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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Richmond, Virginia

Across Richmond, Virginia, 16 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Armstrong High leads the list at 85.5%, against a median of 51.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Richmond, Virginia

Top % Black

85.5%

Median % Black

51.2%

MOST BLACK · RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
1	Armstrong High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	709	85.5%(606)
2	John Marshall High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	645	77.4%(499)
3	Varina High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,420	77.0%(1,093)
4	Henrico High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,300	71.8%(934)
5	Richmond Alternative School	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	277	67.5%(187)
6	Thomas Jefferson High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	749	63.7%(477)
7	Richmond Community High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	211	55.9%(118)
8	Huguenot High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	1,469	53.5%(786)
9	Franklin Military Academy	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	335	49.0%(164)
10	Hermitage High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,719	40.7%(699)
11	Richmond High School for the Arts	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	1,116	38.9%(434)
12	Open High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	171	36.3%(62)
13	Monacan High	Richmond, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	1,644	22.8%(374)
14	John Randolph Tucker High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	2,132	19.6%(418)
15	Douglas S. Freeman High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,881	13.2%(249)
16	Mills E. Godwin High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,702	9.4%(160)

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