Best High Schools in Virginia

Top 50 high schools in Virginia, 2026-27

323 Virginia high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.

1. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology — Alexandria · #1 in VA · #6 nationally
2. Open High School — Richmond · #2 in VA · #34 nationally
3. Richmond Community High School — Richmond · #3 in VA · #140 nationally
4. Langley High School — Mclean · #4 in VA · #141 nationally
5. Meridian High School — Falls Church · #5 in VA · #171 nationally
6. McLean High School — Mclean · #6 in VA · #195 nationally
7. Woodson High School — Fairfax · #7 in VA · #311 nationally
8. Oakton High School — Vienna · #8 in VA · #345 nationally
9. Marshall High School — Falls Church · #9 in VA · #366 nationally
10. Green Run Collegiate — Virginia Beach · #10 in VA · #396 nationally
11. Madison High School — Vienna · #11 in VA · #520 nationally
12. West Springfield High School — Springfield · #12 in VA · #524 nationally
13. Yorktown High School — Arlington · #13 in VA · #572 nationally
14. Deep Run High School — Glen Allen · #14 in VA · #580 nationally
15. Community Lab School — Charlottesville · #15 in VA · #605 nationally
16. Briar Woods High School — Ashburn · #16 in VA · #762 nationally
17. Blacksburg High School — Blacksburg · #17 in VA · #793 nationally
18. Chantilly High School — Chantilly · #18 in VA · #814 nationally
19. Independence High School — Ashburn · #19 in VA · #902 nationally
20. Rock Ridge High School — Ashburn · #20 in VA · #976 nationally
21. Robinson Secondary School — Fairfax · #21 in VA · #997 nationally
22. Lake Braddock Secondary School — Burke · #22 in VA · #1,011 nationally
23. Lightridge High — Aldie · #23 in VA · #1,028 nationally
24. Ocean Lakes High School — Virginia Beach · #24 in VA · #1,128 nationally
25. Tabb High School — Yorktown · #25 in VA · #1,157 nationally
26. Riverside High School — Leesburg · #26 in VA · #1,179 nationally
27. Freedom High School — South Riding · #27 in VA · #1,183 nationally
28. Grassfield High School — Chesapeake · #28 in VA · #1,187 nationally
29. Atlee High School — Mechanicsville · #29 in VA · #1,209 nationally
30. Western Albemarle High School — Crozet · #30 in VA · #1,223 nationally
31. Mills E. Godwin High — Richmond · #31 in VA · #1,253 nationally
32. Achievable Dream Middle/High School — Newport News · #32 in VA · #1,276 nationally
33. Washington-Liberty High School — Arlington · #33 in VA · #1,328 nationally
34. Gainesville High — Gainesville · #34 in VA · #1,410 nationally
35. Galileo Magnet High School — Danville · #35 in VA · #1,421 nationally
36. John Champe High School — Aldie · #36 in VA · #1,443 nationally
37. Glen Allen High School — Glen Allen · #37 in VA · #1,464 nationally
38. Patriot High School — Nokesville · #38 in VA · #1,503 nationally
39. Stone Bridge High School — Ashburn · #39 in VA · #1,554 nationally
40. Battlefield High School — Haymarket · #40 in VA · #1,653 nationally
41. Franklin Military Academy — Richmond · #41 in VA · #1,701 nationally
42. Grafton High School — Yorktown · #42 in VA · #1,727 nationally
43. Floyd Kellam High School — Virginia Beach · #43 in VA · #1,853 nationally
44. Loudoun Valley High School — Purcellville · #44 in VA · #1,860 nationally
45. Osbourn Park High School — Manassas · #45 in VA · #1,871 nationally
46. Princess Anne High School — Virginia Beach · #46 in VA · #1,879 nationally
47. Hidden Valley High School — Roanoke · #47 in VA · #1,900 nationally
48. Charles J Colgan Senior High School — Manassas · #48 in VA · #1,916 nationally
49. Midlothian High School — Midlothian · #49 in VA · #1,995 nationally
50. Fairfax High School — Fairfax · #50 in VA · #1,997 nationally

High schools by city in Virginia

• Richmond (15)
• Virginia Beach (12)
• Chesapeake (7)
• Alexandria (6)
• Newport News (6)
• Fredericksburg (6)
• Ashburn (5)
• Roanoke (5)
• Midlothian (5)
• Woodbridge (5)
• Norfolk (5)
• Falls Church (4)

Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.