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

Across Virginia, 322 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. An Achievable Dream Middle and High School Oak Avenue Comple leads the list at 96.1%, against a median of 13.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

322

Virginia

Top % Black

96.1%

Median % Black

13.3%

MOST BLACK · VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
1	An Achievable Dream Middle and High School Oak Avenue Comple	Highland Springs, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	129	96.1%
2	R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus	Danville, VA	Danville City Public Schools	163	87.7%(143)
3	I.C. Norcom High	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	1,009	87.5%(883)
4	Armstrong High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	709	85.5%(606)
5	Achievable Dream Middle/High	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	498	83.7%(417)
6	Petersburg High	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	1,215	81.6%(991)
7	Brunswick High	Lawrenceville, VA	Brunswick County Public Schools	404	79.0%(319)
8	Franklin High	Franklin, VA	Franklin City Public Schools	504	78.4%(395)
9	Highland Springs High	Highland Springs, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,928	77.4%(1,493)
10	John Marshall High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	645	77.4%(499)
11	Varina High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,420	77.0%(1,093)
12	Booker T Washington High	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	904	76.4%(691)
13	Hampton High	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	1,301	75.5%(982)
14	Heritage High	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	1,106	74.8%(827)
15	Greensville County High	Emporia, VA	Greensville County Public Schools	584	74.0%(432)
16	Henrico High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,300	71.8%(934)
17	George Washington High	Danville, VA	Danville City Public Schools	1,248	71.5%(893)
18	Sussex Central High	Sussex, VA	Sussex County Public Schools	331	71.0%(235)
19	King's Fork High	Suffolk, VA	Suffolk City Public Schools	1,686	69.5%(1,172)
20	Churchland High	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	1,453	68.3%(993)
21	Richmond Alternative School	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	277	67.5%(187)
22	Bethel High	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	1,769	66.5%(1,177)
23	Lake Taylor High	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	1,107	66.2%(733)
24	Phoebus High	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	1,391	64.8%(901)
25	Manor High	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	1,149	64.3%(739)
26	Thomas Jefferson High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	749	63.7%(477)
27	Hopewell High	Hopewell, VA	Hopewell City Public Schools	1,136	62.9%(715)
28	Martinsville High	Martinsville, VA	Martinsville City Public Schools	540	57.0%(308)
29	Essex High	Tappahannock, VA	Essex County Public Schools	393	56.5%(222)
30	Lakeland High	Suffolk, VA	Suffolk City Public Schools	1,045	56.0%(585)
31	Richmond Community High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	211	55.9%(118)
32	Warwick High	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	1,622	55.0%(892)
33	Charles City County High	Charles City, VA	Charles City County Public Schools	221	54.3%(120)
34	Matthew Fontaine Maury High	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	1,713	54.3%(930)
35	Oscar F. Smith High	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	2,264	54.0%(1,223)
36	Huguenot High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	1,469	53.5%(786)
37	Norview High	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	1,585	53.4%(847)
38	Woodside High	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	1,723	52.2%(900)
39	Prince Edward County High	Farmville, VA	Prince Edward County Public Schools	502	52.0%(261)
40	Lancaster High	Lancaster, VA	Lancaster County Public Schools	402	51.2%(206)
41	Heritage High	Lynchburg, VA	Lynchburg City Public Schools	1,113	50.7%(564)
42	Granby High	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	1,980	50.0%(989)
43	Indian River High	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	1,634	49.9%(816)
44	Nansemond River High	Suffolk, VA	Suffolk City Public Schools	1,683	49.4%(831)
45	Franklin Military Academy	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	335	49.0%(164)
46	Denbigh High	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	1,269	48.5%(615)
47	William Fleming High	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	1,957	46.5%(910)
48	Bayside High	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	1,984	45.1%(895)
49	Nottoway High	Crewe, VA	Nottoway County Public Schools	510	44.7%(228)
50	E.C. Glass High	Lynchburg, VA	Lynchburg City Public Schools	1,220	43.9%(535)

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