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
181	Mecklenburg County High	Public	9-12	25001 Hwy 58	Baskerville	23915	Mecklenburg County	Mecklenburg County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(434) 447-1295	1,140	64	17.8	94.1%	519 (45.5%)	475 (41.7%)	74 (6.5%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.4%)	$9,055			$00			$9,055	52.6	64.1	124	57		510246003090
182	Dominion High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21326 Augusta Dr.	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 434-4400	1,453	133	10.9	49.6%	466 (32.1%)	80 (5.5%)	618 (42.5%)	222 (15.3%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (4.3%)	$20,831			$516			$20,316	52.6	51	195	13		510225002411
183	Stonewall Jackson High	Public	9-12	150 Stonewall Ln	Quicksburg	22847	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 477-2732	496	38	12.8	84.3%	357 (72.0%)	9 (1.8%)	114 (23.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$11,000			$823			$10,177	52.5	53.3	183			510351001548
184	Eastern Montgomery High	Public	9-12	4695 Crozier Rd	Elliston	24087	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 268-3010	254	26	9.8	84.6%	215 (84.6%)	3 (1.2%)	32 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$16,628			$881			$15,747	52.4	33.6	271	87		510252002541
185	Smithfield High	Public	9-12	14171 Turner Dr	Smithfield	23430	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 357-3108	1,322	82	16.2	31.9%	692 (52.3%)	424 (32.1%)	89 (6.7%)	16 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	93 (7.0%)	$8,908			$415			$8,494	52.3	64.7	120	65		510201000875
186	Cumberland High	Public	9-12	15 School Rd	Cumberland	23040	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 492-4212	374	32	11.7	100.0%	182 (48.7%)	139 (37.2%)	20 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.0%)	$10,465			$925			$9,540	52	41.3	237	51		510108000057
187	Brookville High	Public	9-12	100 Laxton Rd	Lynchburg	24502	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 239-2636	1,017	84	12	71.8%	667 (65.6%)	163 (16.0%)	89 (8.8%)	17 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	73 (7.2%)	$6,659			$419			$6,240	52	65.6	112	75		510060000223
188	Orange County High	Public	9-12	201 Selma Road	Orange	22960	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 661-4300	1,477	91	16.2	68.5%	873 (59.1%)	204 (13.8%)	251 (17.0%)	13 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	128 (8.7%)	$7,795			$431			$7,364	51.9	49	201	13		510282001174
189	Osbourn Park High	Public, Magnet	9-12	8909 Euclid Ave	Manassas	20111	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 365-6500	2,661	156	17	69.1%	535 (20.1%)	427 (16.0%)	1,214 (45.6%)	360 (13.5%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	116 (4.4%)	$9,940			$34			$9,906	51.9	55.3	170	19		510313001313
190	South Lakes High	Public	9-12	11400 South Lakes Dr	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 715-4500	2,434	208	11.6	34.3%	971 (39.9%)	314 (12.9%)	710 (29.2%)	240 (9.9%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	192 (7.9%)	$11,614			$303			$11,312	51.9	51.9	190			510126000566

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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.