New list names top Virginia high schools | News

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT)- Do you think you child goes to a good school? There's a new list out naming the top high schools in the Commonwealth.

Nine schools in our area make U.S. News and World Report's list. Deep Run High School in Henrico's far west end tops the list of schools in metro Richmond. U.S. News and World Report ranks Deep Run the 14th best school in Virginia. Nationally it's ranked 284th.

Henrico has two more schools the list. Godwin High School comes in at 25th and Freeman High School is not far behind at 28th.

Richmond has two schools on the list. Community High School and Open High School come in 17th and 20th respectively.

Chesterfield has two schools on the list.  Midlothian High School is listed at 21st and Cosby High School is ranked 24th.

Most of the schools at the top of the list are in Northern Virginia. To see the full list, click here.

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