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
191	Appomattox County High	Public	9-12	198 Evergreen Avenue	Appomattox	24522	Appomattox County	Appomattox County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 352-7146	731	53	13.8	76.7%	464 (63.5%)	164 (22.4%)	30 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.0%)	$8,680			$407			$8,274	51.9	47.1	214	23		510024000076
192	Fort Defiance High	Public	9-12	195 Fort Defiance Rd	Fort Defiance	24437	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 245-5050	731	52	14	62.2%	588 (80.4%)	25 (3.4%)	93 (12.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	$9,483			$117			$9,365	51.6	66	108	84		510030000124
193	Woodbridge High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3001 Old Bridge Rd	Woodbridge	22192	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 497-8000	2,898	161	18	67.9%	667 (23.0%)	606 (20.9%)	1,206 (41.6%)	253 (8.7%)	8 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	152 (5.2%)	$9,519			$146			$9,373	51.6	55.3	172	21		510313001327
194	Pulaski County Senior High	Public	9-12	5414 Cougar Trail Rd	Dublin	24084	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 643-0747	1,159	96	12	91.0%	948 (81.8%)	53 (4.6%)	60 (5.2%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (7.8%)	$11,484			$362			$11,122	51.3	45.1	227	33		510315001338
195	James River High	Public	9-12	3700 James River Rd.	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2420	1,842	119	15.4	31.5%	985 (53.5%)	271 (14.7%)	419 (22.7%)	76 (4.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (4.8%)	$7,528			$51			$7,477	50.8	49.7	199	4		510084000766
196	Mathews High	Public	8-12	9889 Buckley Hall Road	Mathews	23109	Mathews County	Mathews County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 725-3702	333	29	11.6	73.3%	261 (78.4%)	24 (7.2%)	28 (8.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$14,984			$296			$14,687	50.5	42.2	233	37		510243000993
197	Parry McCluer High	Public	8-12	100 Bradford Drive	Buena Vista	24416	Buena Vista city	Buena Vista City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 261-2127	315	25	12.3	92.1%	260 (82.5%)	18 (5.7%)	17 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$11,273			$356			$10,917	50.1	52.5	185	12		510056000217
198	Central High	Public	7-12	17024 The Trail	King and Queen Court House	23085	King and Queen County	King and Queen County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 785-6102	265	25	10.4	106.8%	118 (44.5%)	92 (34.7%)	24 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.3%)	$13,550			$1,364			$12,186	50	27.4	298	100		510207000878
199	Greensville County High	Public	9-12	403 Harding St	Emporia	23847	Emporia city	Greensville County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 634-2195	584	55	10.6	100.9%	77 (13.2%)	432 (74.0%)	45 (7.7%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	$11,383			$00			$11,383	50	44	229	30		510174000706
200	Woodside High	Public	9-12	13450 Woodside Lane	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7530	1,723	115	15	96.7%	313 (18.2%)	900 (52.2%)	289 (16.8%)	44 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.6%)	162 (9.4%)	$9,453			$349			$9,104	49.9	55.5	167	33		510264001453

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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.