Once again Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria is ranked by US New as the top school in Virginia and the 4th best high school in the country.
Looking at the list of other top ranked Northern Virginia high schools, money matters. The richer neighborhoods have the best schools. Perhaps it’s genetic and the educational environment, smarter and better educated parents may have smarter kids who grow up in an environment where education is very important. In the high schools it’s smart kids in, smart kids out. It’s not the schools, it’s the parents.
Top schools in Northern Virginia as ranked by US News and World Report:
- 123: Langley High School
- 127: McLean High School
- 173: Oakton High School
- 251: Marshall High School
- 261: Madison High School
- 335: West Springfield High School
- 365: W.T. Woodson High School
- 503: Chantilly High School
- 515: George Mason High School
- 544: Yorktown High School
- 551: Lake Braddock Secondary School
- 592: Stone Bridge High School
- 611: Briar Woods High School
- 673: Robinson Secondary School
- 696: Centreville High School
- 741: Broad Run High School
- 745: Washington-Lee High School
- 957: Osbourn Park High School
- 966: Battlefield High School
- 1,014: Westfield High School
- 1,049: South County High School
- 1,061: Freedom High School
- 1,122: Riverside High School
- 1,159: Fairfax High School
- 1,259: Patriot High School
- 1,319: Rock Ridge High School
- 1,340: South Lakes High School
- 1,392: Colonial Forge High School
- 1,602: Edison High School
- 1,746: Dominion High School
- 1,789: John Champe High School
- 1,860: Stuart High School
- 1,915: Loudoun Valley High School
- 2,004: Woodgrove High School
- 2,014: Riverbend High School
- 2,384: Annandale High School
- 2,420: Falls Church High School
- 2,429: Loudoun County High School
- 2,450: Hylton High School
- 2,454: Mountain View High School
- 2,568: Wakefield High School
- 2,571: Hayfield Secondary School
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