Best Schools for White Students in Virginia (2026)
These are the Virginia public schools where white 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 white 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 | Arlington Traditional Arlington | 98% | 98% | 90 | B+ |
| 2 | Deer Park Elementary Newport News | 98% | 98% | 129 | A+ |
| 3 | Robert S. Payne Elementary Lynchburg | 98% | 98% | 111 | D |
| 4 | Paul Munro Elementary Lynchburg | 98% | 98% | 75 | A+ |
| 5 | Emerick Elementary Purcellville | 98% | 98% | 207 | A+ |
| 6 | Three Chopt Elementary Richmond | 98% | 98% | 87 | A+ |
| 7 | Belvedere Elementary Falls Church | 98% | 98% | 97 | A |
| 8 | Innovation Elementary Arlington | 98% | 98% | 158 | A+ |
| 9 | Waller Mill Elementary Williamsburg | 98% | 98% | 150 | A+ |
| 10 | Long Branch Elementary Arlington | 98% | 98% | 134 | A+ |
| 11 | Glebe Elementary Arlington | 98% | 98% | 155 | A+ |
| 12 | Mount Vernon Elementary Alexandria | 98% | 98% | 132 | D |
| 13 | Larchmont Elementary Norfolk | 98% | 98% | 137 | A+ |
| 14 | Walter Herron Taylor Elementary Norfolk | 98% | 98% | 73 | A+ |
| 15 | Watauga Elementary Abingdon | 98% | 98% | 227 | A+ |
| 16 | West Point Elementary West Point | 98% | 98% | 116 | A+ |
| 17 | North Landing Elementary Virginia Beach | 98% | 98% | 144 | C+ |
| 18 | Linkhorn Park Elementary Virginia Beach | 98% | 98% | 161 | A |
| 19 | Kingston Elementary Virginia Beach | 98% | 98% | 196 | A |
| 20 | Alanton Elementary Virginia Beach | 98% | 98% | 163 | A+ |
| 21 | Crystal Spring Elementary Roanoke | 98% | 98% | 140 | A+ |
| 22 | Mary Munford Elementary Richmond | 98% | 98% | 152 | A+ |
| 23 | Sonnie Penn Elementary Woodbridge | 98% | 98% | 122 | B |
| 24 | Old Bridge Elementary Woodbridge | 98% | 98% | 137 | A+ |
| 25 | Tallwood Elementary Virginia Beach | 98% | 98% | 110 | B |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Donation School Virginia Beach | 100% | 100% | 678 | A |
| 2 | Sangster Elementary Springfield | 97% | 100% | 433 | A |
| 3 | Springfield Estates Elementary Springfield | 98% | 98% | 156 | A |
| 4 | Sherman Elementary Mclean | 98% | 98% | 116 | A+ |
| 5 | Keene Mill Elementary Springfield | 98% | 98% | 244 | B+ |
| 6 | Archer Elementary Vienna | 98% | 98% | 229 | A+ |
| 7 | Mosaic Elementary Fairfax | 98% | 98% | 259 | A+ |
| 8 | Oakton Elementary Oakton | 98% | 98% | 236 | A+ |
| 9 | Poplar Tree Elementary Chantilly | 98% | 98% | 206 | B+ |
| 10 | Albert Hill Middle Richmond | 98% | 98% | 184 | C |
| 11 | Colvin Run Elementary Vienna | 98% | 98% | 255 | A+ |
| 12 | Lylburn Downing Middle Lexington | 98% | 98% | 151 | A+ |
| 13 | Pennington Traditional Manassas | 98% | 98% | 177 | A+ |
| 14 | Hilton Elementary Hiltons | 98% | 98% | 67 | A |
| 15 | Mary G. Porter Traditional Woodbridge | 98% | 98% | 123 | A+ |
| 16 | Haycock Elementary Falls Church | 97% | 96% | 333 | A+ |
| 17 | Longfellow Middle Falls Church | 96% | 97% | 676 | A+ |
| 18 | Williamsburg Middle Arlington | 96% | 96% | 938 | A+ |
| 19 | Swanson Middle Arlington | 95% | 96% | 887 | A+ |
| 20 | Cooper Middle Mclean | 95% | 95% | 613 | A+ |
| 21 | Spring Hill Elementary Mclean | 93% | 97% | 306 | A+ |
| 22 | Woodburn Elementary Falls Church | 95% | 95% | 52 | D |
| 23 | Carson Middle Herndon | 95% | 95% | 491 | A+ |
| 24 | Rocky Run Middle Chantilly | 95% | 95% | 397 | A+ |
| 25 | Franklin Middle Chantilly | 94% | 96% | 426 | A+ |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grassfield High Chesapeake | 100% | 98% | 351 | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield High Springfield | 98% | 98% | 259 | A+ |
| 3 | Yorktown High Arlington | 100% | 96% | 336 | A+ |
| 4 | Frank W. Cox High Virginia Beach | 98% | 98% | 277 | A+ |
| 5 | Hidden Valley High Roanoke | 98% | 98% | 175 | A+ |
| 6 | Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology Alexandria | 98% | 98% | 97 | A+ |
| 7 | Churchland High Portsmouth | 98% | 98% | 88 | A+ |
| 8 | Gate City High Gate City | 98% | 98% | 125 | A+ |
| 9 | Salem High Virginia Beach | 98% | 98% | 152 | A |
| 10 | George Wythe High Wytheville | 98% | 98% | 75 | A+ |
| 11 | Woodson High Fairfax | 98% | 97% | 276 | A+ |
| 12 | McLean High Mclean | 100% | 95% | 308 | A+ |
| 13 | Western Branch High Chesapeake | 98% | 97% | 207 | A |
| 14 | Washington-Liberty High Arlington | 98% | 97% | 253 | B |
| 15 | Jefferson Forest High Forest | 98% | 96% | 260 | A+ |
| 16 | Chantilly High Chantilly | 98% | 96% | 266 | A+ |
| 17 | Marshall High Falls Church | 98% | 96% | 270 | A+ |
| 18 | First Colonial High Virginia Beach | 98% | 96% | 265 | A |
| 19 | Cosby High Midlothian | 96% | 97% | 372 | A+ |
| 20 | Hickory High Chesapeake | 95% | 98% | 310 | A+ |
| 21 | Great Bridge High Chesapeake | 98% | 95% | 211 | A |
| 22 | Douglas S. Freeman High Richmond | 98% | 95% | 274 | B+ |
| 23 | Henrico High Richmond | 95% | 98% | 46 | C |
| 24 | Mills E. Godwin High Richmond | 98% | 95% | 283 | A+ |
| 25 | Langley High Mclean | 97% | 95% | 320 | A+ |
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