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Best Public Schools in Lancaster County, VA

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Schools

944

Students

Top rankedLancaster High223^rd of 331 Virginia high schools

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Biggest riser

Lancaster High up 35 spots statewide this year

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)	SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Biology (2026)	SOL Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)							SOL VA and US History (2026)	SOL World History I (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	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 Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th 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 Biology 10th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th 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 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lancaster High	Public	8-12	8815 Mary Ball Rd	Lancaster	22503	Lancaster County	Lancaster County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 462-5100	402	37	10.9	100.0%	152 (37.8%)	206 (51.2%)	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.7%)	45.4	223^rd of 331 public high schools	32.6%		36.6	258^th of 328 public high schools	21.3%	35	70.6	100.0	76.3						47.4	87.6		59.2						71.1	73.5	25.0	70.5			$10,822	$430	$10,392
Lancaster Elementary	Public	K-7	191 School Street	Kilmarnock	22482	Lancaster County	Lancaster County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 462-5100	542	39	13.7	116.6%	209 (38.6%)	270 (49.8%)	12 (2.2%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.9%)	22.8	917^th of 1111 public elementary schools	17.5%		26.4	865^th of 1110 public elementary schools	22.1%	52				49.3	61.8	42.1	77.6	50.9			39.5		64.2	55.2	48.0	74.6	60.4					50.9	51.5	$11,603	$1,379	$10,224

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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.

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