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
261	Falls Church High	Public	9-12	7521 Jaguar Trail	Falls Church	22042	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 207-4000	2,170	184	11.8	65.9%	332 (15.3%)	116 (5.3%)	1,350 (62.2%)	283 (13.0%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (3.6%)	$13,751			$406			$13,345	35.6	28.9	293	32		510126000468
262	Justice High	Public	9-12	3301 Peace Valley Ln	Falls Church	22044	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 824-3900	2,357	153	15.4	77.4%	440 (18.7%)	238 (10.1%)	1,393 (59.1%)	233 (9.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	48 (2.0%)	$11,944			$319			$11,625	35.1	33.1	272	10		510126000505
263	Rockbridge County High	Public	9-12	143 Greenhouse Rd	Lexington	24450	Rockbridge County	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 463-5555	916	76	12	60.3%	769 (84.0%)	27 (2.9%)	63 (6.9%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.0%)	$10,393			$634			$9,759	34.7	43.3	232	31		510337000204
264	Prince Edward County High	Public	9-12	35 Eagle Dr.	Farmville	23901	Prince Edward County	Prince Edward County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 315-2130	502	28	17.9	100.4%	181 (36.1%)	261 (52.0%)	25 (5.0%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	$11,136			$213			$10,923	34.6	25.2	303	39		510306001271
265	Lewis High	Public	9-12	6540 Franconia Rd	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 924-8300	1,658	121	13.6	68.6%	187 (11.3%)	169 (10.2%)	946 (57.1%)	321 (19.4%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	28 (1.7%)	$13,867			$391			$13,475	34.5	30.4	284	19		510126000521
266	John Randolph Tucker High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2910 N Parham Rd	Richmond	23294	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 527-4600	2,132	114	18.7	88.4%	535 (25.1%)	418 (19.6%)	644 (30.2%)	397 (18.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	134 (6.3%)	$8,762			$494			$8,268	34.4	38.7	246	20		510189000811
267	Liberty High	Public	9-12	100 Liberty Minutemen Dr	Bedford	24523	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 586-2541	708	54	13	72.5%	549 (77.5%)	75 (10.6%)	32 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.5%)	$9,864			$463			$9,401	34.3	34.7	264	3		510036000151
268	Nottoway High	Public	9-12	5267 Old Nottoway Rd	Crewe	23930	Nottoway County	Nottoway County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 292-5373	510	43	11.9	99.6%	189 (37.1%)	228 (44.7%)	56 (11.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.9%)	$8,354			$24			$8,330	34.1	31.8	277	9		510279001942
269	Varina High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7053 Messer Rd	Richmond	23231	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 226-8700	1,420	103	13.7	86.3%	173 (12.2%)	1,093 (77.0%)	81 (5.7%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (4.2%)	$9,967			$661			$9,306	34	21.6	310	41		510189000835
270	Buckingham County High	Public	9-12	78 Knights Rd.	Buckingham	23921	Buckingham County	Buckingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 969-6160	646	43	15	97.4%	336 (52.0%)	219 (33.9%)	32 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.1%)	$12,312			$731			$11,581	33.9	35.3	260	10		510054000210

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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:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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