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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
401Dale City ElementaryWoodbridgePrince William County Public SchoolsElementary71.1%44381.8%
402Richlands ElementaryRichlandsTazewell County Public SchoolsElementary90.5%57681.8%
403Ocean Lakes ElementaryVirginia BeachVirginia Beach City Public SchoolsElementary32.1%53081.8%
404Twin Springs ElementaryDanvillePittsylvania County Public SchoolsElementary84.1%61881.8%
405Thomas Jefferson ElementaryLouisaLouisa County Public SchoolsElementary88.8%67281.8%
406Yorktown HighArlingtonArlington County Public SchoolsHigh13.5%2,59381.6%
407Patriot HighNokesvillePrince William County Public SchoolsHigh24.4%2,02081.6%
408Margaret Brent ElementaryStaffordStafford County Public SchoolsElementary22.7%79681.5%
409LaCrosse ElementaryLa CrosseMecklenburg County Public SchoolsElementary92.4%35381.5%
410Kersey Creek ElementaryMechanicsvilleHanover County Public SchoolsElementary16.1%67281.5%
411Coeburn MiddleCoeburnWise County Public SchoolsMiddle92.8%30481.5%
412Samuel P. Langley ElementaryHamptonHampton City Public SchoolsElementary92.3%42981.4%
413Rustburg HighRustburgCampbell County Public SchoolsHigh72.7%83681.4%
414G.W. Carver ElementarySalemSalem City Public SchoolsElementary88.4%40481.4%
415Gate City MiddleGate CityScott County Public SchoolsMiddle78.3%27681.4%
416Western Branch HighChesapeakeChesapeake City Public SchoolsHigh72.8%2,13881.4%
417Carrsville ElementaryCarrsvilleIsle of Wight County Public SchoolsElementary69.4%23281.4%
418Island Creek ElementaryAlexandriaFairfax County Public SchoolsElementary14.1%68681.3%
419Kecoughtan HighHamptonHampton City Public SchoolsHigh93.2%1,55381.3%
420George W. Watkins ElementaryQuintonNew Kent County Public SchoolsElementary27.1%51081.3%
421A.S. Rhodes ElementaryFront RoyalWarren County Public SchoolsElementary74.3%26581.3%
422Magruder ElementaryWilliamsburgYork County Public SchoolsElementary37.4%61081.1%
423Ravensworth ElementarySpringfieldFairfax County Public SchoolsElementary18.1%56881.0%
424George P. Phenix ElementaryHamptonHampton City Public SchoolsElementary87.1%1,43881.0%
425Burnley-Moran ElementaryCharlottesvilleCharlottesville City Public SchoolsElementary74.6%29981.0%
426Page County HighShenandoahPage County Public SchoolsHigh75.1%47381.0%
427West Springfield HighSpringfieldFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh16.3%2,79981.0%
428Green Valley ElementaryRoanokeRoanoke County Public SchoolsElementary44.3%48381.0%
429Marion ElementaryMarionSmyth County Public SchoolsElementary100%29880.9%
430Spring Run ElementaryMidlothianChesterfield County Public SchoolsElementary25.2%84880.9%
431Sheffey ElementaryWythevilleWythe County Public SchoolsElementary79.0%22480.9%
432Waterford ElementaryWaterfordLoudoun County Public SchoolsElementary5.3%24380.9%
433Valley Institute ElementaryBristolWashington County Public SchoolsElementary75.6%25080.9%
434Bethel HighHamptonHampton City Public SchoolsHigh92.7%1,76980.9%
435Sonnie Penn ElementaryWoodbridgePrince William County Public SchoolsElementary69.9%74480.9%
436Horizon ElementarySterlingLoudoun County Public SchoolsElementary32.0%51080.9%
437Moneta ElementaryMonetaBedford County Public SchoolsElementary87.2%21880.9%
438Marshall HighFalls ChurchFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh24.6%2,20080.9%
439Woodgrove HighPurcellvilleLoudoun County Public SchoolsCombined12.7%1,56280.9%
440Centreville ElementaryCentrevilleFairfax County Public SchoolsElementary37.0%74180.8%
441Greenfield ElementaryTroutvilleBotetourt County Public SchoolsElementary35.9%43580.8%
442John Yeates MiddleSuffolkSuffolk City Public SchoolsMiddle69.5%50980.8%
443Rosemont Forest ElementaryVirginia BeachVirginia Beach City Public SchoolsElementary30.4%49780.8%
444George Wythe HighWythevilleWythe County Public SchoolsHigh80.8%42180.6%
445Scott Memorial MiddleWythevilleWythe County Public SchoolsMiddle80.3%30580.6%
446Lightridge HighAldieLoudoun County Public SchoolsHigh10.3%2,03080.6%
447Tallwood ElementaryVirginia BeachVirginia Beach City Public SchoolsElementary43.9%60180.5%
448West Salem ElementarySalemSalem City Public SchoolsElementary35.5%37580.4%
449Flat Rock ElementaryPowhatanPowhatan County Public SchoolsElementary26.1%65480.4%
450Queens Lake MiddleWilliamsburgYork County Public SchoolsMiddle31.9%55480.4%
Page 9 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Composite math + reading proficiency on the state assessment, latest year.

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