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Open High

Public Grades 9-12

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 99% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Open High is a public high school in Richmond, Virginia, serving 173 students in grades 9-12. Despite being part of the Richmond City Public Schools district, which is ranked 115 out of 129 districts in the state, Open High consistently ranks among the top 3-5 high schools in Virginia, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming the district and state averages on SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments across various subjects and grade levels, often achieving 90-100% proficiency rates. Open High's performance is particularly strong in subjects like Writing, Geometry, Algebra II, Biology, and English Reading, where the school's proficiency rates are 20-50 percentage points higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 72.4% to 100%, and relatively low dropout rates compared to the district.

While Richmond City Public Schools generally struggle, with lower rankings, test scores, graduation rates, and higher dropout and chronic absenteeism rates, Open High stands out as an exceptional performer. This stark contrast highlights the need for a deeper understanding of the factors that enable Open High to thrive, and the potential for these practices to be replicated or scaled across the district to improve outcomes for all students.

171

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,932

Per pupil spending ?

101.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 S Pine St
Richmond, VA 23220-6501

(804) 780-4661

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Feeder schools for Open High:

Elementary:	Barack Obama Elementary
	Bellevue Elementary
	Blackwell Elementary
	Broad Rock Elementary
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	Cardinal Elementary
	Chimborazo Elementary
	Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary
	Fairfield Court Elementary
	Frances W. McClenney Elementary
	G.H. Reid Elementary
	George W. Carver Elementary
	Henry Marsh III Elementary
	J.B. Fisher Elementary
	J.L. Francis Elementary
	Linwood Holton Elementary
	Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary
	Mary Munford Elementary
	Miles Jones Elementary
	Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary
	Overby-Sheppard Elementary
	Southampton Elementary
	Swansboro Elementary
	Westover Hills Elementary
	William Fox Elementary
	Woodville Elementary
Middle:	Albert Hill Middle
	Dogwood Middle
	Lucille M. Brown Middle
	Martin Luther King Junior Middle
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	Thomas C. Boushall Middle
	Thomas H. Henderson Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.9%

African American:

36.3%

Hispanic:

16.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (99% vs 83% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Virginia high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Virginia average (92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school99%

District avg56%

Virginia avg83%

3^rd of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9High Schools in the Richmond City Public Schools

115^th of 129Richmond City Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	3 of 328	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	5 of 329	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	3 of 326	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	69.8	50 of 325	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	31 of 327	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	3 of 327	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	3 of 326	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	89.3	1 of 324	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	87.1	2 of 321	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	79.5	10 of 322	96.9%	★★★★★
2014	76.9	24 of 322	92.5%	★★★★★
2013	79.0	21 of 321	93.5%	★★★★★
2012	79.7	8 of 321	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	79.8	9 of 320	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	83.1	3 of 317	99.1%	★★★★★
2009	86.5	2 of 313	99.4%	★★★★★
2008	85.4	3 of 316	99.1%	★★★★★
2007	88.6	1 of 313	99.7%	★★★★★
2006	75.0	18 of 314	94.3%	★★★★★
2005	68.5	37 of 308	88.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	1 of 245	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	3 of 249	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	2 of 240	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	6 of 321	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	5 of 322	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	16 of 320	95.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	91.0	3 of 232	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	5 of 324	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	2 of 320	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	1 of 322	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	2 of 322	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	1 of 321	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	1 of 313	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	3 of 314	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	2 of 315	99.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)100th percentile~ school

African American (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+6 vs state

Biology100%+14 vs state

World History I100%+33 vs state

Writing99%+22 vs state

English Reading97%+9 vs state

Geometry95%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)				SOL Geometry (2025)		SOL Algebra I (2025)						SOL Algebra II (2025)			SOL Mathematics (2025)	SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL Earth Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)						SOL VA and US History (2025)		SOL World History I (2025)				SOL World History II (2025)		SOL Civics and Economics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 9th Grade	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Open High	Public	9-12	600 S Pine St	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 780-4661	171	19	9.1	101.2%	70 (40.9%)	62 (36.3%)	28 (16.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.3%)	88.8	3^rd of 328 public high schools	99.1%		87.5	5^th of 329 public high schools	98.5%	2		100.0	97.3			95.2							100.0				100.0										97.4				100.0							$10,932	$14	$10,919
Richmond Alternative School	Public	6-12	119 West Leigh Street	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4388	277	33	8.3		2 (0.7%)	187 (67.5%)	79 (28.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0.3	327^th of 328 public high schools	0.3%		0	329^th of 329 public high schools	0.0%	2		13.0							31.8											18.4	4.6				0.0		14.3	17.4			9.1						13.6
Richmond Community High	Public	9-12	201 E Brookland Park Boulevard	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 780-4332	211	26	8.1	99.5%	52 (24.6%)	118 (55.9%)	26 (12.3%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	81.1	19^th of 328 public high schools	94.2%		76.9	41^st of 329 public high schools	87.5%	22		100.0	100.0			70.7							100.0				98.5										100.0				98.5							$14,578	$655	$13,923
Richmond High School for the Arts	Public	9-12	4314 Crutchfield St	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5037	1,116	117	9.5	94.4%	40 (3.6%)	434 (38.9%)	611 (54.7%)	18 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	6.4	326^th of 328 public high schools	0.6%		3.7	327^th of 329 public high schools	0.6%	1	4.8	16.5	22.1	25.0					58.7	79.2	72.0	55.0	31.8	3.7	6.9		25.2	28.8	61.1							54.6	54.1	59.1		11.8	20.8					21.2		$9,953	$668	$9,285
Franklin Military Academy	Public	6-12	701 North 37th Street	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8526	335	53	6.3	99.7%	65 (19.4%)	164 (49.0%)	89 (26.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	69.6	91^st of 328 public high schools	72.3%		64.2	123^rd of 329 public high schools	62.6%	32		86.4	92.5		100.0	68.8	100.0	94.9					84.6			98.0	95.2					91.5	96.1	92.2	91.5		95.0				75.0						100.0	$16,527	$609	$15,918
Armstrong High	Public	9-12	2300 Cool Lane	Richmond	23223	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4449	709	82	8.6	92.5%	28 (3.9%)	606 (85.5%)	49 (6.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	15.1	318^th of 328 public high schools	3.0%		20.2	314^th of 329 public high schools	4.6%	4		21.1	36.9						74.7	71.9	83.3	100.0	74.2				77.8	40.3	40.5	83.3							67.5	84.6			42.1	52.4	81.8	92.3		19.1		$15,203	$1,096	$14,106
Thomas Jefferson High	Public	9-12	4100 W Grace St	Richmond	23230	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6028	749	63	11.8	78.2%	173 (23.1%)	477 (63.7%)	61 (8.1%)	11 (1.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	27.3	294^th of 328 public high schools	10.4%		35.2	261^st of 329 public high schools	20.7%	33		55.8	57.6	50.0		60.0			78.6	83.3			64.2				65.9	44.6	88.9	90.0							81.2	66.7	44.0		35.3	50.0			53.6	65.7		$14,341	$1,101	$13,241
John Marshall High	Public	9-12	4225 Old Brook Rd	Richmond	23227	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6052	645	63	10.2	133.8%	82 (12.7%)	499 (77.4%)	29 (4.5%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	29.6	287^th of 328 public high schools	12.5%		37.1	254^th of 329 public high schools	22.8%	33		43.2	49.1	50.0		76.9			60.8	90.0		90.9	79.3				81.1	57.0	78.3								80.0	66.7			61.1			91.7		76.9		$15,985	$1,243	$14,742
Richmond Career Education and Employment Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	4314 Crutchfield Street	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5037	32	11	3.0		2 (6.3%)	28 (87.5%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)																																						$24,696	$00	$24,696
Henrico High	Public, Magnet	9-12	302 Azalea Ave	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 228-2700	1,300	93	13.9	86.8%	130 (10.0%)	934 (71.8%)	89 (6.8%)	105 (8.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.8%)	17.4	316^th of 328 public high schools	3.7%		21.2	313^th of 329 public high schools	4.9%	3						49.0			66.5	74.5	86.7		84.1				74.3	46.2	50.0	76.9							77.8	45.8							36.4	53.9		$10,700	$594	$10,107

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What district is Open High in?

Richmond City Public Schools

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Yes! Open High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 328 Virginia high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Open High?

Students at Open High are 41% White, 36% African American, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Open High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 171 students attended Open High.

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