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
241	I.C. Norcom High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1801 London Blvd	Portsmouth	23704	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 393-5442	1,009	75	13.4	100.7%	42 (4.2%)	883 (87.5%)	41 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.5%)	$10,960			$1,693			$9,267	42.3	29.4	291	50		510300001250
242	William Campbell High	Public	6-12	474 William Campbell Dr	Naruna	24576	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 376-2015	384	44	8.7	73.7%	243 (63.3%)	103 (26.8%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	$11,228			$264			$10,965	42.3	28.8	294	52		510060000233
243	Massaponax High	Public	9-12	8201 Patriot Hwy	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 710-0419	1,692	117	14.4	62.8%	574 (33.9%)	470 (27.8%)	437 (25.8%)	69 (4.1%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	134 (7.9%)	$8,508			$220			$8,289	42.3	49.7	200	43		510364001881
244	Douglas S. Freeman High	Public, Magnet	9-12	8701 Three Chopt Rd	Richmond	23229	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 673-3700	1,881	105	17.9	43.5%	1,005 (53.4%)	249 (13.2%)	371 (19.7%)	159 (8.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	90 (4.8%)	$8,530			$269			$8,262	42.2	47.8	210	34		510189000795
245	Charlottesville High	Public	9-12	1400 Melbourne Road	Charlottesville	22901	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2410	1,438	115	12.5	66.0%	604 (42.0%)	371 (25.8%)	206 (14.3%)	98 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	157 (10.9%)	$11,526			$601			$10,925	41.3	36.8	255	10		510078000273
246	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%)	$14,415			$265			$14,150	40	41.4	236	10		510009001747
247	Amelia County High	Public	9-12	8500 Otterburn Rd	Amelia Court House	23002	Amelia County	Amelia County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 561-2101	516	35	14.6	82.9%	332 (64.3%)	85 (16.5%)	51 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.7%)	$9,572			$389			$9,182	39.9	33.9	269	22		510018001828
248	Martinsville High	Public	9-12	351 Commonwealth Blvd	Martinsville	24112	Martinsville city	Martinsville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 403-5870	540	40	13.4	100.2%	107 (19.8%)	308 (57.0%)	85 (15.7%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	$12,194			$1,574			$10,620	39.5	31.2	281	33		510240000988
249	Manassas Park High	Public	9-12	8200 Euclid Ave	Manassas Park	20111	Manassas Park city	Manassas Park City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 361-9131	1,070	63	16.9	81.8%	121 (11.3%)	81 (7.6%)	736 (68.8%)	70 (6.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.5%)	$9,961			$218			$9,742	39.5	38.3	251	2		510239000983
250	Menchville High	Public	9-12	275 Menchville Rd	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7722	1,707	126	13.6	95.7%	534 (31.3%)	650 (38.1%)	365 (21.4%)	43 (2.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	110 (6.4%)	$9,595			$359			$9,236	39.3	31.5	279	29		510264001063

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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.