Top 100 VA High Schools For Sports Ranked In New Report

Sports are a key part of high school for many students across the United States, and Virginia is no exception.

Niche recently released its list ranking Virginia's high schools based on which are the best for athletics. The 2026 rankings cover 494 Virginia high schools, and the top 100 are listed below.

The Niche rankings are based on several factors, including the number of sports offered, the number of students participating in sports, and the school's enrollment in grades 9 through 12.

Reviews on Niche posted by parents and students are weighted heavily in the data, accounting for 50 percent of the score. State championships won by the schools factor in as well, with 10 percent of the score coming from that category.

Read more about the methodology here.

The top 100 schools are listed below, with their overall Niche grade, sports grade and the number of sports offered at the school. The rating is the number of stars out of 5 a school received in parent-student ratings. Click the school name to read more of the Niche information. The remaining schools can be found on the Niche site.

1. Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest — Overall A+ | Sports A+ | 18 sports offered
2. Western Albemarle High School, Crozet — Overall A | Sports A+ | 20 sports offered
3. St. Paul VI Catholic High School, Chantilly — Overall A+ | Sports A+ | 26 sports offered
4. Blue Ridge School, St. George — Overall A+ | Sports A+ | 17 sports offered
5. St. Catherine's School, Richmond — Overall A+ | Sports A+ | 14 sports offered
6. Norfolk Academy, Norfolk — Overall A+ | Sports A | 22 sports offered
7. Stone Bridge High School, Ashburn — Overall A | Sports A | 23 sports offered
8. Liberty Christian Academy, Lynchburg — Overall B+ | Sports A | Sports offered not listed
9. E.C. Glass High School, Lynchburg — Overall B+ | Sports A | 24 sports offered
10. Cape Henry Collegiate, Virginia Beach — Overall A+ | Sports A | 23 sports offered
11. Bishop O'Connell High School, Arlington — Overall A+ | Sports A | 28 sports offered
12. St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School, Alexandria — Overall A+ | Sports A | 24 sports offered
13. James Madison High School, Vienna — Overall A | Sports A | 19 sports offered
14. Salem High School, Salem — Overall B+ | Sports A | 19 sports offered
15. Collegiate School, Richmond — Overall A+ | Sports A | 24 sports offered
16. Auburn High School, Riner — Overall B | Sports A | 12 sports offered
17. St. Christopher's School, Richmond — Overall A+ | Sports A | Sports offered not listed
18. Louisa County High School, Mineral — Overall B+ | Sports A | 28 sports offered
19. Benedictine College Preparatory, Richmond — Overall A | Sports A | Sports offered not listed
20. Lafayette High School, Williamsburg — Overall A- | Sports A | 23 sports offered
21. Oscar F. Smith High School, Chesapeake — Overall B | Sports A | 24 sports offered
22. Phoebus High School, Hampton — Overall B- | Sports A | 18 sports offered
23. King William High School, King William — Overall B- | Sports A | 16 sports offered
24. Atlantic Shores Christian School, Chesapeake — Overall A- | Sports A | Sports offered not listed
25. Walsingham Academy, Williamsburg — Overall A+ | Sports A | 16 sports offered
26. Highland Springs High School, Highland Springs — Overall C | Sports A | 12 sports offered
27. Lake Braddock Secondary School, Burke — Overall A | Sports A | 21 sports offered
28. Mountain View High School, Stafford — Overall A | Sports A | 21 sports offered
29. Highland School, Warrenton — Overall A+ | Sports A | 20 sports offered
30. Tuscarora High School, Leesburg — Overall B+ | Sports A | 21 sports offered
31. Trinity Episcopal School, Richmond — Overall A | Sports A | 15 sports offered
32. South County High School, Lorton — Overall A- | Sports A | 21 sports offered
33. Colonial Forge High School, Stafford — Overall A | Sports A | 21 sports offered
34. Westfield High School, Chantilly — Overall B+ | Sports A | 21 sports offered
35. Hanover High School, Mechanicsville — Overall A- | Sports A | 24 sports offered
36. Battlefield High School, Haymarket — Overall A | Sports A | 22 sports offered
37. Frank W. Cox High School, Virginia Beach — Overall A | Sports A | 21 sports offered
38. St. Anne's - Belfield School, Charlottesville — Overall A+ | Sports A | 15 sports offered
39. Spotswood High School, Penn Laird — Overall A- | Sports A | 26 sports offered
40. Douglas S. Freeman High School, Richmond — Overall A- | Sports A | 18 sports offered
41. Fredericksburg Christian School, Fredericksburg — Overall B+ | Sports A | Sports offered not listed
42. Langley High School, McLean — Overall A+ | Sports A | 22 sports offered
43. West Springfield High School, Springfield — Overall A | Sports A | 18 sports offered
44. Kettle Run High School, Nokesville — Overall B | Sports A | 26 sports offered
45. Matthew Fontaine Maury High School, Norfolk — Overall B+ | Sports A | 4 sports offered
46. Glen Allen High School, Glen Allen — Overall A | Sports A | 25 sports offered
47. Jefferson Forest High School, Forest — Overall B | Sports A | 6 sports offered
48. Woodgrove High School, Purcellville — Overall A- | Sports A | 21 sports offered
49. Greenbrier Christian Academy, Chesapeake — Overall B | Sports A | Sports offered not listed
50. Woodside High School, Newport News — Overall B+ | Sports A | 4 sports offered
51. Brentsville District High School, Nokesville — Overall B | Sports A | 22 sports offered
52. Robinson Secondary School, Fairfax — Overall A | Sports A | 19 sports offered
53. Catholic High School, Virginia Beach — Overall A+ | Sports A | 24 sports offered
54. Episcopal High School, Alexandria — Overall A+ | Sports A | 20 sports offered
55. Albemarle High School, Charlottesville — Overall A | Sports A | 22 sports offered
56. Deep Run High School, Glen Allen — Overall A+ | Sports A | 18 sports offered
57. Turner Ashby High School, Bridgewater — Overall B+ | Sports A | 23 sports offered
58. The Potomac School, McLean — Overall A+ | Sports A | 25 sports offered
59. Broad Run High School, Asburn — Overall A | Sports A | 23 sports offered
60. Poquoson High School, Poquoson — Overall B+ | Sports A | 19 sports offered
61. Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville — Overall B+ | Sports A | 19 sports offered
62. Western Branch High School, Chesapeake — Overall B+ | Sports A | 24 sports offered
63. Central High School, Woodstock — Overall C+ | Sports A | 21 sports offered
64. Manchester High School, Midlothian — Overall B | Sports A | 13 sports offered
65. Patriot High School, Nokesville — Overall A- | Sports A | 22 sports offered
66. Parry McCluer High School, Buena Vista — Overall C | Sports A | 17 sports offered
67. Tabb High School, Yorktown — Overall A+ | Sports A | 19 sports offered
68. Thomas Dale High School, Chester — Overall B | Sports A- | 21 sports offered
69. Atlee High School, Mechanicsville — Overall A- | Sports A- | 27 sports offered
70. Woodbridge High School, Woodbridge — Overall A | Sports A- | 22 sports offered
71. Wilson Memorial High School, Fishersville — Overall B | Sports A- | 17 sports offered
72. Floyd E. Kellam High School, Virginia Beach — Overall A | Sports A- | 21 sports offered
73. King's Fork High School, Suffolk — Overall C+ | Sports A- | 19 sports offered
74. Varina High School, Richmond — Overall C | Sports A- | 20 sports offered
75. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, Suffolk — Overall A | Sports A- | 15 sports offered
76. Alexandria City High School, Alexandria — Overall B | Sports A- | 29 sports offered
77. Courtland High School, Spotsylvania — Overall A- | Sports A- | 19 sports offered
78. Independence High School, Ashburn — Overall A+ | Sports A- | 23 sports offered
79. Riverheads High School, Staunton — Overall B- | Sports A- | 21 sports offered
80. Appomattox County High School, Appomattox — Overall B+ | Sports A- | 4 sports offered
81. Graham High School, Bluefield — Overall A- | Sports A- | 19 sports offered
82. Loudoun County High School, Leesburg — Overall A- | Sports A- | 23 sports offered
83. George Wythe High School, Wytheville — Overall B+ | Sports A- | 21 sports offered
84. Central High School, Norton — Overall B | Sports A- | 17 sports offered
85. Nansemond River High School, Suffolk — Overall B | Sports A- | 20 sports offered
86. Heritage High School, Newport News — Overall C+ | Sports A- | 5 sports offered
87. Meridian High School, Falls Church — Overall A+ | Sports A- | 24 sports offered
88. Dominion High School, Sterling — Overall A- | Sports A- | 21 sports offered
89. James River High School, Midlothian — Overall A- | Sports A- | 3 sports offered
90. Veritas School, Richmond — Overall A | Sports A- | 14 sports offered
91. Riverside High School, Leesburg — Overall C | Sports A- | 20 sports offered
92. Hopewell High School, Hopewell — Overall C | Sports A- | 20 sports offered
93. New Kent High School, New Kent — Overall B- | Sports A- | 24 sports offered
94. Ocean Lakes High School, Virginia Beach — Overall A+ | Sports A- | 21 sports offered
95. East Rockingham High School, Elkton — Overall B+ | Sports A- | 22 sports offered
96. The Steward School, Richmond — Overall A+ | Sports A- | 12 sports offered
97. Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg — Overall A+ | Sports A- | 18 sports offered
98. Jamestown High School, Williamsburg — Overall A | Sports A- | 23 sports offered
99. Grafton High School, Yorktown — Overall A+ | Sports A- | 20 sports offered
100. Hayfield Secondary School, Alexandria — Overall B+ | Sports A- | 21 sports offered