Best Public Schools in Charlottesville, VA

Summary:

The Charlottesville, Virginia area is home to 25 schools across two school districts - Albemarle County Public Schools and Charlottesville City Public Schools. The schools include 15 elementary, 6 middle, and 4 high schools, serving students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

Several schools stand out in the data, including Hollymead Elementary, ranked in the top 5% of Virginia elementary schools, and Virginia L. Murray Elementary, ranked in the top 1%. These high-performing schools have exceptional test scores, low free/reduced lunch rates, and favorable student-teacher ratios. In contrast, some schools like Mary Carr Greer Elementary and Ivy Elementary struggle with lower proficiency rates, particularly in math and reading.

The data reveals stark differences in performance between the two school districts, with Albemarle County Public Schools generally outperforming Charlottesville City Public Schools. This suggests potential systemic inequities in resources, funding, or educational approaches. Additionally, there appears to be a strong correlation between a school's socioeconomic status, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and its academic performance, highlighting the importance of addressing these disparities to ensure all students have access to high-quality education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Writing (2024)	SOL Geometry (2024)			SOL Algebra I (2024)						SOL Algebra II (2024)	SOL Mathematics (2024)						SOL Biology (2024)				SOL Science (2024)		SOL Earth Science (2024)				SOL English Reading (2024)									SOL Geography (2024)	SOL Civics and Economics (2024)	SOL VA Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th 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 Geography 9th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Charlottesville Hosp. Ep.	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2270 Ivy Road	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	University of Virginia	No	No	No	No	(434) 924-5437																			(n/a)
Jackson P. Burley Middle	Public	6-8	901 Rose Hill Drive	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 295-5101	551	46	12.0	46.3%	227 (41.2%)	106 (19.2%)	149 (27.0%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.2%)	42.6	266^th of 417 public middle schools	36.2%		50.2	217^th of 422 public middle schools	48.6%	49		100.0			100.0	96.2									60.8	41.4	41.0						59.2								64.6	71.2	66.7					69.7		$10,180	$496	$9,684
Community Lab School	Public, Charter	6-12	1200 Forest Street	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(434) 296-3090	179	18	10.0	5.6%	123 (68.7%)	13 (7.3%)	19 (10.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.6%)	70.7	82^nd of 329 public high schools	75.1%		79.6	24^th of 326 public high schools	92.6%	58	90.5	100.0			100.0		80.0				90.9				81.3								85.7	96.2							87.5	88.9	89.3		90.5					$15,058	$33	$15,025
Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1645 Cherry Avenue	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2417	329	26	12.6	85.7%	110 (33.4%)	103 (31.3%)	35 (10.6%)	20 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (18.5%)	25.1	899^th of 1114 public elementary schools	19.3%		35	787^th of 1114 public elementary schools	29.4%	112												45.0	63.1															53.7	67.2											$12,908	$1,636	$11,272
Buford Middle	Public	7-8	1000 Cherry Avenue	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2411	559	53	10.4	79.8%	203 (36.3%)	154 (27.5%)	96 (17.2%)	33 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (13.1%)	42.9	263^rd of 417 public middle schools	36.9%		30.8	317^th of 422 public middle schools	24.9%	54		100.0			100.0	97.8										52.1	35.1						61.3									60.9	66.9					72.9		$11,874	$60	$11,814
Burnley-Moran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1300 Long Street	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2413	285	22	12.9	81.4%	161 (56.5%)	42 (14.7%)	38 (13.3%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (13.3%)	66.5	405^th of 1114 public elementary schools	63.6%		61.6	458^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.9%	53												77.1	80.0															81.7	67.5											$13,115	$419	$12,696
Charlottesville High	Public	9-12	1400 Melbourne Road	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2410	1,405	109	12.8	70.0%	574 (40.9%)	381 (27.1%)	205 (14.6%)	79 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	164 (11.7%)	36.8	255^th of 329 public high schools	22.5%		44.4	223^rd of 326 public high schools	31.6%	32			91.5				76.1	61.8	90.0	72.7	96.5							90.4	40.7	41.7	60.0													50.0	80.2	18.8	20.0			$10,962	$81	$10,880
Greenbrier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2228 Greenbrier Drive	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2415	270	21	12.8	79.6%	135 (50.0%)	41 (15.2%)	40 (14.8%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.4%)	44	679^th of 1114 public elementary schools	39.0%		54	563^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	49.5%	116												64.9	63.5															67.6	73.0											$13,534	$1,024	$12,510
Jackson-Via Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	508 Harris Road	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2416	351	29	12.1	110.0%	112 (31.9%)	99 (28.2%)	57 (16.2%)	29 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (15.1%)	30.3	842^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	24.4%		28.9	855^th of 1114 public elementary schools	23.2%	13												55.2	56.9															64.8	66.7											$13,452	$1,264	$12,188
Walker Upper Elementary	Public	5-6	1564 Dairy Road	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2412	604	47	12.8	87.6%	265 (43.9%)	159 (26.3%)	61 (10.1%)	33 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (14.2%)								(n/a)														54.4	55.6							56.8								63.7	58.4								65.5	$11,762	$321	$11,441
Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1000 Belmont Avenue	Charlottesville	22902	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2414	308	26	11.8	111.0%	67 (21.8%)	95 (30.8%)	55 (17.9%)	40 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (16.6%)	12.9	995^th of 1114 public elementary schools	10.7%		8.8	1039^th of 1114 public elementary schools	6.7%	44												54.6	44.2															55.8	47.1											$15,293	$1,633	$13,660
Venable Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	406 14th Street NW	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2418	322	23	14.0	71.1%	149 (46.3%)	90 (28.0%)	19 (5.9%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.3%)	41.6	711^th of 1114 public elementary schools	36.2%		55.1	549^th of 1114 public elementary schools	50.7%	162												62.2	70.5															60.0	76.2											$15,469	$371	$15,098
Hollymead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2775 Powell Creek Drive	Charlottesville	22911	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 973-8301	347	28	12.4	21.3%	196 (56.5%)	26 (7.5%)	23 (6.6%)	65 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.7%)	85.5	112^th of 1114 public elementary schools	89.9%		89.9	50^th of 1114 public elementary schools	95.5%	62												80.4	85.9	90.0								86.7						80.8	88.5	93.3									91.7	$11,578	$118	$11,460
Woodbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Woodbrook Drive	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 973-6600	525	53	9.9	81.7%	112 (21.3%)	170 (32.4%)	144 (27.4%)	54 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.4%)	6.4	1063^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	4.6%		10.8	1017^th of 1114 public elementary schools	8.7%	46												41.2	39.6	43.3								36.4						47.1	42.2	47.7									44.6	$9,742	$779	$8,963
Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	2801 Powell Creek Drive	Charlottesville	22911	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 975-0599	520	37	13.9	24.2%	292 (56.2%)	47 (9.0%)	70 (13.5%)	60 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.6%)	76	79^th of 417 public middle schools	81.1%		77.6	79^th of 422 public middle schools	81.3%			96.3			96.1	97.1									85.0	63.6	48.9						81.7								85.0	80.4	91.3					89.2		$8,739	$504	$8,235
Monticello High	Public	9-12	1400 Independence Way	Charlottesville	22902	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 244-3100	1,204	87	13.7	36.5%	697 (57.9%)	154 (12.8%)	234 (19.4%)	40 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	76 (6.3%)	41.4	236^th of 329 public high schools	28.3%		30.1	280^th of 326 public high schools	14.1%	44	68.9		80.8				84.3	76.5	92.9		96.2							93.5	64.4					63.9		63.6									78.1					$9,644	$338	$9,306
Baker-Butler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2740 Proffit Road	Charlottesville	22911	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 974-7777	735	54	13.6	29.4%	358 (48.7%)	81 (11.0%)	116 (15.8%)	91 (12.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.6%)	68.2	380^th of 1114 public elementary schools	65.9%		59.3	491^st of 1114 public elementary schools	55.9%	111												75.6	83.9	81.1								73.0						72.8	80.5	78.6									68.9	$10,569	$105	$10,465
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1757 Avon Street Extended	Charlottesville	22902	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 293-7455	756	64	11.8	64.7%	329 (43.5%)	112 (14.8%)	220 (29.1%)	32 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.1%)	30.8	830^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.5%		22.2	917^th of 1114 public elementary schools	17.7%	87												52.0	58.6	59.4								59.4						56.1	66.4	66.0									65.5	$10,492	$793	$9,699
Agnor-Hurt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Berkmar Drive	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 973-5211	474	36	13.3	72.6%	165 (34.8%)	85 (17.9%)	144 (30.4%)	41 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	28.5	859^th of 1114 public elementary schools	22.9%		27.2	870^th of 1114 public elementary schools	21.9%	11												46.7	63.2	60.3								58.6						53.3	61.3	64.9									65.9	$11,641	$1,119	$10,521
Virginia L. Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3251 Morgantown Road	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 977-4599	277	20	13.8	9.4%	201 (72.6%)	4 (1.4%)	19 (6.9%)	28 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.3%)	93.4	11^th of 1114 public elementary schools	99.0%		93.8	10^th of 1114 public elementary schools	99.1%	1												94.3	96.0	95.2								90.5						97.1	98.0	90.2									95.0	$11,781	$59	$11,722
Albemarle High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2775 Hydraulic Road	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(434) 975-9300	2,005	132	15.1	34.6%	949 (47.3%)	332 (16.6%)	414 (20.6%)	168 (8.4%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (6.9%)	31.5	278^th of 329 public high schools	15.5%		42.5	231^st of 326 public high schools	29.1%	47	74.9		64.7	50.0			66.8	53.1	65.2	95.8	94.8							92.3	56.4	46.0				55.0	6.7		45.5								80.8					$9,734	$156	$9,579
Leslie H. Walton Middle	Public	6-8	4217 Red Hill Rd	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 977-5615	328	33	9.8	39.0%	232 (70.7%)	30 (9.1%)	36 (11.0%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	45.6	247^th of 417 public middle schools	40.8%		57.4	183^rd of 422 public middle schools	56.6%	64		94.7			88.6	84.0									56.2	55.6	54.2						67.0								70.5	64.1	72.4					73.1		$12,904	$614	$12,290
Mary Carr Greer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Lambs Lane	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 973-8371	496	47	10.6	83.3%	117 (23.6%)	138 (27.8%)	173 (34.9%)	33 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	9.4	1035^th of 1114 public elementary schools	7.1%		5.6	1074^th of 1114 public elementary schools	3.6%	39												42.0	46.2	46.4								47.8						40.8	57.3	52.2									34.8	$12,176	$751	$11,425
Ivy Elementary	Public	K-5	1610 Owensville Road	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 293-9304	352	24	14.5	10.5%	300 (85.2%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.5%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	87.2	81^st of 1114 public elementary schools	92.7%		79.5	217^th of 1114 public elementary schools	80.5%	136												86.7	92.7	92.6								85.2						80.0	89.1	92.6									88.9	$9,871	$273	$9,598
Journey Middle	Public	6-8	210 Lambs Lane	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 975-9320	607	46	13.1	71.5%	214 (35.3%)	148 (24.4%)	171 (28.2%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.4%)	19.6	367^th of 417 public middle schools	12.0%		29	327^th of 422 public middle schools	22.5%	40		84.0			97.9	77.3									49.3	36.9	22.2						49.0								54.8	53.8	56.9					66.9
Stone Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	958 North Milton Road	Charlottesville	22911	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 296-3754	488	35	13.7	29.7%	319 (65.4%)	49 (10.0%)	48 (9.8%)	24 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.8%)	62.1	464^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.3%		61.8	450^th of 1114 public elementary schools	59.6%	14												87.1	81.6	74.3								64.3						77.5	85.5	62.9									61.8	$10,611	$507	$10,104

Cities Near Charlottesville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Earlysville	7.27 mi	1	44^th
Keswick	7.72 mi	1	109^th
North Garden	10.05 mi	1	333^rd
Crozet	11.21 mi	4	56^th
Troy	13.14 mi	1

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.