Best Public Schools in Zip Code 23075

Zip code 23075 in Highland Springs, VA is served by three public schools in Henrico County Public Schools — one high school and two elementary schools — all facing significant socioeconomic challenges. The area is marked by concentrated poverty, with free/reduced lunch eligibility ranging from 86.7% to 89.3% across all three schools, and chronic absenteeism running roughly double the state average.

Among the three schools, Highland Springs High is the relative standout, ranking in the 12th percentile of Virginia high schools with a graduation rate of 85.3%, though it still trails state averages and has a dropout rate more than twice the state’s. Its strongest results come from upper-grade retakes, like 100% proficiency in 12th-grade Algebra I, while 9th-grade subjects like Algebra I and Biology remain below state benchmarks. The two elementary schools are far more alarming: Highland Springs Elementary ranks in the 0th percentile (1108 out of 1111), with no tested subject exceeding 43.3% proficiency in 2025-26, and 5th-grade reading at just 29.9%. Fair Oaks Elementary ranks in the 1st percentile, and while it has better chronic absenteeism (19.2%) and spends the most per student at $11,909, its 2025-26 5th-grade cohort collapsed to 12.8% reading proficiency — the lowest score in the entire data set.

Perhaps the most striking finding is the disconnect between resources and results: Fair Oaks spends the most per student and has the smallest class sizes, yet remains in the bottom 1% of Virginia elementary schools, while the high school spends $3,000 less per student and posts better outcomes. With elementary math and reading proficiency averaging in the low-to-mid 30s — 30 to 40 percentage points behind district and state levels — the pipeline into the high school appears severely damaged, helping explain its low graduation rate and high dropout rate. This is not a pattern of systemic improvement; schools have either stagnated or declined in state rankings over the past three years. A meaningful turnaround would likely require comprehensive efforts addressing attendance, early literacy and math intervention, and family support, rather than simply adding more resources or reducing class sizes.