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The top-graded public high schools in Virginia

This ranking covers the top-graded public high schools in Virginia, drawn from 318 qualifying public high schools. Rural Retreat High leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

318

Virginia

Top Grade

A+

Median Grade

B-

TOP GRADED · VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Grade	Percentile in state
1	Rural Retreat High	Rural Retreat, VA	Wythe County Public Schools	High	300	A+	99.8
2	Open High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	171	A+	99.5
3	Richmond Career Education and Employment Charter School	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	32	A+	99.2
4	Richmond Community High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	211	A+	98.9
5	Louisa County High	Mineral, VA	Louisa County Public Schools	High	1,601	A+	98.6
6	Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology	Alexandria, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	High	2,108	A+	98.3
7	Central High	Norton, VA	Wise County Public Schools	High	676	A+	98
8	Tunstall High	Dry Fork, VA	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	High	800	A+	97.6
9	Churchland High	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	High	1,453	A+	97.3
10	Franklin Military Academy	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	335	A+	97
11	Fort Chiswell High	Max Meadows, VA	Wythe County Public Schools	High	411	A+	96.7
12	Green Run Collegiate	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	High	390	A+	96.4
13	Galileo Magnet High	Danville, VA	Danville City Public Schools	High	260	A+	96.1
14	Richlands High	Richlands, VA	Tazewell County Public Schools	High	557	A+	95.8
15	Union High	Big Stone Gap, VA	Wise County Public Schools	High	564	A+	95.4
16	Patrick County High	Stuart, VA	Patrick County Public Schools	High	795	A+	95.1
17	Graham High	Bluefield, VA	Tazewell County Public Schools	High	489	A	94.8
18	Oakton High	Vienna, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	High	2,621	A	94.5
19	Grassfield High	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	High	2,345	A	94.2
20	Gate City High	Gate City, VA	Scott County Public Schools	High	592	A	93.9
21	James River High	Buchanan, VA	Botetourt County Public Schools	High	464	A	93.6
22	McLean High	McLean, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	High	2,428	A	93.2
23	Riverheads High	Staunton, VA	Augusta County Public Schools	High	467	A	92.9
24	Windsor High	Windsor, VA	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	High	508	A	92.6
25	Hickory High	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	High	1,600	A	92.3
26	Briar Woods High	Ashburn, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	High	1,862	A	92
27	Tazewell High	Tazewell, VA	Tazewell County Public Schools	High	509	A	91.7
28	Atlee High	Mechanicsville, VA	Hanover County Public Schools	High	1,470	A	91.4
29	Kecoughtan High	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	High	1,553	A	91
30	Bayside High	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	High	1,984	A	90.7
31	Goochland High	Goochland, VA	Goochland County Public Schools	High	850	A	90.4
32	Western Albemarle High	Crozet, VA	Albemarle County Public Schools	High	1,273	A	90.1
33	Bethel High	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	High	1,769	A	89.8
34	Madison High	Vienna, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	High	2,090	A	89.5
35	Meridian High	Falls Church, VA	Falls Church City Public Schools	High	893	A	89.2
36	Blacksburg High	Blacksburg, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	1,325	A	88.8
37	Buffalo Gap High	Swoope, VA	Augusta County Public Schools	High	410	A	88.5
38	Langley High	McLean, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	High	2,181	A	88.2
39	Ocean Lakes High	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	High	1,834	A	87.9
40	Chincoteague High	Chincoteague, VA	Accomack County Public Schools	High	271	A	87.6
41	Salem High	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	High	1,690	A	87.3
42	Middlesex High	Saluda, VA	Middlesex County Public Schools	High	370	A	86.9
43	Western Branch High	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	High	2,138	A	86.6
44	Tabb High	Yorktown, VA	York County Public Schools	High	1,153	A	86.3
45	Floyd Kellam High	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	High	1,842	A	86
46	Grafton High	Yorktown, VA	York County Public Schools	High	1,235	A	85.7
47	Rustburg High	Rustburg, VA	Campbell County Public Schools	High	836	A	85.4
48	George Wythe High	Wytheville, VA	Wythe County Public Schools	High	421	A	85.1
49	York River Academy	Yorktown, VA	York County Public Schools	High	72	A-	84.7
50	Randolph-Henry High	Charlotte C H, VA	Charlotte County Public Schools	High	460	A-	84.4

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