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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Richmond city, Virginia

40 public schools in Richmond city, Virginia appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Richmond Community High leads the list at 100%, against a median of 53.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Richmond city, Virginia

Top % Proficient (Reading)

100%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

53.5%

BEST IN READING · RICHMOND CITY, VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Richmond Community High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	211	100%
2	Open High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	171	98.0%
3	Franklin Military Academy	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	335	94.0%
4	Mary Munford Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	476	91.0%
5	Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	310	84.0%
6	Thomas Jefferson High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	749	81.0%
7	Linwood Holton Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	433	80.0%
8	Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	262	77.0%
9	John Marshall High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	645	77.0%
10	Huguenot High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	1,469	76.0%
11	William Fox Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	367	75.0%
12	Albert Hill Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	505	67.0%
13	J.B. Fisher Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	285	66.0%
14	Barack Obama Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	274	60.0%
15	Richmond High School for the Arts	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	1,116	56.0%
16	Bellevue Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	206	55.0%
17	Dogwood Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	371	54.0%
18	Chimborazo Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	403	54.0%
19	Fairfield Court Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	222	54.0%
20	Thomas H. Henderson Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	430	54.0%
21	J.L. Francis Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	526	53.0%
22	Overby-Sheppard Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	256	53.0%
23	Westover Hills Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	375	52.0%
24	Broad Rock Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	612	52.0%
25	Swansboro Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	172	51.0%
26	Southampton Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	473	51.0%
27	Lucille M. Brown Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	605	48.0%
28	Thomas C. Boushall Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	621	46.0%
29	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	500	45.0%
30	Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	551	44.0%
31	Frances W. McClenney Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	302	42.0%
32	Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	355	41.0%
33	Miles Jones Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	505	40.0%
34	Woodville Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	217	39.0%
35	G.H. Reid Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	671	38.0%
36	Henry Marsh III Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	512	38.0%
37	River City Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	1,150	36.0%
38	Cardinal Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	821	34.0%
39	George W. Carver Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	404	34.0%
40	Blackwell Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	420	33.0%

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