Best Schools for Black Students in Virginia (2026)
These are the Virginia public schools where black students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested black students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.
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Elementary schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bethel Manor Elementary Langley A F B | 95% | 95% | 40 | B |
| 2 | Salem Elementary Virginia Beach | 95% | 95% | 55 | C+ |
| 3 | Innovation Elementary Arlington | 95% | 95% | 34 | A+ |
| 4 | Belvedere Elementary Falls Church | 92% | 98% | 77 | A |
| 5 | L.L. Beazley Elementary Prince George | 87% | 98% | 117 | C |
| 6 | Rosemont Elementary Virginia Beach | 87% | 98% | 91 | B+ |
| 7 | Butts Road Intermediate Chesapeake | 90% | 90% | 25 | C+ |
| 8 | Mountain View Elementary Haymarket | 90% | 90% | 27 | B |
| 9 | John L. Hurt Elementary Hurt | 90% | 90% | 26 | A |
| 10 | Cardinal Ridge Elementary Centreville | 90% | 90% | 25 | A |
| 11 | Newton-Lee Elementary Ashburg | 90% | 90% | 21 | B |
| 12 | Ball's Bluff Elementary Leesburg | 90% | 90% | 25 | B |
| 13 | Arlington Traditional Arlington | 90% | 90% | 27 | B+ |
| 14 | Campbell Elementary Arlington | 90% | 90% | 30 | A |
| 15 | Midway Elementary Church Road | 90% | 90% | 21 | A+ |
| 16 | Twin Hickory Elementary Glen Allen | 90% | 90% | 25 | B |
| 17 | Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Elementary Haymarket | 90% | 90% | 25 | A |
| 18 | Mount Vernon Elementary Yorktown | 90% | 90% | 23 | A+ |
| 19 | Spiller Elementary Wytheville | — | 90% | 19 | C+ |
| 20 | West Point Elementary West Point | 90% | 90% | 25 | A+ |
| 21 | J.W. Alvey Elementary Haymarket | 90% | 90% | 26 | B+ |
| 22 | Thoroughgood Elementary Virginia Beach | 90% | 90% | 22 | B |
| 23 | Green Valley Elementary Roanoke | 90% | 90% | 22 | C |
| 24 | North Landing Elementary Virginia Beach | 90% | 90% | 20 | C+ |
| 25 | Malibu Elementary Virginia Beach | 90% | 90% | 30 | B |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camelot Elementary Annandale | 95% | 95% | 34 | C |
| 2 | Sangster Elementary Springfield | 95% | 95% | 49 | A |
| 3 | Longfellow Middle Falls Church | 95% | 95% | 37 | A+ |
| 4 | Greenbriar West Elementary Fairfax | 95% | 95% | 31 | A+ |
| 5 | Old Donation School Virginia Beach | 95% | 95% | 45 | A |
| 6 | Springfield Estates Elementary Springfield | 92% | 98% | 117 | A |
| 7 | Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle Hampton | 87% | 98% | 267 | A+ |
| 8 | Pennington Traditional Manassas | 92% | 92% | 101 | A+ |
| 9 | Mary G. Porter Traditional Woodbridge | 92% | 92% | 206 | A+ |
| 10 | Keene Mill Elementary Springfield | 92% | 92% | 61 | B+ |
| 11 | Mantua Elementary Fairfax | 90% | 90% | 27 | B+ |
| 12 | Spring Hill Elementary Mclean | 90% | 90% | 22 | A+ |
| 13 | Sunrise Valley Elementary Reston | 90% | 90% | 28 | A |
| 14 | West Springfield Elementary Springfield | 90% | 90% | 27 | A+ |
| 15 | Westgate Elementary Falls Church | — | 90% | 19 | B+ |
| 16 | Fairhill Elementary Fairfax | 90% | 90% | 28 | B+ |
| 17 | Terra Centre Elementary Burke | 90% | 90% | 24 | A |
| 18 | King & Queen Elementary Mattaponi | 85% | 95% | 31 | D |
| 19 | Mosaic Elementary Fairfax | 85% | 95% | 42 | A+ |
| 20 | Glasgow Middle Alexandria | 87% | 92% | 209 | D |
| 21 | Hickory Middle Chesapeake | 87% | 87% | 61 | A+ |
| 22 | J. Michael Lunsford Middle Chantilly | 87% | 87% | 82 | A+ |
| 23 | John Yeates Middle Suffolk | 82% | 92% | 192 | A |
| 24 | Tabb Middle Yorktown | 82% | 92% | 125 | A+ |
| 25 | Belmont Ridge Middle Leesburg | 87% | 87% | 108 | A+ |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond Community High Richmond | 95% | 98% | 39 | A+ |
| 2 | Hickory High Chesapeake | 95% | 95% | 34 | A+ |
| 3 | William Byrd High Vinton | — | 95% | 13 | B+ |
| 4 | Green Run Collegiate Virginia Beach | 95% | 92% | 34 | A+ |
| 5 | West Springfield High Springfield | 95% | 92% | 57 | A+ |
| 6 | Deep Run High Glen Allen | 90% | 95% | 29 | A+ |
| 7 | Manassas Park High Manassas Park | 90% | 95% | 28 | D |
| 8 | Grassfield High Chesapeake | 87% | 98% | 69 | A+ |
| 9 | Cosby High Midlothian | 87% | 98% | 89 | A+ |
| 10 | Justice High Falls Church | 95% | 87% | 49 | D |
| 11 | Churchland High Portsmouth | 92% | 90% | 275 | A+ |
| 12 | Grafton High Yorktown | 95% | 87% | 33 | A+ |
| 13 | Staunton River High Moneta | — | 90% | 11 | B |
| 14 | Jefferson Forest High Forest | 90% | 90% | 20 | A+ |
| 15 | Western Branch High Chesapeake | 87% | 93% | 196 | A |
| 16 | Wilson Memorial High Fishersville | — | 90% | 8 | B+ |
| 17 | Mountain View High Centreville | — | 90% | 12 | D |
| 18 | Meridian High Falls Church | — | 90% | 8 | A+ |
| 19 | Sherando High Stephens City | — | 90% | 15 | B |
| 20 | Loudoun County High Leesburg | — | 90% | 16 | A |
| 21 | Madison County High Madison | — | 90% | 14 | B |
| 22 | Middlesex High Saluda | — | 90% | 17 | C+ |
| 23 | Open High Richmond | — | 90% | 12 | A+ |
| 24 | Cave Spring High Roanoke | — | 90% | 15 | A+ |
| 25 | Rockbridge County High Lexington | — | 90% | 6 | B |
Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology