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The public high schools with the most Black students in Virginia

This ranking covers the public high schools with the most Black students in Virginia, drawn from 318 qualifying public high schools. Highland Springs High leads the list at 1,493, against a median of 155 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

318

Virginia

Top Black students

1,493

Median Black students

155

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Highland Springs High	Highland Springs, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,928	77.4%	1,493
2	Oscar F. Smith High	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	2,264	54.0%	1,223
3	Bethel High	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	1,769	66.5%	1,177
4	King's Fork High	Suffolk, VA	Suffolk City Public Schools	1,686	69.5%	1,172
5	Alexandria City High	Alexandria, VA	Alexandria City Public Schools	4,655	25.1%	1,169
6	Varina High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,420	77.0%	1,093
7	Churchland High	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	1,453	68.3%	993
8	Petersburg High	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	1,215	81.6%	991
9	Granby High	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	1,980	50.0%	989
10	Hampton High	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	1,301	75.5%	982
11	Thomas Dale High	Chester, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	2,582	37.7%	973
12	Potomac High	Dumfries, VA	Prince William County Public Schools	2,197	43.5%	955
13	Henrico High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,300	71.8%	934
14	Matthew Fontaine Maury High	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	1,713	54.3%	930
15	William Fleming High	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	1,957	46.5%	910
16	Phoebus High	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	1,391	64.8%	901
17	Woodside High	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	1,723	52.2%	900
18	Bayside High	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	1,984	45.1%	895
19	George Washington High	Danville, VA	Danville City Public Schools	1,248	71.5%	893
20	Warwick High	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	1,622	55.0%	892
21	I.C. Norcom High	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	1,009	87.5%	883
22	Lloyd C. Bird High	Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	2,131	40.6%	866
23	Hayfield Secondary	Alexandria, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	3,256	26.5%	863
24	Norview High	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	1,585	53.4%	847
25	Western Branch High	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	2,138	39.4%	843
26	Nansemond River High	Suffolk, VA	Suffolk City Public Schools	1,683	49.4%	831
27	Heritage High	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	1,106	74.8%	827
28	Indian River High	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	1,634	49.9%	816
29	Patrick Henry High	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	2,030	39.1%	793
30	Huguenot High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	1,469	53.5%	786
31	Meadowbrook High	North Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	1,953	38.1%	744
32	Manor High	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	1,149	64.3%	739
33	Lake Taylor High	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	1,107	66.2%	733
34	Hopewell High	Hopewell, VA	Hopewell City Public Schools	1,136	62.9%	715
35	Hermitage High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,719	40.7%	699
36	Booker T Washington High	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	904	76.4%	691
37	Forest Park High	Woodbridge, VA	Prince William County Public Schools	2,343	29.1%	681
38	Matoaca High	Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	1,624	41.9%	680
39	Menchville High	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	1,707	38.1%	650
40	Kecoughtan High	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	1,553	41.5%	645
41	Deep Creek High	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	1,691	36.9%	624
42	Green Run High	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	1,465	42.3%	620
43	Tallwood High	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	1,890	32.6%	617
44	Denbigh High	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	1,269	48.5%	615
45	Woodbridge High	Woodbridge, VA	Prince William County Public Schools	2,898	20.9%	606
46	Armstrong High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	709	85.5%	606
47	Colonial Forge High	Stafford, VA	Stafford County Public Schools	2,122	28.3%	600
48	Manchester High	Midlothian, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	2,236	26.5%	592
49	Brooke Point High	Stafford, VA	Stafford County Public Schools	2,199	26.8%	589
50	Lakeland High	Suffolk, VA	Suffolk City Public Schools	1,045	56.0%	585

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