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Best High Schools in Zip Code 24401

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1,233

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Top rankedRiverheads High56^th of 331 Virginia high schools

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Riverheads High up 3 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 24401 is home to two public high schools serving grades 9 through 12: Staunton High (766 students) in Staunton City Public Schools and Riverheads High (467 students) in Augusta County Public Schools. The combined enrollment is 1,233 students, and the two schools present very different profiles: Staunton High serves a student body with 84.99% eligible for free/reduced lunch, while Riverheads High has 54.39% eligible, yet both schools achieve graduation rates around 92.7–92.8%, slightly above the state average of 92.3%.

Riverheads High is the overall standout, ranking 56th out of 331 Virginia high schools in 2025–2026 (83rd percentile, 4 stars) and maintaining 4-star ratings for three consecutive years. It outpaces Staunton High in shared STEM subjects, with Algebra I proficiency at 98.88% vs. 83.83% and Biology at 83.81% vs. 71.23%. Staunton High, meanwhile, excels in language arts and advanced math, with 90.82% proficiency in English Reading, 87.66% in Writing, and perfect 100% scores in both Geometry and Algebra II. Its overall state rank of 132nd (60th percentile, 3 stars) trails Riverheads significantly, but its academic strengths in humanities are notable.

Both schools exceed the state's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8%, with Staunton High at 15.3% and Riverheads High at 18.9%. Riverheads posts a lower dropout rate (3.2% vs. state 5.0%) while Staunton matches the state dropout rate of 5.0%. Spending per student is similar ($10,689 at Staunton vs. $9,859 at Riverheads) as are student–teacher ratios (13.2 vs. 13.4). District rankings tell a different story: Staunton City Public Schools is ranked 25th out of 131 districts (81st percentile), while Augusta County Public Schools ranks 75th (43rd percentile), yet Riverheads High outranks Staunton High by a wide margin. In the same zip code, these two schools show that quality is multi-dimensional: Riverheads is the stronger all-around performer, while Staunton proves that a high-poverty school can still achieve strong graduation rates and excellent language arts results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Writing (2026)			SOL Geometry (2026)				SOL Algebra I (2026)				SOL Algebra II (2026)			SOL Biology (2026)				SOL Earth Science (2026)				SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL Geography (2026)			SOL VA and US History (2026)			SOL World History I (2026)		SOL World History II (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 9th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 12th 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 Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL Geography 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th 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 II 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverheads High	Public	9-12	19 Howardsville Rd	Staunton	24401	Staunton city	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 337-1921	467	35	13.4	54.4%	409 (87.6%)	8 (1.7%)	19 (4.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	74.9	56^th of 331 public high schools	83.1%		75	59^th of 328 public high schools	82.0%	3		≥ 50%	≥ 50%	100.0	< 50%			98.9	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%				≥ 50%	83.8	< 50%	< 50%	88.6	410.0	< 50%			86.5	482.0	83.2	396.0	≥ 50%	< 50%	< 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%			< 50%	$10,469	$417	$10,052
Staunton High	Public	9-12	1301 N Coalter St	Staunton	24401	Staunton city	Staunton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 332-3926	766	58	13.2	85.0%	462 (60.3%)	111 (14.5%)	76 (9.9%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (13.3%)	62	132^nd of 331 public high schools	60.1%		68	104^th of 328 public high schools	68.3%	28	< 50%	87.7	≥ 50%	100.0	387.0	< 50%	< 50%	83.8	413.0	≥ 50%	431.0	100.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	95.5	71.2	417.0	≥ 50%		≥ 50%	390.0	407.0	≥ 50%	90.8	≥ 50%					< 50%		70.4	428.0	≥ 50%	23.8	$11,448	$686	$10,762

Cities Near Zip Code 24401

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Staunton	0.47 mi	14	136^th
Fishersville	5.34 mi	7	187^th
Churchville	6.52 mi	1	311^th
Swoope	8.09 mi	2	100^th
Stuarts Draft	8.2 mi	4	223^rd

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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.

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