Best High Schools in Virginia

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 328)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
221	Monacan High	Public, Magnet	9-12	11501 Smoketree Dr.	Richmond	23236	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 378-2480	1,644	102	16	73.9%	791 (48.1%)	374 (22.7%)	318 (19.3%)	64 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (5.8%)	$8,114			$00			$8,114	46.4	46.9	217	4		510084001833
222	Rappahannock County High	Public	8-12	12576 Lee Highway	Washington	22747	Rappahannock County	Rappahannock County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 227-0745	316	31	10.3	52.8%	256 (81.0%)	4 (1.3%)	37 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$14,667			$105			$14,562	46.3	30.1	285	63		510321001346
223	Potomac High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3401 Panther Pride Drive	Dumfries	22026	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 441-4200	2,197	135	16.2	67.6%	199 (9.1%)	955 (43.5%)	681 (31.0%)	226 (10.3%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.4%)	124 (5.6%)	$10,922			$150			$10,771	46.2	47	216	7		510313001857
224	Sherando High	Public	9-12	185 South Warrior Drive	Stephens City	22655	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 869-0060	1,631	112	14.5	35.1%	1,005 (61.6%)	93 (5.7%)	366 (22.4%)	47 (2.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	115 (7.1%)	$10,526			$205			$10,321	45.6	52.1	188	36		510147000524
225	Green Run High	Public	9-12	1700 Dahlia Dr	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-5350	1,465	93	15.7	81.8%	332 (22.7%)	620 (42.3%)	248 (16.9%)	74 (5.1%)	6 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	179 (12.2%)	$14,828			$1,130			$13,698	45.5	48.8	204	21		510384001879
226	King William High	Public	9-12	80 Cavalier Drive	King William	23086	King William County	King William County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 769-3434	685	49	13.9	41.3%	501 (73.1%)	120 (17.5%)	21 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.5%)	$8,940			$625			$8,315	45.3	39.6	243	17		510212000886
227	Hayfield Secondary	Public, Magnet	7-12	7630 Telegraph Rd	Alexandria	22315	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 924-7400	3,256	201	16.2	33.3%	1,006 (30.9%)	863 (26.5%)	744 (22.9%)	370 (11.4%)	13 (0.4%)	13 (0.4%)	247 (7.6%)	$10,857			$294			$10,564	44.8	56.5	162	65		510126000493
228	Liberty High	Public	9-12	6300 Independence Ave	Bealeton	22712	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 422-7360	1,313	96	13.6	42.2%	648 (49.4%)	111 (8.5%)	451 (34.3%)	22 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	78 (5.9%)	$11,560			$493			$11,067	44.4	48.3	206	22		510132000854
229	Westmoreland High	Public	9-12	16762 Kings Highway	Montross	22520	Westmoreland County	Westmoreland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 493-8019	488	37	13	100.0%	188 (38.5%)	188 (38.5%)	87 (17.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$12,256			$568			$11,688	44.3	38.6	247	18		510398001768
230	Virginia High	Public	9-12	650 Long Crescent Dr	Bristol	24201	Bristol city	Bristol City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 821-5858	638	54	11.8	100.2%	468 (73.4%)	58 (9.1%)	36 (5.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.8%)	$14,508			$1,499			$13,009	44	47.6	211	19		510045000179

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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 28, 2025, 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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.