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Best High Schools in Virginia (2025-26)

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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.

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Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Thomas Jefferson High For Science And Technology (Magnet)	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	96%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,967
#2	A+	Meridian High	Falls Church	Falls Church City Public Schools	89%	76%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	865
#3	A+	Atlee High	Mechanicsville	Hanover County Public Schools	88%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,526
#4	A+	Yorktown High	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	88%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,577
#5	A+	Hidden Valley High	Roanoke	Roanoke County Public Schools	87%	71%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	830
#6	A+	Richmond Community High	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	87%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	200
#7	A+	Cave Spring High	Roanoke	Roanoke County Public Schools	86%	64%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,056
#8	A+	Floyd Kellam High	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	86%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,882
#9	A+	Galileo Magnet High (Magnet)	Danville	Danville City Public Schools	86%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	258
#10	A+	Graham High	Bluefield	Tazewell County Public Schools	86%	77%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	529
#11	A+	James River High	Buchanan	Botetourt County Public Schools	86%	71%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	460
#12	A+	Central High	Norton	Wise County Public Schools	85%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	674
#13	A+	Glenvar High	Salem	Roanoke County Public Schools	85%	71%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	627
#14	A+	Hanover High	Mechanicsville	Hanover County Public Schools	85%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,427
#15	A+	Lord Botetourt High	Daleville	Botetourt County Public Schools	85%	67%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	980
#16	A+	Louisa County High	Mineral	Louisa County Public Schools	85%	70%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,653
#17	A+	Riverside High	Leesburg	Loudoun County Public Schools	85%	69%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,801
#18	A+	Tabb High	Yorktown	York County Public Schools	85%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,123
#19	A+	Blacksburg High	Blacksburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	84%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,321
#20	A+	Grassfield High (Magnet)	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	84%	65%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,314
#21	A+	Lightridge High	Aldie	Loudoun County Public Schools	84%	69%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,771
#22	A+	Western Albemarle High (Magnet)	Crozet	Albemarle County Public Schools	84%	68%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,158
#23	A+	Battlefield High (Magnet)	Haymarket	Prince William County Public Schools	83%	66%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,322
#24	A+	Deep Run High (Magnet)	Glen Allen	Henrico County Public Schools	83%	71%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,027
#25	A+	Frank W Cox High	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	83%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,681
#26	A+	Freedom High	South Riding	Loudoun County Public Schools	83%	69%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,998
#27	A+	Grafton High	Yorktown	York County Public Schools	83%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,212
#28	A+	Independence High	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	83%	69%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,013
#29	A+	Lake Braddock Secondary (Magnet)	Burke	Fairfax County Public Schools	83%	69%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	4,377
#30	A+	Rock Ridge High (K-12)	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	83%	67%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,451
#31	A+	Centreville High	Clifton	Fairfax County Public Schools	82%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,623
#32	A+	Cosby High	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	82%	64%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,385
#33	A+	Mclean High	Mclean	Fairfax County Public Schools	82%	72%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,441
#34	A+	Midlothian High	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	82%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,041
#35	A+	Princess Anne High	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	82%	68%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,717
#36	A+	Tunstall High	Dry Fork	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	82%	71%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	843
#37	A+	John Champe High	Aldie	Loudoun County Public Schools	81%	71%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,598
#38	A+	Oakton High	Vienna	Fairfax County Public Schools	81%	72%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,701
#39	A+	Stone Bridge High	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	81%	68%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,701
#40	A+	Tazewell High	Tazewell	Tazewell County Public Schools	81%	75%	Exceeds Expectations	537
#41	A+	Briar Woods High	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	80%	71%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,757
#42	A+	Green Run Collegiate (Charter)	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	80%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	370
#43	A+	Hickory High	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	80%	69%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,581
#44	A+	Madison High	Vienna	Fairfax County Public Schools	80%	71%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,135
#45	A+	Middlesex High	Saluda	Middlesex County Public Schools	80%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	346
#46	A+	Mills E Godwin High (Magnet)	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	80%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,773
#47	A+	Ocean Lakes High (Magnet)	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	80%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,855
#48	A+	Open High	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	80%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	183
#49	A+	Poquoson High	Poquoson	Poquoson City Public Schools	80%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	690
#50	A+	York High	Yorktown	York County Public Schools	80%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,050
#51	A+	York River Academy (Charter)	Yorktown	York County Public Schools	80%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	68
#52	A+	Woodgrove High (K-12)	Purcellville	Loudoun County Public Schools	79%	67%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,597
#53	A+	Heritage High (K-12)	Leesburg	Loudoun County Public Schools	72%	68%	Exceeds Expectations	1,432
#54	A	Jamestown High	Williamsburg	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	79%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,229
#55	A	Langley High	Mclean	Fairfax County Public Schools	79%	70%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,123
#56	A	Loudoun Valley High	Purcellville	Loudoun County Public Schools	79%	69%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,178
#57	A	Mechanicsville High	Mechanicsville	Hanover County Public Schools	79%	64%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,354
#58	A	Salem High	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	79%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,650
#59	A	Tallwood High	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	79%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,861
#60	A	Woodbridge High (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	79%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,905
#61	A	Colonial Heights High	Colonial Heights	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	78%	68%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	876
#62	A	First Colonial High (Magnet)	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	78%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,797
#63	A	Glen Allen High (Magnet)	Glen Allen	Henrico County Public Schools	78%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,006
#64	A	Ji Burton High	Norton	Norton City Public Schools	78%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	312
#65	A	Northside High	Roanoke	Roanoke County Public Schools	78%	66%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	950
#66	A	Osbourn Park High (Magnet)	Manassas	Prince William County Public Schools	78%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,757
#67	A	Surry County High	Dendron	Surry County Public Schools	78%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	209
#68	A	Washington Liberty High	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	78%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,715
#69	A	West Springfield High	Springfield	Fairfax County Public Schools	78%	67%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,663
#70	A	William Byrd High	Vinton	Roanoke County Public Schools	78%	67%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,142
#71	A	Appomattox County High	Appomattox	Appomattox County Public Schools	77%	67%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	699
#72	A	Charles J Colgan SR High (Magnet)	Manassas	Prince William County Public Schools	77%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,907
#73	A	Chatham High	Chatham	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	77%	65%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	659
#74	A	Mountain View High	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	77%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,203
#75	A	Patrick Henry High	Ashland	Hanover County Public Schools	77%	66%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,323
#76	A	Potomac Falls High	Potomac Falls	Loudoun County Public Schools	77%	64%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,606
#77	A	Sherando High	Stephens City	Frederick County Public Schools	77%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,666
#78	A	Turner Ashby High	Bridgewater	Rockingham County Public Schools	77%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	994
#79	A	Western Branch High	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	77%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,121
#80	A	Clover Hill High	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	76%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,775
#81	A	Franklin County High	Rocky Mount	Franklin County Public Schools	76%	67%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,904
#82	A	New Kent High	New Kent	New Kent County Public Schools	76%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,120
#83	A	Robinson Secondary (Magnet)	Fairfax	Fairfax County Public Schools	76%	67%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	3,607
#84	A	Salem High	Salem	Salem City Public Schools	76%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,227
#85	A	Woodson High	Fairfax	Fairfax County Public Schools	76%	69%	Exceeds Expectations	2,478
#86	A	Abingdon High	Abingdon	Washington County Public Schools	75%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	867
#87	A	Chantilly High	Chantilly	Fairfax County Public Schools	75%	65%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,937
#88	A	Chincoteague High	Chincoteague	Accomack County Public Schools	75%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	295
#89	A	Holston High	Damascus	Washington County Public Schools	75%	68%	Exceeds Expectations	245
#90	A	Landstown High (Magnet)	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	75%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,226
#91	A	Patriot High (Magnet)	Nokesville	Prince William County Public Schools	75%	64%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,131
#92	A	Prince George High	Prince George	Prince George County Public Schools	75%	66%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,796
#93	A	Riverbend High	Fredericksburg	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	75%	65%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,995
#94	A	Wilson Memorial High	Fishersville	Augusta County Public Schools	75%	66%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	858
#95	A	Albemarle High (Magnet)	Charlottesville	Albemarle County Public Schools	74%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,987
#96	A	Colonial Forge High	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	74%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,996
#97	A	Great Bridge High	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	74%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,624
#98	A	Kempsville High	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	74%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,006
#99	A	Marshall High	Falls Church	Fairfax County Public Schools	74%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,109
#100	A	Millbrook High	Winchester	Frederick County Public Schools	74%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,516
#101	A	Spotswood High	Penn Laird	Rockingham County Public Schools	74%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	947
#102	A	Warhill High	Williamsburg	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	74%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,322
#103	A	Warren County High	Front Royal	Warren County Public Schools	74%	65%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	833
#104	A	Bland County High	Rocky Gap	Bland County Public Schools	73%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	425
#105	A	Broad Run High	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	73%	67%	Exceeds Expectations	1,583
#106	A	Brookville High	Lynchburg	Campbell County Public Schools	73%	68%	Exceeds Expectations	971
#107	A	Buffalo Gap High	Swoope	Augusta County Public Schools	73%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	435
#108	A	Christiansburg High	Christiansburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	73%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,116
#109	A	Clarke County High	Berryville	Clarke County Public Schools	73%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	693
#110	A	Deep Creek High (Magnet)	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	73%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,597
#111	A	Douglas S Freeman High (Magnet)	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	73%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,860
#112	A	Gate City High	Gate City	Scott County Public Schools	73%	65%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	619
#113	A	George Wythe High	Wytheville	Wythe County Public Schools	73%	64%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	462
#114	A	Grayson County High	Independence	Grayson County Public Schools	73%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	465
#115	A	Lafayette High	Williamsburg	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	73%	66%	Exceeds Expectations	1,208
#116	A	Loudoun County High	Leesburg	Loudoun County Public Schools	73%	64%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,533
#117	A	Nandua High	Onley	Accomack County Public Schools	73%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	636
#118	A	Powhatan High (Magnet)	Powhatan	Powhatan County Public Schools	73%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,404
#119	A	Broadway High	Broadway	Rockingham County Public Schools	72%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	923
#120	A	Bruton High (Magnet)	Williamsburg	York County Public Schools	72%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	711
#121	A	Community Lab School (Charter)	Charlottesville	Albemarle County Public Schools	72%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	192
#122	A	East Rockingham High	Elkton	Rockingham County Public Schools	72%	65%	Exceeds Expectations	778
#123	A	Richlands High	Richlands	Tazewell County Public Schools	72%	67%	Exceeds Expectations	636
#124	A	Rural Retreat High	Rural Retreat	Wythe County Public Schools	72%	66%	Exceeds Expectations	312
#125	A	Stuarts Draft High	Stuarts Draft	Augusta County Public Schools	72%	65%	Exceeds Expectations	698
#126	A	Windsor High	Windsor	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	72%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	527
#127	A	Forest Park High (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	71%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,308
#128	A	Goochland High	Goochland	Goochland County Public Schools	71%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	890
#129	A	James River High	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	71%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,926
#130	A	Kecoughtan High	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	71%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,564
#131	A	Kettle Run High	Nokesville	Fauquier County Public Schools	71%	71%	Meets Expectations	1,207
#132	A	Smithfield High	Smithfield	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	71%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,347
#133	A	Chilhowie High	Chilhowie	Smyth County Public Schools	70%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	393
#134	A	Council High	Honaker	Buchanan County Public Schools	70%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	119
#135	A	Eastern View High	Culpeper	Culpeper County Public Schools	70%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,558
#136	A	Fort Defiance High	Fort Defiance	Augusta County Public Schools	70%	65%	Exceeds Expectations	727
#137	A	Jefferson Forest High	Forest	Bedford County Public Schools	70%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,309
#138	A	North Stafford High	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	70%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,925
#139	A	Patrick Henry High	Glade Spring	Washington County Public Schools	70%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	366
#140	A	Riverheads High	Staunton	Augusta County Public Schools	70%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	464
#141	A	Rustburg High	Rustburg	Campbell County Public Schools	70%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	828
#142	A	Thomas Jefferson High	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	70%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	816
#143	A	Brentsville District High (Magnet)	Nokesville	Prince William County Public Schools	69%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	883
#144	A	Cd Hylton High (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	69%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,979
#145	A	Gloucester High	Gloucester	Gloucester County Public Schools	69%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	1,531
#146	A	South County High	Lorton	Fairfax County Public Schools	69%	65%	Exceeds Expectations	2,273
#147	A	West Point Middlehigh	West Point	West Point Public Schools	69%	63%	Exceeds Expectations	440
#148	A	Arlington Community High	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	68%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	206
#149	A	Bethel High	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	68%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,777
#150	A	Courtland High	Spotsylvania	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	68%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,556
#151	A	Dan River High	Ringgold	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	68%	64%	Exceeds Expectations	617
#152	A	Indian River High	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	68%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,701
#153	A	James Wood High	Winchester	Frederick County Public Schools	68%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,437
#154	A	John S Battle High	Bristol	Washington County Public Schools	68%	63%	Exceeds Expectations	659
#155	A	Massaponax High	Fredericksburg	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	68%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,736
#156	A	Mathews High	Mathews	Mathews County Public Schools	68%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	310
#157	A	Monacan High (Magnet)	Richmond	Chesterfield County Public Schools	68%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,631
#158	A	Patrick County High	Stuart	Patrick County Public Schools	68%	65%	Exceeds Expectations	851
#159	A	Rockbridge County High	Lexington	Rockbridge County Public Schools	68%	63%	Exceeds Expectations	994
#160	A	Bayside High (Magnet)	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	67%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,983
#161	A	Charlottesville High	Charlottesville	Charlottesville City Public Schools	67%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,359
#162	A	Manchester High	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	67%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,188
#163	A	Orange County High	Orange	Orange County Public Schools	67%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,476
#164	A	Potomac High (Magnet)	Dumfries	Prince William County Public Schools	67%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,065
#165	A	Tuscarora High (K-12)	Leesburg	Loudoun County Public Schools	67%	65%	Exceeds Expectations	1,411
#166	A	Dominion High (K-12)	Sterling	Loudoun County Public Schools	66%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	1,505
#167	A-	Alleghany High	Covington	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	67%	66%	Meets Expectations	579
#168	A-	Auburn High	Riner	Montgomery County Public Schools	67%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	381
#169	A-	Eastern Montgomery High	Elliston	Montgomery County Public Schools	67%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	282
#170	A-	Eastside High	Coeburn	Wise County Public Schools	67%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	390
#171	A-	Northwood High	Saltville	Smyth County Public Schools	67%	64%	Exceeds Expectations	240
#172	A-	Oscar F Smith High	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	67%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,291
#173	A-	Radford High	Radford	Radford City Public Schools	67%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	504
#174	A-	Union High	Big Stone Gap	Wise County Public Schools	67%	64%	Exceeds Expectations	601
#175	A-	Carroll County High	Hillsville	Carroll County Public Schools	66%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,069
#176	A-	Churchland High (Magnet)	Portsmouth	Portsmouth City Public Schools	66%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,435
#177	A-	Culpeper County High	Culpeper	Culpeper County Public Schools	66%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,223
#178	A-	Edison High	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	66%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,267
#179	A-	John Randolph Tucker High (Magnet)	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	66%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,916
#180	A-	Nansemond River High (Magnet)	Suffolk	Suffolk City Public Schools	66%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,698
#181	A-	Woodside High	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	66%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,807
#182	A-	Brooke Point High	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	65%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	2,150
#183	A-	Fluvanna County High	Palmyra	Fluvanna County Public Schools	65%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	1,488
#184	A-	Highland High	Monterey	Highland County Public Schools	65%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	103
#185	A-	Honaker High	Honaker	Russell County Public Schools	65%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	435
#186	A-	King George High	King George	King George County Public Schools	65%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,489
#187	A-	Lebanon High	Lebanon	Russell County Public Schools	65%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	606
#188	A-	Matoaca High	Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	65%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,630
#189	A-	Wakefield High	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	65%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	2,766
#190	A-	Chancellor High	Fredericksburg	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	64%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,397
#191	A-	Fairfax High	Fairfax	Fairfax County Public Schools	64%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	2,371
#192	A-	Monticello High	Charlottesville	Albemarle County Public Schools	64%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	1,229
#193	A-	Patrick Henry High	Roanoke	Roanoke City Public Schools	64%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	2,005
#194	A-	Stafford Senior High	Fredericksburg	Stafford County Public Schools	64%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,117
#195	A-	Amherst County High	Amherst	Amherst County Public Schools	63%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	1,260
#196	A-	Bath County High	Hot Springs	Bath County Public Schools	63%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	184
#197	A-	Castlewood High	Castlewood	Russell County Public Schools	63%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	314
#198	A-	Floyd County High	Floyd	Floyd County Public Schools	63%	61%	Meets Expectations	701
#199	A-	Fort Chiswell High	Max Meadows	Wythe County Public Schools	63%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	435
#200	A-	Giles High	Pearisburg	Giles County Public Schools	63%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	656
#201	A-	Green Run High	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	63%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	1,517
#202	A-	Grundy High	Grundy	Buchanan County Public Schools	63%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	355
#203	A-	Hayfield Secondary (Magnet)	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	63%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	3,145
#204	A-	Magna Vista High	Ridgeway	Henry County Public Schools	63%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	1,104
#205	A-	Manassas Park High	Manassas Park	Manassas Park City Public Schools	63%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,126
#206	A-	Narrows High	Narrows	Giles County Public Schools	63%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	411
#207	A-	Pulaski County Senior High	Dublin	Pulaski County Public Schools	63%	62%	Meets Expectations	1,246
#208	A-	Ridgeview High	Clintwood	Dickenson County Public Schools	63%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	592
#209	A-	Thomas Dale High	Chester	Chesterfield County Public Schools	63%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,556
#210	A-	Virginia High	Bristol	Bristol City Public Schools	63%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	637
#211	A-	West Potomac High	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	63%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,764
#212	A-	Westfield High	Chantilly	Fairfax County Public Schools	63%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	2,686
#213	A-	Colonial Beach High	Colonial Beach	Colonial Beach Public Schools	62%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	214
#214	A-	Hurley High	Hurley	Buchanan County Public Schools	62%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	216
#215	A-	John Handley High	Winchester	Winchester City Public Schools	62%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	1,384
#216	A-	King William High	King William	King William County Public Schools	62%	61%	Meets Expectations	696
#217	A-	Nelson County High	Lovingston	Nelson County Public Schools	62%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	517
#218	A-	Northampton High	Eastville	Northampton County Public Schools	62%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	433
#219	A-	Page County High	Shenandoah	Page County Public Schools	62%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	495
#220	A-	Randolph Henry High	Charlotte C H	Charlotte County Public Schools	62%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	478
#221	A-	Rappahannock County High	Washington	Rappahannock County Public Schools	62%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	289
#222	A-	South Lakes High	Reston	Fairfax County Public Schools	62%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	2,530
#223	A-	William Monroe High	Stanardsville	Greene County Public Schools	62%	61%	Meets Expectations	957
#224	A-	Fauquier High	Warrenton	Fauquier County Public Schools	61%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	1,162
#225	A-	Hampton High	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	61%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,359
#226	A-	Justice High	Falls Church	Fairfax County Public Schools	61%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,362
#227	A-	Matthew Fontaine Maury High (Magnet)	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	61%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	1,697
#228	A-	William Fleming High	Roanoke	Roanoke City Public Schools	61%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,911
#229	A-	Amelia County High	Amelia Court House	Amelia County Public Schools	60%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	538
#230	A-	Annandale High	Annandale	Fairfax County Public Schools	60%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,182
#231	A-	Bassett High	Bassett	Henry County Public Schools	60%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	1,107
#232	A-	Caroline High	Milford	Caroline County Public Schools	60%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	1,251
#233	A-	Central High	Victoria	Lunenburg County Public Schools	60%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	495
#234	A-	Ec Glass High	Lynchburg	Lynchburg City Public Schools	60%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	1,325
#235	A-	Galax High	Galax	Galax City Public Schools	60%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	378
#236	A-	Harrisonburg High	Harrisonburg	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	60%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	1,951
#237	A-	Menchville High	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	60%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	1,788
#238	A-	Phoebus High	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	60%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,365
#239	A-	Spotsylvania High	Spotsylvania	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	60%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,388
#240	A-	Warwick High	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	60%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	1,645
#241	A-	Dinwiddie County High	Dinwiddie	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	59%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	1,290
#242	A-	Kings Fork High	Suffolk	Suffolk City Public Schools	59%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	1,697
#243	A-	Lee High	Jonesville	Lee County Public Schools	59%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	781
#244	A-	Staunton High	Staunton	Staunton City Public Schools	59%	59%	Meets Expectations	822
#245	A-	Tangier Combined Tangier (K-12)	Tangier	Accomack County Public Schools	52%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	41
#246	B+	Arcadia High	Oak Hall	Accomack County Public Schools	58%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	713
#247	B+	Franklin High	Franklin	Franklin City Public Schools	58%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	378
#248	B+	Gretna High	Gretna	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	58%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	535
#249	B+	Manor High (Magnet)	Portsmouth	Portsmouth City Public Schools	58%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,236
#250	B+	Marion Senior High	Marion	Smyth County Public Schools	58%	58%	Meets Expectations	638
#251	B+	Northumberland High	Heathsville	Northumberland County Public Schools	58%	57%	Meets Expectations	383
#252	B+	Southampton High	Courtland	Southampton County Public Schools	58%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	769
#253	B+	Twin Springs High	Nickelsville	Scott County Public Schools	58%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	242
#254	B+	Gar Field High (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	57%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	2,550
#255	B+	Lakeland High (Magnet)	Suffolk	Suffolk City Public Schools	57%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,083
#256	B+	Lloyd C Bird High	Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	57%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,031
#257	B+	Luray High	Luray	Page County Public Schools	57%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	499
#258	B+	Rappahannock High	Warsaw	Richmond County Public Schools	57%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	525
#259	B+	Rye Cove High	Duffield	Scott County Public Schools	57%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	279
#260	B+	Sussex Central High	Sussex	Sussex County Public Schools	57%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	319
#261	B+	Twin Valley High	Pilgrim Knob	Buchanan County Public Schools	57%	57%	Meets Expectations	194
#262	B+	Freedom High (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	56%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,345
#263	B+	Mountain View High	Quicksburg	Shenandoah County Public Schools	56%	54%	Meets Expectations	628
#264	B+	Cumberland High	Cumberland	Cumberland County Public Schools	55%	55%	Meets Expectations	390
#265	B+	Franklin Military Academy	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	55%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	293
#266	B+	Henrico High (Magnet)	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	55%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	1,348
#267	B+	Unity Reed High (Magnet)	Manassas	Prince William County Public Schools	55%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	2,316
#268	B+	Alexandria City High School	Alexandria	Alexandria City Public Schools	54%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	4,531
#269	B+	Falls Church High	Falls Church	Fairfax County Public Schools	54%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	2,118
#270	B+	Norview High (Magnet)	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	54%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	1,915
#271	B+	Park View High	Sterling	Loudoun County Public Schools	54%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	1,455
#272	B+	Buckingham County High	Buckingham	Buckingham County Public Schools	53%	53%	Meets Expectations	654
#273	B+	Central High (Magnet)	Woodstock	Shenandoah County Public Schools	53%	55%	Meets Expectations	749
#274	B+	Hermitage High (Magnet)	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	53%	53%	Meets Expectations	1,717
#275	B+	Herndon High	Herndon	Fairfax County Public Schools	53%	55%	Meets Expectations	2,361
#276	B+	Lewis High	Springfield	Fairfax County Public Schools	53%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	1,697
#277	B+	Liberty High	Bedford	Bedford County Public Schools	53%	52%	Meets Expectations	726
#278	B+	Madison County High	Madison	Madison County Public Schools	53%	53%	Meets Expectations	557
#279	B+	Nottoway High	Crewe	Nottoway County Public Schools	53%	52%	Meets Expectations	536
#280	B+	Waynesboro High	Waynesboro	Waynesboro City Public Schools	53%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	905
#281	B+	Altavista High	Altavista	Campbell County Public Schools	52%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	669
#282	B+	Central High	King And Queen C H	King and Queen County Public Schools	52%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	273
#283	B+	Craig County High	New Castle	Craig County Public Schools	52%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	265
#284	B+	Heritage High	Lynchburg	Lynchburg City Public Schools	52%	52%	Meets Expectations	1,073
#284	B+	Heritage High (Magnet)	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	52%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,111
#286	B+	Skyline High	Front Royal	Warren County Public Schools	52%	54%	Meets Expectations	893
#287	B+	Thomas Walker High	Ewing	Lee County Public Schools	52%	50%	Meets Expectations	278
#288	B+	Westmoreland High	Montross	Westmoreland County Public Schools	52%	51%	Meets Expectations	486
#289	B+	Achievable Dream Middlehigh (Magnet)	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	51%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	488
#290	B+	Halifax County High	South Boston	Halifax County Public Schools	51%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,397
#291	B+	Liberty High	Bealeton	Fauquier County Public Schools	51%	51%	Meets Expectations	1,370
#292	B+	Staunton River High	Moneta	Bedford County Public Schools	51%	51%	Meets Expectations	889
#293	B+	Varina High (Magnet)	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	51%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	1,405
#294	B	Mount Vernon High	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	50%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	1,959
#295	B	Strasburg High	Strasburg	Shenandoah County Public Schools	50%	51%	Meets Expectations	573
#296	B	William Campbell High	Naruna	Campbell County Public Schools	50%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	397
#297	B	Granby High	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	49%	49%	Meets Expectations	1,837
#298	B	Charles City County High	Charles City	Charles City County Public Schools	48%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	247
#299	B	Highland Springs High (Magnet)	Highland Springs	Henrico County Public Schools	48%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	2,089
#300	B	Hopewell High	Hopewell	Hopewell City Public Schools	48%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,136
#301	B	John Marshall High	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	48%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	600
#302	B	Ic Norcom High (Magnet)	Portsmouth	Portsmouth City Public Schools	47%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,043
#303	B	James Monroe High	Fredericksburg	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	47%	48%	Meets Expectations	1,002
#304	B	Denbigh High (Magnet)	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	46%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	1,225
#305	B-	Lancaster High	Lancaster	Lancaster County Public Schools	45%	47%	Meets Expectations	403
#306	B-	Parry Mccluer High	Buena Vista	Buena Vista City Public Schools	45%	44%	Meets Expectations	330
#307	B-	George Washington High	Danville	Danville City Public Schools	44%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,309
#308	B-	Lake Taylor High	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	43%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	1,030
#309	B-	Osbourn High	Manassas	Manassas City Public Schools	43%	46%	Meets Expectations	2,323
#310	B-	Petersburg High	Petersburg	Petersburg City Public Schools	43%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,080
#311	B-	Essex High	Tappahannock	Essex County Public Schools	42%	41%	Meets Expectations	514
#312	B-	Martinsville High	Martinsville	Martinsville City Public Schools	42%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	564
#313	B-	Meadowbrook High	North Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	41%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,033
#314	B-	Booker T Washington High	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	40%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	947
#315	C+	Brunswick High	Lawrenceville	Brunswick County Public Schools	40%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	426
#316	C+	Huguenot High	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	40%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	1,551
#317	C+	Prince Edward County High	Farmville	Prince Edward County Public Schools	40%	44%	Meets Expectations	535
#318	C-	Armstrong High	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	27%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	747
#319	D	George Wythe High	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	20%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	1,309

How Virginia's high schools compare

A: 245B: 69C: 4D: 1

98% of the 319 ranked high schools in Virginia earn an A or B (245 A grades, 69 B, 4 C, 1 D, 0 F), against 48% of high schools nationwide. 315 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (99% here, 75% nationally), and 282 exceed it. On average 67% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 56% (national averages: 42% actual, 40% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: York River Academy (80% against 34%, A+), Thomas Jefferson High For Science And Technology (96% against 60%, A+), Franklin High (58% against 27%, B+), Galileo Magnet High (86% against 56%, A+), Central High (85% against 55%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 80): Loudoun County Public Schools (12), Fairfax County Public Schools (8), Virginia Beach City Public Schools (8), Roanoke County Public Schools (5).

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

The largest ranked high schools: Alexandria City High School (4,531 students, B+, #268), Lake Braddock Secondary (4,377 students, A+, #29), Robinson Secondary (3,607 students, A, #83).

Of the top 25, 6 are magnet schools and 0 are charters. 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

12 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.

C+ Bryant High, Alexandria
D+ Carver College And Career Academy, Chester
D- Fairfax County Adult High, Springfield
A+ Kilmer Center, Vienna
C+ Mountain View High, Centreville
A Richmond Alternative, Richmond

Not yet graded (6)

Too little test data to grade.

Amelia Street Special Education, Richmond
Gainesville High, Gainesville
Key Center, Springfield
Richmond Career Education And Employment Charter School, Richmond
Virginia School For The Deaf And Blind High, Staunton
Wo Robey High, Sterling

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+, 96% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 60%.

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 331 public high schools in Virginia; 319 are ranked here and 12 are listed as not ranked.