Albemarle County Public Schools

Summary:

The Albemarle County Public Schools district in Virginia encompasses 24 schools, including 15 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 4 high schools. The district serves a diverse student population and demonstrates a wide range of academic performance across its schools.

Several schools stand out as top performers in the district and state. Western Albemarle High School consistently ranks among the best high schools in Virginia, with exceptional test scores, particularly in math and English. Joseph T. Henley Middle School and Virginia L. Murray Elementary are also high-achieving, earning top rankings and ratings. In contrast, some schools struggle with lower test proficiency and higher rates of free/reduced lunch, suggesting challenges with equity and access to quality education.

Overall, the Albemarle County Public Schools district exhibits a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools. Addressing issues like chronic absenteeism and the correlation between socioeconomic status and academic outcomes will be crucial to improving educational quality and opportunities for all students in the district.

District Detail

401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902-4596

(434) 296-5826

SchoolDigger Rank:
47^th of 129 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 14,149

Primary Schools: 15
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)	SOL Geometry (2025)			SOL Algebra I (2025)						SOL Algebra II (2025)	SOL Mathematics (2025)						SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Science (2025)		SOL Earth Science (2025)			SOL English Reading (2025)								SOL Civics and Economics (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 11th 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 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 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 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 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 6th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Agnor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Berkmar Drive	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 973-5211	523	39	13.5	70.9%	165 (31.5%)	108 (20.7%)	153 (29.3%)	54 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	34.8	775^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.2%		28.5	859^th of 1114 public elementary schools	22.9%	84												71.1	50.0	59.8								64.6					70.7	48.7	63.8									78.0	$14,903	$1,637	$13,266
Virginia L. Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3251 Morgantown Road	Charlottesville	22903	Albemarle County	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%)	91.7	25^th of 1110 public elementary schools	97.7%		93.4	11^th of 1114 public elementary schools	99.0%	14												90.2	94.4	93.5								93.5					93.4	97.2	88.9									95.5	$15,522	$625	$14,897
Albemarle High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2775 Hydraulic Road	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(434) 975-9300	1,964	130	15.0	31.0%	908 (46.2%)	308 (15.7%)	425 (21.6%)	170 (8.7%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	148 (7.5%)	31.2	280^th of 328 public high schools	14.6%		31.5	278^th of 329 public high schools	15.5%	2	74.1		73.5				61.7	68.6	79.0	93.1	87.9							83.2	61.0	46.0	64.3			56.4		90.9							83.9	28.6					$14,327	$241	$14,087
Broadus Wood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	185 Buck Mountain Road	Earlysville	22936	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 973-3865	282	22	12.6	17.7%	225 (79.8%)	7 (2.5%)	22 (7.8%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.2%)	62.9	443^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	60.1%		81.3	190^th of 1114 public elementary schools	82.9%	253												80.9	90.0	67.5								72.5					80.4	82.5	67.5									64.1	$15,881	$246	$15,635
Brownsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5870 Rockfish Gap Turnpike	Crozet	22932	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 823-4658	530	39	13.4	13.8%	419 (79.1%)	11 (2.1%)	32 (6.0%)	30 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.0%)	90.7	38^th of 1110 public elementary schools	96.6%		78.6	234^th of 1114 public elementary schools	79.0%	196												89.4	98.8	97.8								91.3					83.3	95.3	93.5									88.0	$13,215	$695	$12,520
Crozet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1407 Crozet Avenue	Crozet	22932	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 823-4800	571	37	15.2	15.1%	454 (79.5%)	15 (2.6%)	46 (8.1%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	68.8	368^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.8%		70.3	349^th of 1114 public elementary schools	68.7%	19												77.5	83.5	81.9								71.4					76.4	88.5	80.0									67.6	$12,869	$619	$12,251
Hollymead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2775 Powell Creek Drive	Charlottesville	22911	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 973-8301	452	33	13.6	22.3%	212 (46.9%)	55 (12.2%)	39 (8.6%)	101 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.7%)	79.1	226^th of 1110 public elementary schools	79.6%		85.5	112^th of 1114 public elementary schools	89.9%	114												81.3	77.8	90.7								83.8					83.6	82.6	86.7									84.7	$15,227	$782	$14,446
Journey Middle	Public	6-8	210 Lambs Lane	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 975-9320	646	52	12.5	76.5%	214 (33.1%)	152 (23.5%)	195 (30.2%)	40 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.0%)	21	366^th of 419 public middle schools	12.6%		19.6	367^th of 417 public middle schools	12.0%	1		97.4			100.0	87.5									56.0	44.6	31.4						48.1							57.6	54.2	56.0					57.8		$13,954	$350	$13,604
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%)	41.2	271^st of 419 public middle schools	35.3%		42.6	266^th of 417 public middle schools	36.2%	5		92.3			100.0	76.5									58.2	48.3	43.6						59.1							66.9	73.9	69.9					70.9		$14,355	$576	$13,779
Joseph T. Henley Middle	Public	6-8	5880 Rockfish Gap Turnpike	Crozet	22932	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 823-4393	847	57	14.8	13.5%	679 (80.2%)	21 (2.5%)	64 (7.6%)	33 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.8%)	81.5	38^th of 419 public middle schools	90.9%		82.4	38^th of 417 public middle schools	90.9%			100.0			100.0	94.8									82.0	79.3	53.6						86.8							86.1	89.5	88.4					87.6		$11,560	$395	$11,165
Leslie H. Walton Middle	Public	6-8	4217 Red Hill Rd	Charlottesville	22903	Albemarle County	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%)	44.5	251^st of 419 public middle schools	40.1%		45.6	247^th of 417 public middle schools	40.8%	4		100.0			97.0	79.2									56.6	42.3	61.9						69.6							61.6	65.5	78.6					71.3		$18,712	$738	$17,974
Mary Carr Greer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Lambs Lane	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 973-8371	520	44	11.8	85.4%	120 (23.1%)	121 (23.3%)	208 (40.0%)	33 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	13	1000^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.9%		9.4	1035^th of 1114 public elementary schools	7.1%	35												50.6	42.3	51.9								59.5					39.5	45.8	55.1									58.5	$17,181	$1,427	$15,754
Ivy Elementary	Public	K-5	1610 Owensville Road	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 293-9304	358	24	14.7	8.4%	304 (84.9%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.1%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	91.3	30^th of 1110 public elementary schools	97.3%		87.2	81^st of 1114 public elementary schools	92.7%	51												92.1	93.4	95.8								89.1					94.7	93.4	93.8									87.2	$13,091	$332	$12,759
Red Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 Red Hill School Road	North Garden	22959	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 293-5332	210	18	12.0	67.6%	137 (65.2%)	8 (3.8%)	44 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.0%)	25.5	874^th of 1110 public elementary schools	21.3%		27.3	874^th of 1114 public elementary schools	21.5%													55.2	75.0	50.0								47.2					55.2	88.0	57.1									45.7	$17,837	$1,381	$16,456
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%)	77.4	38^th of 328 public high schools	88.4%		70.7	82^nd of 329 public high schools	75.1%	44	100.0	100.0			100.0	92.9					93.8				90.3			88.5	95.8				84.0							90.3	81.3	92.0	100.0		83.9	78.1	96.0		$19,138	$838	$18,300
Stone Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	958 North Milton Road	Charlottesville	22911	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 296-3754	476	35	13.6	30.3%	296 (62.2%)	60 (12.6%)	58 (12.2%)	20 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.6%)	71.6	333^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	70.0%		62.1	464^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.3%	131												68.0	90.8	89.9								82.6					62.2	86.2	85.7									84.9	$13,393	$745	$12,648
Stony Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3893 Stony Point Road	Keswick	22947	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 973-6405	217	17	12.7	26.7%	141 (65.0%)	22 (10.1%)	16 (7.4%)	11 (5.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.0%)	59.8	477^th of 1110 public elementary schools	57.0%		68.6	374^th of 1114 public elementary schools	66.4%	103												75.0	92.5	73.3								70.0					68.8	92.5	70.0									41.4	$18,090	$1,092	$16,998
Western Albemarle High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5941 Rockfish Gap Turnpike	Crozet	22932	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(434) 823-8700	1,273	80	15.9	12.5%	1,063 (83.5%)	16 (1.3%)	87 (6.8%)	54 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.0%)	76.9	45^th of 328 public high schools	86.3%		74.7	57^th of 329 public high schools	82.7%	12	90.1		98.1	72.7			77.9	90.9			100.0							99.0	82.4					80.5									95.9						$13,214	$342	$12,872
Woodbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Woodbrook Drive	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 973-6600	522	42	12.2	90.0%	99 (19.0%)	173 (33.1%)	157 (30.1%)	61 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	3.5	1083^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	2.4%		6.4	1063^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	4.6%	20												41.6	47.0	41.5								29.3					38.1	45.6	42.9									34.4	$16,680	$1,311	$15,369
Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	2801 Powell Creek Drive	Charlottesville	22911	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 975-0599	574	39	14.7	27.0%	309 (53.8%)	62 (10.8%)	68 (11.8%)	88 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.0%)	74.7	89^th of 419 public middle schools	78.8%		76	79^th of 417 public middle schools	81.1%	10		93.9			98.7	89.5									88.9	80.7	60.8						77.1							86.1	85.5	80.1					79.6		$12,879	$366	$12,513
Monticello High	Public	9-12	1400 Independence Way	Charlottesville	22902	Albemarle County	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%)	40	246^th of 328 public high schools	25.0%		41.4	236^th of 329 public high schools	28.3%	10	63.7		83.0				84.1	82.1	100.0		96.2							95.1	65.7	34.2				71.0	57.1								82.2	48.0					$14,415	$265	$14,150
Scottsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7868 Scottsville Road	Scottsville	24590	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 286-2441	216	17	13.0	72.7%	151 (69.9%)	26 (12.0%)	21 (9.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	21.6	910^th of 1110 public elementary schools	18.0%		24	914^th of 1114 public elementary schools	18.0%	4												66.7	48.5	56.8								51.4					65.2	71.9	55.6									29.7	$17,578	$1,257	$16,321
Baker-Butler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2740 Proffit Road	Charlottesville	22911	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 974-7777	692	49	14.1	30.2%	329 (47.5%)	84 (12.1%)	138 (19.9%)	71 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.8%)	65	418^th of 1110 public elementary schools	62.3%		68.2	380^th of 1114 public elementary schools	65.9%	38												67.3	81.2	85.5								81.2					64.0	79.1	79.1									78.1	$13,289	$451	$12,838
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1757 Avon Street Extended	Charlottesville	22902	Albemarle County	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%)	30	828^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.4%		30.8	830^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.5%	2												65.9	62.9	60.6								51.4					56.6	69.8	64.2									61.1	$19,014	$817	$18,197
Monticello Governor's Health Sciences Academy	Public, Magnet		1400 Independence Way	Charlottesville	22902	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(434) 244-3100	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Center II	Public		401 McIntire Road	Charlottesville	22902	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(434) 296-5820																			(n/a)
Elementary School #1	Public		401 McIntire Road	Charlottesville	22902	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(434) 296-5820																			(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Charlottesville City Public Schools	1.86 mi	10	94^th
Piedmont Regional Education Program	1.94 mi	1
Charlottesville Area Technical Education Center	2.03 mi	1
University of Virginia	3.89 mi	1
Department of Education State-Operated Educ Prgms	5.95 mi	23

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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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