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
41	Robinson Secondary	Public, Magnet	7-12	5035 Sideburn Rd	Fairfax	22032	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 426-2100	3,710	172	21.5	14.0%	2,087 (56.3%)	242 (6.5%)	647 (17.4%)	464 (12.5%)	9 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	259 (7.0%)	$10,674			$227			$10,446	77.1	72.5	65	24		510126000561
42	Frank W. Cox High	Public	9-12	2425 Shorehaven Dr	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-5250	1,631	91	17.9	26.2%	1,053 (64.6%)	201 (12.3%)	191 (11.7%)	49 (3.0%)	7 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	123 (7.5%)	$13,932			$864			$13,068	77.1	72.1	69	27		510384002049
43	Patrick County High	Public	8-12	215 Cougar Lane	Stuart	24171	Patrick County	Patrick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 694-7137	795	61	13	79.4%	645 (81.1%)	33 (4.2%)	67 (8.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.8%)	$10,301			$744			$9,557	77	78.7	28	15		510288001188
44	Chilhowie High	Public	9-12	1160 East Lee Hwy	Chilhowie	24319	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 646-8966	384	27	14.2	101.0%	357 (93.0%)	6 (1.6%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$9,108			$562			$8,546	77	77.2	39	5		510352001558
45	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%)	$13,214			$342			$12,872	76.9	74.7	57	12		510009000035
46	Floyd County High	Public	8-12	721 Baker Street SW	Floyd	24091	Floyd County	Floyd County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 745-9450	668	55	12.1	81.6%	588 (88.0%)	7 (1.0%)	35 (5.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.9%)	$9,285			$527			$8,758	76.9	71.4	75	29		510135000618
47	Salem High	Public	9-12	1993 Sun Devil Dr	Virginia Beach	22464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-5650	1,690	102	16.5	34.7%	629 (37.2%)	425 (25.1%)	257 (15.2%)	159 (9.4%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	207 (12.2%)	$13,585			$852			$12,733	76.3	77.7	35	12		510384002166
48	McLean High	Public	9-12	1633 Davidson Rd	McLean	22101	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 714-5700	2,428	180	13.5	13.0%	1,128 (46.5%)	107 (4.4%)	359 (14.8%)	653 (26.9%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	172 (7.1%)	$9,943			$222			$9,722	76.1	78.6	29	19		510126000538
49	Hurley High	Public	8-12	6911 Hurley Road	Hurley	24620	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 566-8523	194	13	15.2	96.9%	192 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,555			$1,539			$7,016	76.1	80	23	26		510051000200
50	Windsor High	Public	9-12	24 Church Street	Windsor	23487	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 242-6172	508	38	13.5	62.0%	363 (71.5%)	75 (14.8%)	31 (6.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.1%)	$12,227			$317			$11,911	75.9	65	115	65		510201000877

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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