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Albemarle County Public Schools

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At a glance

43^rdof 131 Virginia districts▲ 4

Better than 67% of Virginia districts

Elementary 15 Middle 5 High 4Grades PK, KG-12

401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902-4596·(434) 296-5826·All Virginia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 67.2% of districts

Schools

14,149

Students

5-star schools

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

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Biggest riser

Broadus Wood Elementary up 262 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Community Lab School 9.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1★

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

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Summary:

Albemarle County Public Schools is a moderately high-performing district in central Virginia serving approximately 14,149 students across 24 schools—15 elementary, 5 middle, and 4 high schools—and ranks 43rd of 131 Virginia districts with a 3-star rating. The district shows a wide achievement gap: Virginia L. Murray Elementary ranks in the 99th percentile while Woodbrook Elementary sits in the 4th percentile. Brownsville Elementary, Ivy Elementary, Joseph T. Henley Middle, and Western Albemarle High are standout performers, while Journey Middle, Albemarle High, and Mary Carr Greer Elementary struggle significantly.

The test score gap is dramatic. At the elementary level, Virginia L. Murray Elementary posts 93% proficiency in 5th-grade math and science, while Woodbrook Elementary posts just 45.78% in math and 30.49% in science. Poverty rates track closely with performance—Virginia L. Murray Elementary has an 11.72% free/reduced lunch rate versus Woodbrook Elementary's 90.04%. In middle school, Joseph T. Henley Middle excels in advanced math (99% Geometry proficiency), while Journey Middle has just 35.11% proficiency in 8th-grade math. Advanced middle school math is strong everywhere (95-100% in Geometry), but on-grade-level math drops sharply, suggesting inequities in access to advanced coursework. Among high schools, Western Albemarle High leads with a 95.3% graduation rate and 96.91% 11th-grade reading, while Albemarle High has the lowest graduation rate (91.8%), highest dropout rate (7.0%), and 16.3% chronic absenteeism.

More spending does not automatically mean higher achievement—Ivy Elementary spends $13,091 per student and ranks 96th percentile, while Woodbrook Elementary spends $16,680 and ranks 4th. Chronic absenteeism is also a warning sign: low-performing schools like Woodbrook Elementary (17.6%) and Albemarle High (16.3%) exceed the state average of 14.8%, while top schools like Ivy Elementary (3.3%) and Virginia L. Murray Elementary (6.7%) have far lower rates. Community Lab School is unique—a small, specialized school with 177 students, the highest per-pupil spending ($19,138), and a 5.08% poverty rate—making it hard to compare to comprehensive high schools. The Crozet area is a geographic cluster of high performance, with Brownsville Elementary, Crozet Elementary, Joseph T. Henley Middle, and Western Albemarle High all ranking highly. Some schools are improving—Monticello High moved from 25th to 45th percentile, and Red Hill Elementary from 21st to 44th—but the district's internal achievement gap remains the most pressing issue.

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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 Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 12th Grade	SOL Algebra I 6th 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 8th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th 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 Chemistry 11th 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 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%)	17.4	971^st of 1111 public elementary schools	12.6%		34.8	775^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.2%	196																						43.7	60.8	49.4											45.5						48.6	73.4	49.3										64.3	$14,903	$1,637	$13,266
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
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%)	34.8	266^th of 331 public high schools	19.6%		31.2	280^th of 328 public high schools	14.6%	14	≥ 50%	72.2	< 50%			74.8	50.0						69.9	84.5	81.3	432.0		94.9	≥ 50%	378.0								≥ 50%	418.0	< 50%	60.9	58.1	61.1	76.2			57.5	53.3	415.0	446.0							≥ 50%	86.6	48.0					$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%)	81.4	181^st of 1111 public elementary schools	83.7%		62.9	443^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	60.1%	262																						89.4	75.0	94.1											94.1						85.1	80.0	91.2										90.9	$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%)	91.8	23^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	97.9%		90.7	38^th of 1110 public elementary schools	96.6%	15																						90.1	97.6	98.8											92.3						86.4	96.4	92.5										93.5	$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%)	78.2	228^th of 1111 public elementary schools	79.5%		68.8	368^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.8%	140																						84.7	81.9	82.8											85.0						74.5	85.1	88.2										89.1	$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%)	71.4	330^th of 1111 public elementary schools	70.3%		79.1	226^th of 1110 public elementary schools	79.6%	104																						88.4	77.8	86.3											75.3						79.7	80.6	77.8										78.6	$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%)	24.1	352^nd of 416 public middle schools	15.4%		21	366^th of 419 public middle schools	12.6%	14					100.0						100.0	84.1					≥ 50%								54.4	54.7	35.1									55.3								51.6	58.1	51.8						61.2		$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%)	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
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	37^th of 416 public middle schools	91.1%		81.5	38^th of 419 public middle schools	90.9%	1					99.0					≥ 50%	97.4	93.6													90.7	67.6	48.5									87.7								90.0	87.2	90.6						89.2		$11,560	$395	$11,165
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
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%)	20	943^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	15.1%		13	1000^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.9%	57																						59.2	50.0	68.5											61.6						43.4	48.8	54.2										72.6	$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%)	90.3	43^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	96.1%		91.3	30^th of 1110 public elementary schools	97.3%	13																						96.4	96.1	94.7											89.5						89.3	96.1	93.0										82.5	$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%)	49	619^th of 1111 public elementary schools	44.3%		25.5	874^th of 1110 public elementary schools	21.3%	255																						67.7	67.9	80.0											80.0						61.3	67.9	85.0										387.0	$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%)	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
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%)	61	462^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	58.4%		71.6	333^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	70.0%	129																						62.7	72.9	87.3											84.1						69.3	76.1	81.3										83.0	$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%)	72.9	305^th of 1111 public elementary schools	72.5%		59.8	477^th of 1110 public elementary schools	57.0%	172																						80.9	68.6	88.4											88.6						74.5	76.5	88.6										85.7	$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%)	75.4	50^th of 331 public high schools	84.9%		76.9	45^th of 328 public high schools	86.3%	5	≥ 50%	93.2	< 50%			95.8	50.0	< 50%	≥ 50%				84.6	61.1	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		99.0	407.0									477.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	96.9	68.7	431.0	< 50%			79.2		≥ 50%	≥ 50%							≥ 50%	96.9	415.0		< 50%			$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%)	5.3	1065^th of 1111 public elementary schools	4.1%		3.5	1083^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	2.4%	18																						54.2	46.4	45.8											30.5						43.4	53.6	44.1										41.1	$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%)	79.8	48^th of 416 public middle schools	88.5%		74.7	89^th of 419 public middle schools	78.8%	41					100.0						98.1	98.7					≥ 50%								94.5	75.9	60.0									81.4								87.6	88.1	83.6						80.0		$12,879	$366	$12,513
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
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%)	30.8	832^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	25.1%		21.6	910^th of 1110 public elementary schools	18.0%	78																						57.9	70.8	66.7											63.9						60.5	79.2	58.3										50.0	$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%)	51.6	594^th of 1111 public elementary schools	46.5%		65	418^th of 1110 public elementary schools	62.3%	176																						70.1	67.3	73.3											71.7						69.2	70.1	76.5										78.0	$13,289	$451	$12,838
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
Monticello Governor's Health Sciences Academy	Public, Magnet		1400 Independence Way	Charlottesville	22902	Charlottesville city	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)

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Charlottesville City Public Schools	1.86 mi	10	82^nd
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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