Virginia · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced Public Schools in Virginia

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled from official source data by .
72/100
Top score
B
Top grade
66/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Francis C. Hammond Middle in Alexandria is Virginia's top-resourced public school, scoring 72/100 on the NCES resource index.

72/100
top score (grade B)
5
schools at the top grade (B)
66/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Francis C. Hammond Middle Alexandria B 72
2 Mary Ellen Henderson Middle Falls Church B 72
3 Dearington Elementary/Innovation Lynchburg B 71
4 Community Lab School Charlottesville B 70
5 Dungannon Elementary School Dungannon B 70
6 Forest Hills Elementary Danville B- 69
7 Open High Richmond B- 69
8 Mount Airy Elementary Gretna B- 69
9 Craigsville Elementary Craigsville B- 69
10 Pemberton Elementary Richmond B- 68
11 Union Hall Elementary Chatham B- 68
12 Otter River Elementary Goode B- 68
13 Brambleton Middle Ashburn B- 67
14 Dorothy Hamm Middle Arlington B- 67
15 Jamestown Elementary Arlington B- 67
16 Central Academy Middle Fincastle B- 67
17 Meriwether Lewis Elementary Charlottesville B- 67
18 Scottsville Elementary Scottsville B- 67
19 Richmond Community High Richmond B- 67
20 Lylburn Downing Middle Lexington B- 67
21 Henry Elementary Henry B- 67
22 Northwood Middle Saltville B- 67
23 Highland Elementary Monterey B- 67
24 Journey Middle Charlottesville B- 66
25 Jackson P. Burley Middle Charlottesville B- 66
26 Warrenton Middle Warrenton B- 66
27 Sandston Elementary Sandston B- 66
28 George Washington Middle Alexandria B- 65
29 Jefferson Middle Arlington B- 65
30 Gunston Middle Arlington B- 65
31 Swanson Middle Arlington B- 65
32 Meridian High Falls Church B- 65
33 Williamsburg Middle Arlington B- 65
34 Taylor Elementary Arlington B- 65
35 Lyles-Crouch Elementary Alexandria B- 65
36 Callaway Elementary Callaway B- 65
37 Banneker Elementary Middleburg B- 65
38 Elydale Middle Ewing B- 65
39 Kenmore Middle Arlington C+ 64
40 Colonial Heights High Colonial Heights C+ 64
41 Blue Ridge Middle Purcellville C+ 64
42 Cardinal Elementary Arlington C+ 64
43 Lakeside Middle Charlottesville C+ 64
44 Brownsville Elementary Crozet C+ 64
45 David a. Kaechele Elementary Glen Allen C+ 64
46 Sycolin Creek Elementary Leesburg C+ 64
47 Nottingham Elementary Arlington C+ 64
48 Bayside 6th Grade Campus Virginia Beach C+ 64
49 Nickelsville Elementary Nickelsville C+ 64
50 Barack Obama Elementary Richmond C+ 64

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Virginia? ▼

The highest-ranked school in Virginia is Francis C. Hammond Middle in Alexandria with a quality score of 72/100 (grade B). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.