100 Of VA, DC's Best Schools: New List For 2020

VIRGINIA — Here's a new list that lets you know if your DC or Virginia school district has the best schools on any grade level, public and private. And it also gives you a chance to question why your school doesn't rate better.

Niche.com, which specializes in all different types of rankings, including schools, has created a new list that is a bit different than the usual lists the company is known for. In this one, Niche has included both public and private schools for the District of Columbia and Virginia (see below).

That may not sound different than Niche's usual rankings, but this list includes both private and public schools and also includes elementary, middle and high schools all in the same list. Please note that this is not a ranking, but a search list, where you can see and compare all schools grouped together, organized by "Overall Grade."

It is important to remember that every school on this list received either an A+ or an A for an overall score from Niche.

Top Virginia schools include Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, part of Fairfax County Public Schools, and Maggie Walker Governor's School, a private school in Richmond.

Many of the best schools in the District are private schools such as Sidwell Friends School, a Quaker school that has educated Sasha and Malia Obama, as well as Chelsea Clinton.

It is important to remember that every school on this list received either an A+ or an A for an overall score from Niche.

Niche arrives at the rankings by compiling user reviews and data from the U.S. Department of Education, including grades, culture and diversity, health and safety, sports and more. You can see the methodology here.

Here are the 100 schools in Virginia for 2019-20, according to Niche. See the full list, and more about each school, here.

• Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Maggie Walker Governor's School, Richmond
• The Potomac School, McLean
• Episcopal High School, Alexandria
• The Madeira School, McLean
• Flint Hill School, Oakton
• Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest
• St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School, Alexandria
• St. Christopher's School, Richmond
• Collegiate School, Richmond
• McLean High School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Chatham Hall, Chatham
• Veritas Collegiate Academy, Chesapeake
• Norfolk Academy, Norfolk
• Foxcroft School, Middleburg
• Oakton High School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Langley High School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• St. Catherine's School, Richmond
• James Madison High School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• St. Anne's - Belfield School, Charlottesville
• Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg
• Chantilly High School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Stone Bridge High School, Loudoun County Public Schools
• Rock Ridge High School, Loudoun County Public Schools
• Blue Ridge School, Dyke
• Ocean Lakes High School, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
• Briar Woods High School, Loudoun County Public Schools
• Fredericksburg Academy, Fredericksburg
• Washington Liberty High School, Arlington Public Schools
• Riverside High School, Loudoun County Public Schools
• Deep Run High School, Henrico County Public Schools
• The Steward School, Richmond
• Cape Henry Collegiate, Virginia Beach
• John Champe High School, Loudoun County Public Schools
• Trinity Christian School, Fairfax
• Yorktown High School, Arlington Public Schools
• Broad Run High School, Loudoun County Public Schools
• Trinity School at Meadow View, Falls Church
• Oakcrest School, Vienna
• Hampton Roads Academy, Newport News
• Marshall High School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Fairfax Christian School, Dulles
• Christchurch School, Christchurch
• Blacksburg High School, Montgomery County Public Schools
• George Mason High School, Falls Church City Public Schools
• Bishop O'Connell High School, Arlington
• Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, Suffolk
• Grassfield High School, Chesapeake Public Schools
• Middleburg Academy, Middleburg
• Wakefield School, The Plains
• Western Albemarle High School, Albemarle County Public Schools
• Bishop Ireton High School, Alexandria
• Randolph-Macon Academy, Front Royal
• Walsingham Academy, Williamsburg
• Lake Braddock Secondary School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Freedom High School, Loudoun County Public Schools
• Arlington Traditional Elementary School, Arlington Public Schools
• Norfolk Collegiate School, Norfolk
• Loudoun School for Advanced Studies, Ashburn
• Highland School, Warrenton
• Mills E. Godwin High School, Henrico County Public Schools
• Centreville High School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
• Veritas School, Richmond
• Paul VI Catholic High School, Fairfax
• West Springfield High School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Robinson Secondary School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Westfield High School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Trinity Episcopal School, Richmond
• Wakefield Country Day School, Huntly
• Fairfax High School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Albemarle High School, Albemarle County Public Schools
• The New School of Northern Virginia, Fairfax
• Miller School of Albemarle, Charlottesville
• Roanoke Catholic School, Roanoke
• Dominion High School, Loudoun County Public Schools
• Renaissance School, Charlottesville
• Jamestown Elementary School, Arlington Public Schools
• Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School, Dumfries
• Loudoun County High School, Loudoun County Public Schools
• Grafton High School, York County School Division
• North Cross School, Roanoke
• Stuart Hall School, Staunton
• Jamestown High School, Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
• McKinley Elementary School, Arlington Public Schools
• Belmont Station Elementary School, Loudoun County Public Schools
• Tandem Friends School, Charlottesville
• Battlefield High School, Prince William County Public Schools
• Arlington Science Focus Elementary School, Arlington Public Schools
• Peninsula Catholic High School, Newport News
• Haycock Elementary School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Liberty Middle School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Swanson Middle School, Arlington Public Schools
• Glebe Elementary School, Arlington Public Schools
• Poplar Tree Elementary School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Keene Mill Elementary School,Fairfax County Public Schools
• Evergreen Mill Elementary School, Loudoun County Public Schools
• Spring Hill Elementary School, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Willow Springs Elementary School, Fairfax County Public Schools

Here are the 20 schools in the District of Columbia for 2019-20, according to Niche. See the full list, and more about each school, here.

• Sidwell Friends School, Private School
• Georgetown Day School
• St. Albans School
• National Cathedral School
• Maret School
• St. Anselm's Abbey School
• Washington International School
• Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
• Gonzaga College High School
• The Field School
• The School Without Walls High School
• District of Columbia International School (Public school)
• Edmund Burke School
• St. John's College High School
• Washington Latin Public Charter School - Middle School (Public school)
• Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School (Public school)
• D.C. Preparatory Academy Public Charter School - Edgewood Middle Campus (Public school)
• Washington Latin Public Charter School - High School (Public school)
• BASIS Washington, D.C. (Public school)
• Emerson Preparatory School
• D.C. Preparatory Academy Public Charter School - Edgewood Elementary Campus (Public school)
• KIPP DC - Promise Public Charter School (Public school)
• Woodrow Wilson High School (Public school)
• E.L. Haynes Public Charter School (Public school)
• Roots Public Charter School (Public school)