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Several schools in Virginia are among the best in the country, according to a recent study.
USNews.com compiled a list of the 2021 Best Public High Schools, which includes a list of the top 25 schools nationwide, as well as an extensive statewide list.
U.S. News calculated its scores based on varying percentages of what each school offered including college readiness (30%), math and reading proficiency (20%), math and reading performance (20%), underserved student performance (10%), college curriculum breadth (10%) and graduation rate (10%).
"We did this by summing their weighted scores across six indicators of school quality, then computed a single zero to 100 overall score reflective of a school's performance across these metrics," the website stated. "The overall scores depict how well each school did on a national percentile basis. For example, a school with a score of 60 performed in the 60th percentile among all schools in the rankings."
Here are the top 25 best public high schools in Virginia per USNews.com:
- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology- Alexandria
- Langley High School- McLean
- McLean High School- McLean
- Open High School- Richmond
- Marshall High- Falls Church
- W.T. Woodson High School- Fairfax
- Chantilly High School- Chantilly
- Oakton High School- Vienna
- Madison High- Vienna
- West Springfield High School- Springfield
- Richmond Community High School- Richmond
- Yorktown High School- Arlington
- Deep Run High School- Glen Allen
- George Mason High School- Falls Church
- Robinson Secondary School- Fairfax
- Lake Braddock Secondary School- Burke
- Cosby High School- Midlothian
- Battlefield High School- Haymarket
- Grassfield High School- Chesapeake
- Briar Woods High School- Ashburn
- Blacksburg High- Blacksburg
- Patriot High School- Nokesville
- Centreville High- Clifton
- Hickory High School- Chesapeake
- Osbourn Park High School- Manassas