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Best Public Schools in Charlottesville city, VA

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Schools

5,711

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedVirginia L. Murray Elementary11^th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Trailblazer Elementary up 147 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Charlottesville Middle 8.1 students per teacher

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Writing (2026)			SOL Geometry (2026)				SOL Algebra I (2026)						SOL Algebra II (2026)			SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Chemistry (2026)		SOL Biology (2026)				SOL Science (2026)		SOL Earth Science (2026)				SOL English Reading (2026)									SOL VA and US History (2026)		SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	SOL VA Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 7th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 12th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Chemistry 9th Grade	SOL Chemistry 10th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 9th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Charlottesville Hosp. Ep.	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2270 Ivy Road	Charlottesville	22908	Charlottesville city	University of Virginia	No	No	No	No	(434) 924-5437																			(n/a)
Virginia L. Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3251 Morgantown Road	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 977-4599	273	20	13.5	11.7%	203 (74.4%)	9 (3.3%)	19 (7.0%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.1%)	93.2	11^th of 1111 public elementary schools	99.0%		91.7	25^th of 1110 public elementary schools	97.7%	14																	98.1	95.0	93.1										93.1						94.2	98.3	89.7											93.1	$15,522	$625	$14,897
Jackson P. Burley Middle	Public	6-8	901 Rose Hill Drive	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 295-5101	534	43	12.3	63.1%	211 (39.5%)	106 (19.9%)	132 (24.7%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.5%)	39.8	287^th of 416 public middle schools	31.0%		41.2	271^st of 419 public middle schools	35.3%	16				≥ 50%	95.8			100.0	89.5											61.9	45.6	35.7								61.5								69.5	71.1	69.4						62.4			$14,355	$576	$13,779
Leslie H. Walton Middle	Public	6-8	4217 Red Hill Rd	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 977-5615	339	33	10.2	56.9%	238 (70.2%)	31 (9.1%)	44 (13.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	43.7	270^th of 416 public middle schools	35.1%		44.5	251^st of 419 public middle schools	40.1%	19					100.0			100.0	95.2											66.2	33.8	34.6								64.9								66.2	64.7	75.2						73.2			$18,712	$738	$17,974
Community Lab School	Public, Charter	6-12	1200 Forest Street	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(434) 296-3090	177	18	9.7	5.1%	127 (71.8%)	12 (6.8%)	18 (10.2%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.9%)	74.5	60^th of 331 public high schools	81.9%		77.4	38^th of 328 public high schools	88.4%	22		88.0			100.0	76.9		100.0	60.0	≥ 50%		< 50%		466.0						96.6						≥ 50%	< 50%			75.9	92.0	≥ 50%						96.6	96.7	96.6		96.0							$19,138	$838	$18,300
Monticello High	Public	9-12	1400 Independence Way	Charlottesville	22902	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 244-3100	1,184	84	14.1	31.8%	686 (57.9%)	143 (12.1%)	247 (20.9%)	35 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (6.0%)	54.3	182^nd of 331 public high schools	45.0%		40	246^th of 328 public high schools	25.0%	64	< 50%	78.6	429.0			90.7	≥ 50%			84.4	100.0	82.4	≥ 50%	100.0	≥ 50%	< 50%							≥ 50%	≥ 50%	86.4	58.2	420.0	≥ 50%			70.2	50.0	393.0	439.0							< 50%	90.2	76.5	< 50%	< 50%				$14,415	$265	$14,150
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1757 Avon Street Extended	Charlottesville	22902	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 293-7455	769	57	13.4	64.6%	348 (45.3%)	114 (14.8%)	208 (27.0%)	38 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.7%)	37.7	760^th of 1111 public elementary schools	31.6%		30	828^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.4%	68																	66.2	65.9	67.0										63.1						65.9	67.5	69.9											67.1	$19,014	$817	$18,197
Tall Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1645 Cherry Avenue	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2417	327	28	11.6	78.9%	105 (32.1%)	88 (26.9%)	47 (14.4%)	28 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (18.0%)	28.4	859^th of 1111 public elementary schools	22.7%		17	962^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	13.3%	103																	53.7	64.0																	48.2	67.4											84.9
Charlottesville Middle	Public	7-8	1000 Cherry Avenue	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2411	563	69	8.1	74.2%	203 (36.1%)	149 (26.5%)	84 (14.9%)	45 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (14.6%)	37.3	300^th of 416 public middle schools	27.9%		29.3	328^th of 419 public middle schools	21.7%	28				≥ 50%	100.0			100.0	98.8												53.1	43.1								58.6									63.5	62.1						64.7
Jackson-Via Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	508 Harris Road	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2416	370	30	12.3	101.1%	120 (32.4%)	108 (29.2%)	54 (14.6%)	37 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.8%)	25.6	888^th of 1111 public elementary schools	20.1%		29.9	829^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.3%	59																	64.3	57.9																	57.1	60.7											67.4		$15,413	$7,982	$7,432
Walker Upper Elementary	Public	5-6	1564 Dairy Road	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2412	570	63	8.9	79.1%	230 (40.4%)	143 (25.1%)	74 (13.0%)	40 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (14.6%)								(n/a)																			59.8	66.0									53.8								59.7	65.5										72.5	$14,137	$983	$13,154
Summit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1000 Belmont Avenue	Charlottesville	22902	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2414	285	25	11.4	102.1%	70 (24.6%)	87 (30.5%)	50 (17.5%)	38 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.0%)	37.7	758^th of 1111 public elementary schools	31.8%		31.7	808^th of 1110 public elementary schools	27.2%	50																	59.6	75.5																	57.5	71.7											66.0		$14,576	$9,342	$5,234
Trailblazer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	406 14th Street NW	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2418	320	27	11.8	65.6%	128 (40.0%)	96 (30.0%)	16 (5.0%)	36 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.8%)	49.8	610^th of 1111 public elementary schools	45.1%		36	757^th of 1110 public elementary schools	31.8%	147																	69.8	72.2																	75.5	71.7											68.0		$14,026	$1,554	$12,472

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