25 Top Virginia High Schools: U.S. News Rankings

U.S. News and World Report has released its rankings of 21,000 public high schools across the country, again placing some Northern Virginia schools among the best educations that America has to offer.

This is the first year that the rankings include graduation rates. Read the full methodology.

Read: Fairfax County Public School #5 in the Nation

Overall, Virginia ranked 12th in a ranking of states with nationally-ranked high schools. Maryland was ranked No. 1.

Here are Virginia's top 25 schools:

1. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Fairfax County Public Schools, #5 Nationally
2. McLean High School, Mclean, Fairfax County Public Schools, #108 Nationally
3. Madison High, Vienna, Fairfax County Public Schools, #151 Nationally
4. George Mason High School, Falls Church, Falls Church City Public Schools, #160 Nationally
5. Oakton High, Vienna, Fairfax County Public Schools, #162 Nationally
6. Langley High, Mclean, Fairfax County Public Schools, #190 Nationally
7. Woodson High, Fairfax, Fairfax County Public Schools, #200 Nationally
8. Deep Run High, Glen Allen, Henrico County Pubilc Schools, #278 Nationally
9. Richmond Community High, Richmond, Richmond City Public Schools, #292 Nationally
10. Open High, Richmond, Richmond City Public Schools, #326 Nationally
11. Marshall High, Falls Church, Fairfax County Public Schools, #343 Nationally Ranked
12. Herndon High, Herndon, Fairfax County Public Schools, #361 Nationally Ranked
13. Yorktown High School, Arlington, Arlington County Public Schools, #363 Nationally Ranked
14. Centreville High, Clifton, Fairfax County Public Schools, #365 Nationally Ranked
15. Lake Braddock Secondary, Burke, Fairfax County Public Schools, #380 Nationally Ranked
16. West Springfield High, Springfield, Fairfax County Public Schools, #408 Nationally Ranked
17. Washington Lee High, Arlington, Arlington County Public Schools, #430 Nationally Ranked
18. Robinson Secondary, Fairfax, Fairfax County Public Schools, #434 Nationally Ranked
19. Dominion High School, Sterling, Loudoun County Public Schools, #499 Nationally Ranked
20. Fairfax High, Fairfax, Fairfax County Public Schools, #550 Nationally Ranked
21. Chantilly High, Chantilly, Fairfax County Public Schools, #604 Nationally Ranked
22. South County High, Lorton, Fairfax County Public Schools, #617 Nationally Ranked
23. Osbourn Park High, Manassas, Prince William County Public Schools, #627 Nationally Ranked
24. Jamestown High, Williamsburg, Williamsburg-James City Public Schools, #679 Nationally Ranked
25. Battlefield High, Haymarket, Prince William County Public Schools, #776 Nationally Ranked

• See complete list of 2016 Virginia rankings.
• Virginia's top schools in 2015 U.S. News Best High Schools List.