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)
510384000412	91	Princess Anne High	Public	9-12	4400 Virginia Beach Blvd	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-5600	1,715	117	14.6	34.0%	838 (48.9%)	320 (18.7%)	199 (11.6%)	162 (9.4%)	6 (0.3%)	12 (0.7%)	178 (10.4%)	$13,058			$1,820			$11,238	69.3	73.2	61	30
510060000231	92	Rustburg High	Public	9-12	1671 Village Hwy	Rustburg	24588	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 332-5171	851	53	16.1	71.3%	651 (76.5%)	89 (10.5%)	54 (6.3%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	$6,754			$167			$6,587	69.2	70.4	81	11
510348001539	93	Twin Springs High	Public	8-12	273 Titan Lane	Nickelsville	24271	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 479-2185	242	24	10.2	77.3%	223 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$10,755			$158			$10,598	69.1	64.2	123	30
510333001476	94	William Byrd High	Public	9-12	2902 Washington Ave	Vinton	24179	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 890-3090	1,127	71	15.9	39.0%	892 (79.1%)	89 (7.9%)	77 (6.8%)	11 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.1%)	$7,279			$125			$7,154	69.1	73.2	62	32
510294001210	95	Chatham High	Public	9-12	100 Cavalier Cir	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 432-8305	617	41	14.9	85.1%	395 (64.0%)	165 (26.7%)	38 (6.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$7,755			$424			$7,331	69	63.9	127	32
510132000607	96	Fauquier High	Public	9-12	705 Waterloo Rd	Warrenton	20186	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 422-7300	1,161	100	11.6	31.5%	700 (60.3%)	103 (8.9%)	252 (21.7%)	18 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (7.3%)	$9,738			$00			$9,738	68.4	66	112	16
510126000532	97	Madison High	Public	9-12	2500 James Madison Dr	Vienna	22181	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 319-2300	2,113	141	15	11.7%	1,237 (58.5%)	37 (1.8%)	331 (15.7%)	329 (15.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	173 (8.2%)	$9,496			$113			$9,383	68.3	76.4	41	56
510258001032	98	Nelson County High	Public	9-12	6919 Thomas Nelson Hwy	Lovingston	22949	Nelson County	Nelson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 263-8317	485	45	10.6	82.7%	349 (72.0%)	61 (12.6%)	50 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$11,924			$406			$11,518	68	69	93	5
510384002323	99	Landstown High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2001 Concert Dr.	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 648-5500	2,212	128	17.2	39.3%	757 (34.2%)	562 (25.4%)	329 (14.9%)	269 (12.2%)	4 (0.2%)	14 (0.6%)	277 (12.5%)	$11,150			$655			$10,494	67.9	64.5	121	22
510384001684	100	First Colonial High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1272 Mill Dam Rd	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 648-5300	1,732	102	17	33.3%	994 (57.4%)	291 (16.8%)	270 (15.6%)	36 (2.1%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	130 (7.5%)	$11,149			$725			$10,424	67	70.6	80	20

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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