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)
510126000059	71	Chantilly High	Public	9-12	4201 Stringfellow Rd	Chantilly	20151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 222-8100	2,937	181	16.2	20.0%	991 (33.7%)	150 (5.1%)	487 (16.6%)	1,166 (39.7%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	135 (4.6%)	$10,928			$101			$10,828	71.9	69.4	91	20
510415001443	72	Grafton High	Public	9-12	403 Grafton Dr	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0530	1,212			60.0%	692 (57.1%)	125 (10.3%)	132 (10.9%)	106 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	151 (12.5%)	$7,934			$159			$7,775	71.8	79	26	46
510402001665	73	Jamestown High	Public	9-12	3751 John Tyler Hwy	Williamsburg	23135	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 259-3600	1,229	72	17	25.7%	780 (63.5%)	119 (9.7%)	208 (16.9%)	33 (2.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (6.9%)	$7,350			$125			$7,225	71.6	72.9	65	8
510081002031	74	Great Bridge High	Public	9-12	301 West Hanbury Rd	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 482-5191	1,624	110	14.7	24.6%	964 (59.4%)	297 (18.3%)	177 (10.9%)	43 (2.6%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	136 (8.4%)	$9,429			$385			$9,044	71.4	75.3	48	26
510135000618	75	Floyd County High	Public	8-12	721 Baker St. SW	Floyd	24091	Floyd County	Floyd County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 745-9450	701	59	11.9	73.8%	617 (88.0%)	8 (1.1%)	38 (5.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.4%)	$7,444			$105			$7,339	71.4	78.7	29	46
510225003001	76	Riverside High	Public	9-12	19019 Upper Belmont Place	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 554-8900	1,801	128	14.1	17.0%	898 (49.9%)	167 (9.3%)	240 (13.3%)	379 (21.0%)	9 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (6.0%)	$14,052			$481			$13,571	71.4	75.6	47	29
510030000117	77	Buffalo Gap High	Public	9-12	1800 Buffalo Gap Hwy	Swoope	24479	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 337-6021	435	38	11.6	38.6%	405 (93.1%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$11,194			$963			$10,231	71	70.1	86	9
510126000516	78	Lake Braddock Secondary	Public, Magnet	7-12	9200 Burke Lake Rd	Burke	22015	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 426-1000	4,377	260	16.8	20.0%	1,880 (43.0%)	394 (9.0%)	894 (20.4%)	866 (19.8%)	10 (0.2%)	6 (0.1%)	327 (7.5%)	$9,136			$129			$9,007	70.9	64.9	118	40
510415001823	79	York High	Public	9-12	9300 Geo Wash Mem Hwy	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0354	1,050			39.7%	641 (61.0%)	146 (13.9%)	115 (11.0%)	44 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	97 (9.2%)	$8,023			$277			$7,746	70.8	71.6	74	5
510183002338	80	Hanover High	Public	9-12	10307 Chamberlayne Rd.	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-3700	1,427	95	15	18.3%	1,146 (80.3%)	108 (7.6%)	65 (4.6%)	32 (2.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (5.0%)	$7,824			$332			$7,491	70.8	69.9	88	8

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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