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Virginia public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Virginia public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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VIRGINIA · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Thomas Jefferson High for Science and TechnologyAlexandriaFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh14.8%2,108100%
2Old Donation SchoolVirginia BeachVirginia Beach City Public SchoolsMiddle14.3%1,377100%
3Haycock ElementaryFalls ChurchFairfax County Public SchoolsElementary4.4%83898.0%
4St. Paul ElementarySt PaulWise County Public SchoolsElementary86.8%51497.6%
5Sangster ElementarySpringfieldFairfax County Public SchoolsElementary3.7%92897.5%
6Open HighRichmondRichmond City Public SchoolsHigh101%17196.8%
7Wolftrap ElementaryViennaFairfax County Public SchoolsElementary1.5%52996.3%
8Rural Retreat HighRural RetreatWythe County Public SchoolsHigh79.7%30096.1%
9Colvin Run ElementaryViennaFairfax County Public SchoolsElementary2.9%75096.0%
10Mary G. Porter TraditionalWoodbridgePrince William County Public SchoolsElementary37.1%67995.5%
11Williamsburg MiddleArlingtonArlington County Public SchoolsMiddle2.8%85695.5%
12Tuckahoe ElementaryArlingtonArlington County Public SchoolsElementary3.1%44895.4%
13Navy ElementaryFairfaxFairfax County Public SchoolsElementary5.9%84894.8%
14Kent Gardens ElementaryMcLeanFairfax County Public SchoolsElementary4.0%91894.5%
15Nottingham ElementaryArlingtonArlington County Public SchoolsElementary4.7%38294.3%
16Belfast ElementaryRosedaleRussell County Public SchoolsElementary91.5%14194.1%
17Forestville ElementaryGreat FallsFairfax County Public SchoolsElementary6.1%57194.0%
18Churchill Road ElementaryMcLeanFairfax County Public SchoolsElementary2.0%63594.0%
19Bonsack ElementaryRoanokeRoanoke County Public SchoolsElementary22.5%31193.9%
20Arlington TraditionalArlingtonArlington County Public SchoolsElementary35.3%62493.9%
21Cardinal ElementaryArlingtonArlington County Public SchoolsElementary6.7%68293.8%
22Cooper MiddleMcLeanFairfax County Public SchoolsMiddle3.1%99793.3%
23Watauga ElementaryAbingdonWashington County Public SchoolsElementary74.9%58193.1%
24Virginia L. Murray ElementaryCharlottesvilleAlbemarle County Public SchoolsElementary11.7%27393.1%
25Rivers Edge ElementaryGlen AllenHenrico County Public SchoolsElementary11.3%73593.0%
26Pennington TraditionalManassasPrince William County Public SchoolsElementary31.8%65192.9%
27Union Hall ElementaryChathamPittsylvania County Public SchoolsElementary85.8%18392.8%
28Glebe ElementaryArlingtonArlington County Public SchoolsElementary15.3%57492.8%
29Tuckahoe ElementaryRichmondHenrico County Public SchoolsElementary8.9%68292.7%
30Jamestown ElementaryArlingtonArlington County Public SchoolsElementary2.9%45692.6%
31Princess Anne MiddleVirginia BeachVirginia Beach City Public SchoolsMiddle14.7%1,35892.5%
32Pearson's Corner ElementaryMechanicsvilleHanover County Public SchoolsElementary15.1%57192.4%
33Princess Anne ElementaryVirginia BeachVirginia Beach City Public SchoolsElementary11.2%65492.4%
34Mill Run ElementaryAshburnLoudoun County Public SchoolsElementary10.5%63692.4%
35Harrington Waddell ElementaryLexingtonLexington City Public SchoolsElementary25.4%35092.3%
36Great Falls ElementaryGreat FallsFairfax County Public SchoolsElementary7.4%51392.2%
37Mount Vernon ElementaryYorktownYork County Public SchoolsElementary25.0%57392.1%
38Madison's Trust ElementaryAshburnLoudoun County Public SchoolsElementary15.0%1,00492.0%
39Waynewood ElementaryAlexandriaFairfax County Public SchoolsElementary4.1%73892.0%
40Grassfield HighChesapeakeChesapeake City Public SchoolsHigh13.1%2,34591.9%
41Oakton HighViennaFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh15.3%2,62191.8%
42Harding Avenue ElementaryBlacksburgMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary23.7%27991.8%
43McLean HighMcLeanFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh13.0%2,42891.7%
44Wakefield Forest ElementaryFairfaxFairfax County Public SchoolsElementary8.3%62691.5%
45Hickory HighChesapeakeChesapeake City Public SchoolsHigh11.6%1,60091.4%
46Spring Hill ElementaryMcLeanFairfax County Public SchoolsElementary11.1%98091.3%
47Eagle Ridge MiddleAshburnLoudoun County Public SchoolsMiddle12.4%1,25891.3%
48Langley HighMcLeanFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh4.4%2,18191.3%
49Rocky Run MiddleChantillyFairfax County Public SchoolsMiddle19.6%88291.2%
50Briar Woods HighAshburnLoudoun County Public SchoolsHigh12.8%1,86291.2%
Page 1 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Composite math + reading proficiency on the state assessment, latest year.

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