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
201	Essex High	Public	9-12	833 High School Circle	Tappahannock	22560	Essex County	Essex County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 443-4301	393	29	13.6	100.5%	102 (26.0%)	222 (56.5%)	27 (6.9%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.7%)	$6,879			$00			$6,879	49.9	58.4	153	48		510120000419
202	Oscar F. Smith High	Public	9-12	1994 Tiger Dr	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 548-0696	2,264	178	12.7	71.4%	388 (17.1%)	1,223 (54.0%)	398 (17.6%)	53 (2.3%)	7 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	189 (8.3%)	$10,705			$371			$10,333	49.8	45.2	226	24		510081000303
203	King's Fork High	Public	9-12	351 Kings Fork Road	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 923-5240	1,686	104	16.2	67.4%	262 (15.5%)	1,172 (69.5%)	111 (6.6%)	16 (0.9%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	118 (7.0%)	$7,684			$213			$7,471	49.3	37.5	253	50		510371002426
204	Fluvanna County High	Public	8-12	1918 Thomas Jefferson Parkway	Palmyra	22963	Fluvanna County	Fluvanna County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 589-3666	1,362	96	14.1	60.4%	908 (66.7%)	192 (14.1%)	126 (9.3%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	126 (9.3%)	$9,606			$258			$9,349	49.3	51.9	189	15		510138000625
205	C.D. Hylton High	Public, Magnet	9-12	14051 Spriggs Rd	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 580-4000	1,859	117	15.9	68.3%	300 (16.1%)	342 (18.4%)	940 (50.6%)	185 (10.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (4.8%)	$10,623			$129			$10,494	49.3	48.3	205			510313000186
206	Colonial Beach High	Public	8-12	100 First St.	Colonial Beach	22443	Westmoreland County	Colonial Beach Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 224-7166	226	11	20.5	89.8%	131 (58.0%)	53 (23.5%)	14 (6.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.6%)	$20,321			$6,751			$13,570	49.2	47.9	207	1		510093001957
207	Madison County High	Public	9-12	68 Mountaineer Lane	Madison	22727	Madison County	Madison County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 948-3785	530	34	15.6	66.2%	401 (75.7%)	49 (9.2%)	35 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.1%)	$11,277			$186			$11,091	49.2	43.9	230	23		510237000972
208	Fairfax High	Public	9-12	3501 Lion Run	Fairfax	22030	Fairfax city	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 219-2200	2,404	140	17.1	35.4%	819 (34.1%)	242 (10.1%)	631 (26.2%)	568 (23.6%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	135 (5.6%)	$11,752			$226			$11,527	48.4	55.3	171	37		510126000463
209	Brentsville District High	Public, Magnet	9-12	12109 Aden Rd	Nokesville	20181	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 594-2161	855	61	14	25.7%	533 (62.3%)	40 (4.7%)	213 (24.9%)	28 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.2%)	$13,226			$114			$13,112	48.1	54.9	177	32		510313001288
210	Auburn High	Public	9-12	1650 Auburn School Dr	Riner	24149	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 382-5160	393	32	12.1	41.0%	367 (93.4%)	5 (1.3%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$12,984			$227			$12,758	47.9	72.2	68	142		510252001013

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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.