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Best public schools in Charlottesville, VA

31 public schools in Charlottesville: 16 elementary · 5 middle · 3 high · 2 combined · 5 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Virginia.

Elementary schools

16 schools in Charlottesville, best first
1
Ivy Elementary 98.0
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 352 students
ELA 94%Math 94%Science 89%
#22 of 1,073 in Virginia
2
Virginia L. Murray Elementary 96.8
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 277 students
ELA 93%Math 92%Science 91%
#35 of 1,073 in Virginia
3
Burnley-Moran Elementary 80.8
Charlottesville City Public Schools · Grades PK-4 · 285 students
ELA 83%Math 87%
#206 of 1,073 in Virginia
4
Hollymead Elementary 77.8
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 347 students
ELA 84%Math 83%Science 84%
#239 of 1,073 in Virginia
5
Stone Robinson Elementary 70.3
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 488 students
ELA 78%Math 82%Science 81%
#319 of 1,073 in Virginia
6
Baker-Butler Elementary 61.6
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 735 students
ELA 74%Math 78%Science 81%
#412 of 1,073 in Virginia
7
Greenbrier Elementary 52.7
Charlottesville City Public Schools · Grades PK-4 · 270 students
ELA 79%Math 70%
#508 of 1,073 in Virginia
8
Trailblazer Elementary 31.9
Charlottesville City Public Schools · Grades PK-4 · 322 students
ELA 66%Math 65%
#731 of 1,073 in Virginia
9
Jackson-Via Elementary 31.4
Charlottesville City Public Schools · Grades PK-4 · 351 students
ELA 71%Math 57%
#737 of 1,073 in Virginia
10
Summit Elementary 27.4
Charlottesville City Public Schools · Grades PK-4 · 308 students
ELA 62%Math 65%
#779 of 1,073 in Virginia
11
Walker Upper Elementary 25.2
Charlottesville City Public Schools · Grades 5-6 · 604 students
ELA 64%Math 62%Science 54%
#803 of 1,073 in Virginia
12
Agnor Elementary 25.0
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 474 students
ELA 61%Math 60%Science 65%
#805 of 1,073 in Virginia
13
Mountain View Elementary 24.0
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 756 students
ELA 63%Math 63%Science 51%
#816 of 1,073 in Virginia
14
Johnson Elementary 13.2
Charlottesville City Public Schools · Grades PK-4 · 329 students
ELA 58%Math 50%
#932 of 1,073 in Virginia
15
Mary Carr Greer Elementary 9.2
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 496 students
ELA 48%Math 48%Science 59%
#975 of 1,073 in Virginia
16
Woodbrook Elementary 2.4
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 525 students
ELA 42%Math 43%Science 29%
#1,048 of 1,073 in Virginia

Middle schools

5 schools in Charlottesville, best first
1
Lakeside Middle 83.7
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 520 students
ELA 84%Math 87%Science 77%
#54 of 329 in Virginia
2
Leslie H. Walton Middle 40.9
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 328 students
ELA 69%Math 64%Science 70%
#195 of 329 in Virginia
3
Jackson P. Burley Middle 37.2
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 551 students
ELA 71%Math 62%Science 60%
#207 of 329 in Virginia
4
Buford Middle 19.6
Charlottesville City Public Schools · Grades 7-8 · 559 students
ELA 63%Math 58%Science 50%
#265 of 329 in Virginia
5
Journey Middle 10.2
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 607 students
ELA 56%Math 56%Science 48%
#296 of 329 in Virginia

High schools

3 schools in Charlottesville, best first
1
Monticello High 38.5
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,204 students
ELA 79%Math 86%Science 68%
#191 of 310 in Virginia
2
Charlottesville High 35.0
Charlottesville City Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,405 students
ELA 73%Math 89%Science 65%
#202 of 310 in Virginia
3
Albemarle High 20.2
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,005 students
ELA 81%Math 72%Science 62%
#248 of 310 in Virginia

Combined schools

2 schools in Charlottesville
1
Community Lab School 88.3
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 179 students
ELA 89%Math 88%Science 89%
#4 of 30 in Virginia
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Charlottesville Hosp. Ep. —
University of Virginia · Grades PK-12
No published test results

Schools

5 schools in Charlottesville
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Blue Ridge Juvenile Detention Home —
Department of Education State-Operated Educ Prgms · Grades N
No published test results
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Charlottesville Area Technical Education Center —
Charlottesville Area Technical Education Center · Grades N
No published test results
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Lugo-McGinness Academy —
Charlottesville City Public Schools · Grades N
No published test results
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Monticello Governor's Health Sciences Academy —
Albemarle County Public Schools · Grades N
No published test results
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Piedmont Reg Ed/Ivy Creek —
Piedmont Regional Education Program · Grades N
No published test results

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