Best High Schools in Virginia (2025-26)

Ranked high schools

319

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Every ranked high school in Virginia, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Virginia rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Virginia high schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Thomas Jefferson High For Science And Technology (Magnet)	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	100%	81%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,967
#2	A+	Open High	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	96%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	183
#3	A+	Rural Retreat High	Rural Retreat	Wythe County Public Schools	96%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	312
#4	A+	Langley High	Mclean	Fairfax County Public Schools	95%	70%	Meets Expectations	2,123
#5	A+	Briar Woods High	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	94%	66%	Exceeds Expectations	1,757
#6	A+	Galileo Magnet High (Magnet)	Danville	Danville City Public Schools	94%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	258
#7	A+	Independence High	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	94%	69%	Meets Expectations	2,013
#8	A+	Loudoun Valley High	Purcellville	Loudoun County Public Schools	94%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,178
#9	A+	Meridian High	Falls Church	Falls Church City Public Schools	94%	80%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	865
#10	A+	West Springfield High	Springfield	Fairfax County Public Schools	94%	80%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,663
#11	A+	Atlee High	Mechanicsville	Hanover County Public Schools	93%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,526
#12	A+	Central High	Norton	Wise County Public Schools	93%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	674
#13	A+	Floyd Kellam High	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	93%	73%	Meets Expectations	1,882
#14	A+	Grassfield High (Magnet)	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	93%	75%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,314
#15	A+	Green Run Collegiate (Charter)	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	93%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	370
#16	A+	Hickory High	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	93%	72%	Meets Expectations	1,581
#17	A+	Lightridge High	Aldie	Loudoun County Public Schools	93%	64%	Exceeds Expectations	1,771
#18	A+	Madison High	Vienna	Fairfax County Public Schools	93%	67%	Meets Expectations	2,135
#19	A+	Woodson High	Fairfax	Fairfax County Public Schools	93%	80%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,478
#20	A+	Deep Run High (Magnet)	Glen Allen	Henrico County Public Schools	92%	69%	Meets Expectations	2,027
#21	A+	Hanover High	Mechanicsville	Hanover County Public Schools	92%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,427
#22	A+	Mclean High	Mclean	Fairfax County Public Schools	92%	70%	Meets Expectations	2,441
#23	A+	Oakton High	Vienna	Fairfax County Public Schools	92%	82%	Underperforms Expectations	2,701
#24	A+	Richmond Community High	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	92%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	200
#25	A+	Western Albemarle High (Magnet)	Crozet	Albemarle County Public Schools	92%	72%	Meets Expectations	1,158
#26	A+	Woodgrove High (K-12)	Purcellville	Loudoun County Public Schools	92%	69%	Meets Expectations	1,597
#27	A	Chilhowie High	Chilhowie	Smyth County Public Schools	92%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	393
#28	A	Fort Chiswell High	Max Meadows	Wythe County Public Schools	92%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	435
#29	A	Louisa County High	Mineral	Louisa County Public Schools	92%	69%	Meets Expectations	1,653
#30	A	Poquoson High	Poquoson	Poquoson City Public Schools	92%	76%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	690
#31	A	Cave Spring High	Roanoke	Roanoke County Public Schools	91%	76%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,056
#32	A	Freedom High	South Riding	Loudoun County Public Schools	91%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	1,998
#33	A	John Champe High	Aldie	Loudoun County Public Schools	91%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	1,598
#34	A	Tabb High	Yorktown	York County Public Schools	91%	67%	Meets Expectations	1,123
#35	A	Tunstall High	Dry Fork	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	91%	71%	Meets Expectations	843
#36	A	York High	Yorktown	York County Public Schools	91%	71%	Meets Expectations	1,050
#37	A	Frank W Cox High	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	90%	74%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,681
#38	A	Franklin Military Academy	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	90%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	293
#39	A	Grafton High	Yorktown	York County Public Schools	90%	76%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,212
#40	A	Hidden Valley High	Roanoke	Roanoke County Public Schools	90%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	830
#41	A	Jamestown High	Williamsburg	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	90%	67%	Meets Expectations	1,229
#42	A	Northwood High	Saltville	Smyth County Public Schools	90%	63%	Meets Expectations	240
#43	A	Page County High	Shenandoah	Page County Public Schools	90%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	495
#44	A	Patriot High (Magnet)	Nokesville	Prince William County Public Schools	90%	66%	Meets Expectations	2,131
#45	A	Richlands High	Richlands	Tazewell County Public Schools	90%	63%	Meets Expectations	636
#46	A	Rock Ridge High (K-12)	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	90%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	1,451
#47	A	Yorktown High	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	90%	79%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,577
#48	A	Chantilly High	Chantilly	Fairfax County Public Schools	89%	73%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,937
#49	A	Charles J Colgan SR High (Magnet)	Manassas	Prince William County Public Schools	89%	70%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,907
#50	A	Tazewell High	Tazewell	Tazewell County Public Schools	89%	70%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	537
#51	A	Windsor High	Windsor	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	89%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	527
#52	A-	Battlefield High (Magnet)	Haymarket	Prince William County Public Schools	89%	77%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,322
#53	A-	Blacksburg High	Blacksburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	89%	65%	Meets Expectations	1,321
#54	A-	Churchland High (Magnet)	Portsmouth	Portsmouth City Public Schools	89%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,435
#55	A-	Community Lab School (Charter)	Charlottesville	Albemarle County Public Schools	89%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	192
#56	A-	Gate City High	Gate City	Scott County Public Schools	89%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	619
#57	A-	Holston High	Damascus	Washington County Public Schools	89%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	245
#58	A-	James River High	Buchanan	Botetourt County Public Schools	89%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	460
#59	A-	Mountain View High	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	89%	75%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,203
#60	A-	New Kent High	New Kent	New Kent County Public Schools	89%	61%	Meets Expectations	1,120
#61	A-	Patrick County High	Stuart	Patrick County Public Schools	89%	63%	Meets Expectations	851
#62	A-	Princess Anne High	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	89%	68%	Meets Expectations	1,717
#63	A-	Riverheads High	Staunton	Augusta County Public Schools	89%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	464
#64	A-	Salem High	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	89%	69%	Meets Expectations	1,650
#65	A-	Bethel High	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	88%	67%	Meets Expectations	1,777
#66	A-	Gainesville High (Magnet)	Gainesville	Prince William County Public Schools	88%	70%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,038
#67	A-	Gloucester High	Gloucester	Gloucester County Public Schools	88%	68%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,531
#68	A-	Goochland High	Goochland	Goochland County Public Schools	88%	68%	Meets Expectations	890
#69	A-	John S Battle High	Bristol	Washington County Public Schools	88%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	659
#70	A-	Ocean Lakes High (Magnet)	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	88%	68%	Meets Expectations	1,855
#71	A-	Patrick Henry High	Glade Spring	Washington County Public Schools	88%	64%	Meets Expectations	366
#72	A-	Salem High	Salem	Salem City Public Schools	88%	71%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,227
#73	A-	Stone Bridge High	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	88%	63%	Meets Expectations	1,701
#74	A-	Union High	Big Stone Gap	Wise County Public Schools	88%	73%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	601
#75	A-	York River Academy (Charter)	Yorktown	York County Public Schools	88%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	68
#76	B+	Clarke County High	Berryville	Clarke County Public Schools	88%	64%	Meets Expectations	693
#77	B+	Cosby High	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	88%	79%	Underperforms Expectations	2,385
#78	B+	Lord Botetourt High	Daleville	Botetourt County Public Schools	88%	61%	Meets Expectations	980
#79	B+	Marshall High	Falls Church	Fairfax County Public Schools	88%	62%	Meets Expectations	2,109
#80	B+	Nandua High	Onley	Accomack County Public Schools	88%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	636
#81	B+	Randolph Henry High	Charlotte C H	Charlotte County Public Schools	88%	64%	Meets Expectations	478
#82	B+	George Wythe High	Wytheville	Wythe County Public Schools	87%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	462
#83	B+	Glen Allen High (Magnet)	Glen Allen	Henrico County Public Schools	87%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	2,006
#84	B+	Graham High	Bluefield	Tazewell County Public Schools	87%	75%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	529
#85	B+	Great Bridge High	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	87%	66%	Meets Expectations	1,624
#86	B+	Hampton High	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	87%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	1,359
#87	B+	Kempsville High	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	87%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	2,006
#88	B+	Lake Braddock Secondary (Magnet)	Burke	Fairfax County Public Schools	87%	75%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	4,377
#89	B+	Mills E Godwin High (Magnet)	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	87%	65%	Meets Expectations	1,773
#90	B+	Nelson County High	Lovingston	Nelson County Public Schools	87%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	517
#91	B+	Phoebus High	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	87%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,365
#92	B+	Western Branch High	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	87%	72%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,121
#93	B+	Bayside High (Magnet)	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	86%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	1,983
#94	B+	Buffalo Gap High	Swoope	Augusta County Public Schools	86%	62%	Meets Expectations	435
#95	B+	Chatham High	Chatham	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	86%	68%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	659
#96	B+	Landstown High (Magnet)	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	86%	68%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,226
#97	B+	Robinson Secondary (Magnet)	Fairfax	Fairfax County Public Schools	86%	75%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	3,607
#98	B+	Spotswood High	Penn Laird	Rockingham County Public Schools	86%	71%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	947
#99	B+	Tallwood High	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	86%	69%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,861
#100	B+	Wilson Memorial High	Fishersville	Augusta County Public Schools	86%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	858
#101	B+	Tangier Combined Tangier (K-12)	Tangier	Accomack County Public Schools	85%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	41
#102	B	Kecoughtan High	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	86%	71%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,564
#103	B	Midlothian High	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	86%	73%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,041
#104	B	Northumberland High	Heathsville	Northumberland County Public Schools	86%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	383
#105	B	William Monroe High	Stanardsville	Greene County Public Schools	86%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	957
#106	B	Bruton High (Magnet)	Williamsburg	York County Public Schools	85%	62%	Meets Expectations	711
#107	B	Carroll County High	Hillsville	Carroll County Public Schools	85%	66%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,069
#108	B	Colonial Forge High	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	85%	62%	Meets Expectations	1,996
#109	B	Deep Creek High (Magnet)	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	85%	65%	Meets Expectations	1,597
#110	B	First Colonial High (Magnet)	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	85%	63%	Meets Expectations	1,797
#111	B	Glenvar High	Salem	Roanoke County Public Schools	85%	70%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	627
#112	B	Kettle Run High	Nokesville	Fauquier County Public Schools	85%	62%	Meets Expectations	1,207
#113	B	Riverside High	Leesburg	Loudoun County Public Schools	85%	77%	Underperforms Expectations	1,801
#114	B	South County High	Lorton	Fairfax County Public Schools	85%	78%	Underperforms Expectations	2,273
#115	B	Staunton High	Staunton	Staunton City Public Schools	85%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	822
#116	B	Abingdon High	Abingdon	Washington County Public Schools	84%	62%	Meets Expectations	867
#117	B	Bath County High	Hot Springs	Bath County Public Schools	84%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	184
#118	B	Dan River High	Ringgold	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	84%	60%	Meets Expectations	617
#119	B	Eastern Montgomery High	Elliston	Montgomery County Public Schools	84%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	282
#120	B	Essex High	Tappahannock	Essex County Public Schools	84%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	514
#121	B	Middlesex High	Saluda	Middlesex County Public Schools	84%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	346
#122	B	Ridgeview High	Clintwood	Dickenson County Public Schools	84%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	592
#123	B	Rustburg High	Rustburg	Campbell County Public Schools	84%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	828
#124	B	Surry County High	Dendron	Surry County Public Schools	84%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	209
#125	B	William Byrd High	Vinton	Roanoke County Public Schools	84%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,142
#126	B-	Auburn High	Riner	Montgomery County Public Schools	84%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	381
#127	B-	Centreville High	Clifton	Fairfax County Public Schools	84%	74%	Underperforms Expectations	2,623
#128	B-	Ji Burton High	Norton	Norton City Public Schools	84%	67%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	312
#129	B-	King George High	King George	King George County Public Schools	84%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,489
#130	B-	Warhill High	Williamsburg	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	84%	57%	Meets Expectations	1,322
#131	B-	Broadway High	Broadway	Rockingham County Public Schools	83%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	923
#132	B-	Central High (Magnet)	Woodstock	Shenandoah County Public Schools	83%	61%	Meets Expectations	749
#133	B-	Chincoteague High	Chincoteague	Accomack County Public Schools	83%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	295
#134	B-	East Rockingham High	Elkton	Rockingham County Public Schools	83%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	778
#135	B-	Eastside High	Coeburn	Wise County Public Schools	83%	62%	Meets Expectations	390
#136	B-	Fauquier High	Warrenton	Fauquier County Public Schools	83%	56%	Meets Expectations	1,162
#137	B-	Galax High	Galax	Galax City Public Schools	83%	67%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	378
#138	B-	Jefferson Forest High	Forest	Bedford County Public Schools	83%	57%	Meets Expectations	1,309
#139	B-	Luray High	Luray	Page County Public Schools	83%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	499
#140	B-	Marion Senior High	Marion	Smyth County Public Schools	83%	69%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	638
#141	B-	Mechanicsville High	Mechanicsville	Hanover County Public Schools	83%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	1,354
#142	B-	Strasburg High	Strasburg	Shenandoah County Public Schools	83%	60%	Meets Expectations	573
#143	B-	Broad Run High	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	82%	60%	Meets Expectations	1,583
#144	B-	Central High	Victoria	Lunenburg County Public Schools	82%	59%	Meets Expectations	495
#145	B-	Clover Hill High	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	82%	69%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,775
#146	B-	Green Run High	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	82%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,517
#147	B-	Heritage High (K-12)	Leesburg	Loudoun County Public Schools	82%	59%	Meets Expectations	1,432
#148	B-	Lafayette High	Williamsburg	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	82%	57%	Meets Expectations	1,208
#149	B-	Northside High	Roanoke	Roanoke County Public Schools	82%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	950
#150	B-	Riverbend High	Fredericksburg	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	82%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,995
#151	C+	Gretna High	Gretna	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	82%	65%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	535
#152	C+	Nansemond River High (Magnet)	Suffolk	Suffolk City Public Schools	82%	59%	Meets Expectations	1,698
#153	C+	North Stafford High	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	82%	58%	Meets Expectations	1,925
#154	C+	Stuarts Draft High	Stuarts Draft	Augusta County Public Schools	82%	64%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	698
#155	C+	Turner Ashby High	Bridgewater	Rockingham County Public Schools	82%	62%	Meets Expectations	994
#156	C+	Brookville High	Lynchburg	Campbell County Public Schools	81%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	971
#157	C+	Colonial Heights High	Colonial Heights	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	81%	69%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	876
#158	C+	Eastern View High	Culpeper	Culpeper County Public Schools	81%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,558
#159	C+	Fairfax High	Fairfax	Fairfax County Public Schools	81%	60%	Meets Expectations	2,371
#160	C+	Forest Park High (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	81%	58%	Meets Expectations	2,308
#161	C+	Highland High	Monterey	Highland County Public Schools	81%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	103
#162	C+	Loudoun County High	Leesburg	Loudoun County Public Schools	81%	68%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,533
#163	C+	Madison County High	Madison	Madison County Public Schools	81%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	557
#164	C+	Mecklenburg County High	Baskerville		81%	57%	Meets Expectations	1,163
#165	C+	Oscar F Smith High	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	81%	56%	Meets Expectations	2,291
#166	C+	Potomac Falls High	Potomac Falls	Loudoun County Public Schools	81%	56%	Meets Expectations	1,606
#167	C+	Sussex Central High	Sussex	Sussex County Public Schools	81%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	319
#168	C+	Warren County High	Front Royal	Warren County Public Schools	81%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	833
#169	C+	Woodside High	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	81%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,807
#170	C+	Floyd County High	Floyd	Floyd County Public Schools	80%	60%	Meets Expectations	701
#171	C+	Franklin County High	Rocky Mount	Franklin County Public Schools	80%	56%	Meets Expectations	1,904
#172	C+	Greensville County High	Emporia		80%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	607
#173	C+	Indian River High	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	80%	53%	Meets Expectations	1,701
#174	C+	South Lakes High	Reston	Fairfax County Public Schools	80%	55%	Meets Expectations	2,530
#175	C+	Stafford Senior High	Fredericksburg	Stafford County Public Schools	80%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,117
#176	C	Annandale High	Annandale	Fairfax County Public Schools	80%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	2,182
#177	C	Dominion High (K-12)	Sterling	Loudoun County Public Schools	80%	57%	Meets Expectations	1,505
#178	C	Fort Defiance High	Fort Defiance	Augusta County Public Schools	80%	58%	Meets Expectations	727
#179	C	Radford High	Radford	Radford City Public Schools	80%	68%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	504
#180	C	Washington Liberty High	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	80%	66%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,715
#181	C	Woodbridge High (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	80%	60%	Meets Expectations	2,905
#182	C	Kings Fork High	Suffolk	Suffolk City Public Schools	79%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	1,697
#183	C	Orange County High	Orange	Orange County Public Schools	79%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	1,476
#184	C	Osbourn Park High (Magnet)	Manassas	Prince William County Public Schools	79%	53%	Meets Expectations	2,757
#185	C	Smithfield High	Smithfield	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	79%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,347
#186	C	Spotsylvania High (K-12)	Spotsylvania	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	79%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	1,388
#187	C	West Point Middlehigh	West Point	West Point Public Schools	79%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	440
#188	C	Appomattox County High	Appomattox	Appomattox County Public Schools	78%	69%	Underperforms Expectations	699
#189	C	Arcadia High	Oak Hall	Accomack County Public Schools	78%	52%	Meets Expectations	713
#190	C	Christiansburg High	Christiansburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	78%	57%	Meets Expectations	1,116
#191	C	Grayson County High	Independence	Grayson County Public Schools	78%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	465
#192	C	Lakeland High (Magnet)	Suffolk	Suffolk City Public Schools	78%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	1,083
#193	C	Monticello High	Charlottesville	Albemarle County Public Schools	78%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,229
#194	C	Potomac High (Magnet)	Dumfries	Prince William County Public Schools	78%	58%	Meets Expectations	2,065
#195	C	Pulaski County Senior High	Dublin	Pulaski County Public Schools	78%	76%	Underperforms Expectations	1,246
#196	C	Rye Cove High	Duffield	Scott County Public Schools	78%	52%	Meets Expectations	279
#197	C	Westfield High	Chantilly	Fairfax County Public Schools	78%	56%	Meets Expectations	2,686
#198	C	Westmoreland High	Montross	Westmoreland County Public Schools	78%	52%	Meets Expectations	486
#199	C	James Wood High	Winchester	Frederick County Public Schools	77%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	1,437
#200	C	Liberty High	Bedford	Bedford County Public Schools	77%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	726
#201	C-	Brentsville District High (Magnet)	Nokesville	Prince William County Public Schools	77%	51%	Meets Expectations	883
#202	C-	Courtland High	Spotsylvania	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	77%	49%	Meets Expectations	1,556
#203	C-	Edison High	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	77%	58%	Meets Expectations	2,267
#204	C-	Halifax County High	South Boston	Halifax County Public Schools	77%	51%	Meets Expectations	1,397
#205	C-	James River High	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	77%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,926
#206	C-	Millbrook High	Winchester	Frederick County Public Schools	77%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,516
#207	C-	Monacan High (Magnet)	Richmond	Chesterfield County Public Schools	77%	73%	Underperforms Expectations	1,631
#208	C-	Parry Mccluer High	Buena Vista	Buena Vista City Public Schools	77%	50%	Meets Expectations	330
#209	C-	Patrick Henry High	Ashland	Hanover County Public Schools	77%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,323
#210	C-	Prince George High	Prince George	Prince George County Public Schools	77%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,796
#211	C-	Castlewood High	Castlewood	Russell County Public Schools	76%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	314
#212	C-	Cd Hylton High (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	76%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	1,979
#213	C-	Charlottesville High	Charlottesville	Charlottesville City Public Schools	76%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,359
#214	C-	Culpeper County High	Culpeper	Culpeper County Public Schools	76%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,223
#215	C-	Douglas S Freeman High (Magnet)	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	76%	51%	Meets Expectations	1,860
#216	C-	Hayfield Secondary (Magnet)	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	76%	53%	Meets Expectations	3,145
#217	C-	Honaker High	Honaker	Russell County Public Schools	76%	65%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	435
#218	C-	Liberty High	Bealeton	Fauquier County Public Schools	76%	51%	Meets Expectations	1,370
#219	C-	Thomas Dale High	Chester	Chesterfield County Public Schools	76%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,556
#220	C-	Twin Springs High	Nickelsville	Scott County Public Schools	76%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	242
#221	C-	Virginia High	Bristol	Bristol City Public Schools	76%	51%	Meets Expectations	637
#222	C-	Brooke Point High	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	75%	53%	Meets Expectations	2,150
#223	C-	Powhatan High (Magnet)	Powhatan	Powhatan County Public Schools	75%	51%	Meets Expectations	1,404
#224	C-	Sherando High	Stephens City	Frederick County Public Schools	75%	48%	Meets Expectations	1,666
#225	D+	Tuscarora High (K-12)	Leesburg	Loudoun County Public Schools	80%	54%	Meets Expectations	1,411
#226	D+	John Randolph Tucker High (Magnet)	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	75%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	1,916
#227	D+	Lebanon High	Lebanon	Russell County Public Schools	75%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	606
#228	D+	Matoaca High	Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	75%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,630
#229	D+	Matthew Fontaine Maury High (Magnet)	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	75%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,697
#230	D+	Menchville High	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	75%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,788
#231	D+	Northampton High	Eastville	Northampton County Public Schools	75%	55%	Meets Expectations	433
#232	D+	Staunton River High	Moneta	Bedford County Public Schools	75%	52%	Meets Expectations	889
#233	D+	Wakefield High	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	75%	52%	Meets Expectations	2,766
#234	D+	Amelia County High	Amelia Court House	Amelia County Public Schools	74%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	538
#235	D+	Bland County High	Rocky Gap	Bland County Public Schools	74%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	425
#236	D+	Buckingham County High	Buckingham	Buckingham County Public Schools	74%	54%	Meets Expectations	654
#237	D+	Ec Glass High	Lynchburg	Lynchburg City Public Schools	74%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	1,325
#238	D+	Justice High	Falls Church	Fairfax County Public Schools	74%	65%	Underperforms Expectations	2,362
#239	D+	King William High	King William	King William County Public Schools	74%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	696
#240	D+	Manchester High	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	74%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,188
#241	D+	Manor High (Magnet)	Portsmouth	Portsmouth City Public Schools	74%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,236
#242	D+	Massaponax High	Fredericksburg	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	74%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,736
#243	D+	Rappahannock High	Warsaw	Richmond County Public Schools	74%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	525
#244	D+	Rockbridge County High	Lexington	Rockbridge County Public Schools	74%	54%	Meets Expectations	994
#245	D+	Varina High (Magnet)	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	74%	46%	Meets Expectations	1,405
#246	D+	Altavista High	Altavista	Campbell County Public Schools	73%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	669
#247	D+	Falls Church High	Falls Church	Fairfax County Public Schools	73%	48%	Meets Expectations	2,118
#248	D+	Fluvanna County High	Palmyra	Fluvanna County Public Schools	73%	67%	Underperforms Expectations	1,488
#249	D+	Martinsville High	Martinsville	Martinsville City Public Schools	73%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	564
#250	D+	Skyline High	Front Royal	Warren County Public Schools	73%	51%	Meets Expectations	893
#251	D	Caroline High	Milford	Caroline County Public Schools	73%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,251
#252	D	Dinwiddie County High	Dinwiddie	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	73%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,290
#253	D	Lewis High	Springfield	Fairfax County Public Schools	73%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	1,697
#254	D	Mathews High	Mathews	Mathews County Public Schools	73%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	310
#255	D	Thomas Jefferson High	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	73%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	816
#256	D	Achievable Dream Middlehigh (Magnet)	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	72%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	488
#257	D	Albemarle High (Magnet)	Charlottesville	Albemarle County Public Schools	72%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,987
#258	D	Colonial Beach High	Colonial Beach	Colonial Beach Public Schools	72%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	214
#259	D	Gar Field High (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	72%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	2,550
#260	D	Giles High	Pearisburg	Giles County Public Schools	72%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	656
#261	D	Highland Springs High (Magnet)	Highland Springs	Henrico County Public Schools	72%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,089
#262	D	Manassas Park High	Manassas Park	Manassas Park City Public Schools	72%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,126
#263	D	Nottoway High	Crewe	Nottoway County Public Schools	72%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	536
#264	D	William Campbell High	Naruna	Campbell County Public Schools	72%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	397
#265	D	Bassett High	Bassett	Henry County Public Schools	71%	46%	Meets Expectations	1,107
#266	D	Harrisonburg High	Harrisonburg	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	71%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,951
#267	D	Ic Norcom High (Magnet)	Portsmouth	Portsmouth City Public Schools	71%	45%	Meets Expectations	1,043
#268	D	John Handley High	Winchester	Winchester City Public Schools	71%	47%	Meets Expectations	1,384
#269	D	Lake Taylor High	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	71%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,030
#270	D	Patrick Henry High	Roanoke	Roanoke City Public Schools	71%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	2,005
#271	D	Prince Edward County High	Farmville	Prince Edward County Public Schools	71%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	535
#272	D	Thomas Walker High	Ewing	Lee County Public Schools	71%	44%	Meets Expectations	278
#273	D	Warwick High	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	71%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,645
#274	D	Wo Robey High	Sterling	Loudoun County Public Schools	71%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	31
#275	D-	Craig County High	New Castle	Craig County Public Schools	70%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	265
#276	D-	George Washington High	Danville	Danville City Public Schools	70%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,309
#277	D-	Granby High	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	70%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,837
#278	D-	Herndon High	Herndon	Fairfax County Public Schools	70%	64%	Underperforms Expectations	2,361
#279	D-	Huguenot High	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	70%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,551
#280	D-	John Marshall High	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	70%	46%	Meets Expectations	600
#281	D-	Lee High	Jonesville	Lee County Public Schools	70%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	781
#282	D-	Lloyd C Bird High	Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	70%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	2,031
#283	D-	Magna Vista High	Ridgeway	Henry County Public Schools	70%	46%	Meets Expectations	1,104
#284	D-	Norview High (Magnet)	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	70%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,915
#285	D-	Rappahannock County High	Washington	Rappahannock County Public Schools	70%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	289
#286	D-	West Potomac High	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	70%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,764
#287	D-	Freedom High (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	69%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,345
#288	D-	Heritage High	Lynchburg	Lynchburg City Public Schools	69%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,073
#289	D-	Mount Vernon High	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	69%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	1,959
#290	D-	Narrows High	Narrows	Giles County Public Schools	69%	47%	Meets Expectations	411
#291	D-	Park View High	Sterling	Loudoun County Public Schools	69%	42%	Meets Expectations	1,455
#292	D-	Amherst County High	Amherst	Amherst County Public Schools	68%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	1,260
#293	D-	Hermitage High (Magnet)	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	68%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	1,717
#294	D-	Central High	King And Queen C H	King and Queen County Public Schools	67%	43%	Meets Expectations	273
#295	D-	Denbigh High (Magnet)	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	67%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,225
#296	D-	Henrico High (Magnet)	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	67%	43%	Meets Expectations	1,348
#297	D-	Southampton High	Courtland	Southampton County Public Schools	67%	44%	Meets Expectations	769
#298	D-	Waynesboro High	Waynesboro	Waynesboro City Public Schools	67%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	905
#299	F	Chancellor High	Fredericksburg	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	67%	39%	Meets Expectations	1,397
#300	F	Armstrong High	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	66%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	747
#301	F	Brunswick High	Lawrenceville	Brunswick County Public Schools	65%	38%	Meets Expectations	426
#302	F	Cumberland High	Cumberland	Cumberland County Public Schools	65%	45%	Meets Expectations	390
#303	F	Alleghany High	Covington	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	64%	65%	Underperforms Expectations	579
#304	F	Lancaster High	Lancaster	Lancaster County Public Schools	64%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	403
#305	F	Petersburg High	Petersburg	Petersburg City Public Schools	64%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,080
#306	F	William Fleming High	Roanoke	Roanoke City Public Schools	64%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,911
#307	F	Heritage High (Magnet)	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	63%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,111
#308	F	Booker T Washington High	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	62%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	947
#309	F	Unity Reed High (Magnet)	Manassas	Prince William County Public Schools	62%	39%	Meets Expectations	2,316
#310	F	Hopewell High	Hopewell	Hopewell City Public Schools	61%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,136
#311	F	Osbourn High	Manassas	Manassas City Public Schools	60%	37%	Meets Expectations	2,323
#312	F	Alexandria City High School	Alexandria	Alexandria City Public Schools	59%	58%	Underperforms Expectations	4,531
#313	F	James Monroe High	Fredericksburg	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	59%	37%	Meets Expectations	1,002
#314	F	Meadowbrook High	North Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	58%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,033
#315	F	Charles City County High	Charles City	Charles City County Public Schools	56%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	247
#316	F	Arlington Community High	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	47%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	206
#317	F	Franklin High	Franklin	Franklin City Public Schools	43%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	378
#318	F	George Wythe High	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	42%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	1,309
#319	F	R.i.s.e Academy At The John M. Langston Campus	Danville		18%	19%	Underperforms Expectations	37

How Virginia's high schools compare

A: 75B: 75C: 74D: 74F: 21

47% of the 319 ranked high schools in Virginia earn an A or B (75 A grades, 75 B, 74 C, 74 D, 21 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 226 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (71% here, 74% nationally), and 113 exceed it. On average 80% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 55% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: York River Academy (88% against 21%, A-), Rural Retreat High (96% against 37%, A+), Fort Chiswell High (92% against 36%, A), Achievable Dream Middlehigh (72% against 18%, D), Woodside High (81% against 30%, C+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 80): Fairfax County Public Schools (9), Loudoun County Public Schools (9), Virginia Beach City Public Schools (6), York County Public Schools (4).

Cities with the most ranked high schools: Richmond (15, 4 at A or B), Virginia Beach (12, 12 at A or B), Chesapeake (7, 5 at A or B), Alexandria (6, 1 at A or B), Newport News (6, 0 at A or B).

The largest ranked high schools: Alexandria City High School (4,531 students, F, #312), Lake Braddock Secondary (4,377 students, B+, #88), Robinson Secondary (3,607 students, B+, #97).

Of the top 25, 5 are magnet schools and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

High schools in Virginia that are not ranked

18 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (6)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

F Bryant High, Alexandria
F Carver College And Career Academy, Chester
F Fairfax County Adult High, Springfield
F Key Center, Springfield
D- Kilmer Center, Vienna
F Mountain View High, Centreville

Fully online schools (1)

Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.

F Virginia Connections Academy, Gate City

Not yet graded (11)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Amelia Street Special Education, Richmond
Council High, Honaker
Covington High, Covington
Grundy High, Grundy
Henrico Virtual Academy, Henrico
Hurley High, Hurley
Mountain View High, Quicksburg
Richmond Alternative, Richmond
Richmond Career Education And Employment Charter School, Richmond
Twin Valley High, Pilgrim Knob
Virginia School For The Deaf And Blind High, Staunton

About this ranking

Scope: every public high school in Virginia.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in Virginia

What is the best high school in Virginia?

Thomas Jefferson High For Science And Technology in Alexandria ranks first among the 319 ranked high schools in Virginia with a SchoolGrade of A+, 100% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 81%.

How are high schools in Virginia ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does Virginia have?

SchoolGrade grades 337 public high schools in Virginia; 319 are ranked here and 18 are listed as not ranked.