Best High Schools in Virginia

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 329)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
510169000697	161	Grayson County High	Public	9-12	110 Blue Devil Drive	Independence	24348	Grayson County	Grayson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 773-2131	457	35	13	93.7%	400 (87.5%)	18 (3.9%)	36 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$7,402			$663			$6,739	56.8	73	64	97
510126000493	162	Hayfield Secondary	Public, Magnet	7-12	7630 Telegraph Rd	Alexandria	22315	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 924-7400	3,239	170	19.1	33.3%	1,025 (31.6%)	854 (26.4%)	725 (22.4%)	368 (11.4%)	17 (0.5%)	14 (0.4%)	236 (7.3%)	$9,716			$153			$9,563	56.5	49.1	192	30
510126002114	163	Centreville High	Public	9-12	6001 Union Mill Rd	Clifton	20124	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 802-5400	2,487	171	14.5	32.0%	767 (30.8%)	213 (8.6%)	593 (23.8%)	774 (31.1%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	129 (5.2%)	$9,410			$89			$9,320	56.3	59.7	150	13
510285001181	164	Page County High	Public	9-12	184 Panther Drive	Shenandoah	22849	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 652-8712	513	36	14.2	70.0%	461 (89.9%)	4 (0.8%)	30 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$6,480			$00			$6,480	56	60	148	16
510390001736	165	Abingdon High	Public	9-12	705 Thompson Dr	Abingdon	24210	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 739-3200	877	60	14.5	73.2%	759 (86.5%)	20 (2.3%)	48 (5.5%)	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.5%)	$6,554			$109			$6,444	55.8	66.9	103	62
510180000742	166	Hampton High	Public	9-12	1491 W Queen St	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4430	1,240	96	12.9	90.0%	97 (7.8%)	964 (77.7%)	77 (6.2%)	20 (1.6%)	8 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	69 (5.6%)	$8,285			$346			$7,940	55.6	47.1	205	39
510264001453	167	Woodside High	Public	9-12	13450 Woodside Lane	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7530	1,810	111	16.3	94.4%	315 (17.4%)	972 (53.7%)	288 (15.9%)	48 (2.7%)	7 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	173 (9.6%)	$7,604			$311			$7,293	55.5	47.4	203	36
510126002529	168	Westfield High	Public	9-12	4700 Stonecroft Bv	Chantilly	20151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 488-6300	2,746	202	13.6	34.7%	843 (30.7%)	336 (12.2%)	741 (27.0%)	658 (24.0%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	157 (5.7%)	$9,797			$84			$9,713	55.5	41.9	234	66
510252001019	169	Christiansburg High	Public	9-12	100 Independence Blvd	Christiansburg	24073	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 382-5178	1,063	81	13.1	38.8%	852 (80.2%)	56 (5.3%)	86 (8.1%)	17 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.6%)	$8,338			$226			$8,112	55.4	57.5	157	12
510313001313	170	Osbourn Park High	Public, Magnet	9-12	8909 Euclid Ave	Manassas	20111	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 365-6500	2,740	167	16.4	52.7%	567 (20.7%)	446 (16.3%)	1,232 (45.0%)	360 (13.1%)	3 (0.1%)	12 (0.4%)	120 (4.4%)	$7,552			$74			$7,478	55.3	65.3	115	55

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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 25, 2024, 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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.