1,435	94	15.2	100.2%	275 (19.2%)	986 (68.7%)	81 (5.6%)	15 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.6%)	66 (4.6%)	$8,171			$34			$8,137	66.8	46.6	209	107
510189002837	103	Glen Allen High	Public, Magnet	9-12	10700 Staples Mill Road	Glen Allen	23060	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 501-3300	2,006	112	17.9	29.4%	1,081 (53.9%)	337 (16.8%)	164 (8.2%)	292 (14.6%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (6.4%)	$6,843			$452			$6,391	66.6	69	92	11
510384000434	104	Tallwood High	Public	9-12	1668 Kempsville Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-5700	1,861	119	15.6	43.7%	644 (34.6%)	623 (33.5%)	232 (12.5%)	140 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (0.9%)	205 (11.0%)	$11,112			$711			$10,401	66.5	70.1	84	20
510364002462	105	Riverbend High	Public	9-12	12301 Spotswood Furnace Rd.	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 548-4051	1,995	118	16.9	28.8%	1,149 (57.6%)	285 (14.3%)	352 (17.6%)	50 (2.5%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	151 (7.6%)	$6,027			$139			$5,888	66.4	63	131	26
510339001872	106	Spotswood High	Public	9-12	368 Blazer Drive	Penn Laird	22846	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 289-3100	947	60	15.7	38.3%	581 (61.4%)	37 (3.9%)	241 (25.4%)	42 (4.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.4%)	$7,326			$135			$7,191	66.1	71.1	77	29
510252001016	107	Blacksburg High	Public	9-12	3401 Bruin Lane	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5706	1,321	84	15.7	22.7%	993 (75.2%)	55 (4.2%)	85 (6.4%)	110 (8.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (5.6%)	$7,343			$193			$7,150	66	70.8	79	28
510030000124	108	Fort Defiance High	Public	9-12	195 Fort Defiance Rd	Fort Defiance	24437	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 245-5050	727	51	14.3	40.9%	597 (82.1%)	20 (2.8%)	83 (11.4%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	$9,665			$724			$8,941	66	68.7	95	13
510381001668	109	Tazewell High	Public	9-12	167 Cosby Blvd	Tazewell	24651	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 988-6502	537	39	13.7	83.1%	491 (91.4%)	14 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$7,371			$498			$6,873	66	65.7	114	5
510339002164	110	Turner Ashby High	Public	9-12	800 N Main St	Bridgewater	22812	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 828-2008	994	64	15.4	35.3%	734 (73.8%)	26 (2.6%)	176 (17.7%)	11 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.0%)	$6,898			$93			$6,805	65.9	67.1	100	10

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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.