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Best ZIP codes for schools in Virginia
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 648 Virginia ZIPs qualify.
Virginia ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 23690Yorktown
Virginia
- School quality index
- 84.8
- ZIP population
- ~5k
- Avg. temperature
- 60°F
- Avg. commute
- 25 min
2ZIP 23692Yorktown
Virginia
- School quality index
- 84.8
- ZIP population
- ~19k
- Avg. temperature
- 60°F
- Avg. commute
- 25 min
3ZIP 23693Yorktown
Virginia
- School quality index
- 84.8
- ZIP population
- ~23k
- Avg. temperature
- 60°F
- Avg. commute
- 22 min
4ZIP 23696Seaford
Virginia
- School quality index
- 84.8
- ZIP population
- ~4k
- Avg. temperature
- 60°F
- Avg. commute
- 24 min
5ZIP 23662Poquoson
Virginia
- School quality index
- 84.5
- ZIP population
- ~13k
- Avg. temperature
- 61°F
- Avg. commute
- 27 min
6ZIP 23188Williamsburg
Virginia
- School quality index
- 84.3
- ZIP population
- ~46k
- Avg. temperature
- 59°F
- Avg. commute
- 27 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 22046 | Falls Church | Falls Church City | 83.0 |
| #8 | 23005 | Ashland | Hanover County | 82.8 |
| #9 | 23111 | Mechanicsville | Hanover County | 82.8 |
| #10 | 23116 | Mechanicsville | Hanover County | 82.8 |
| #11 | 23192 | Montpelier | Hanover County | 82.4 |
| #12 | 24083 | Daleville | Botetourt County | 81.8 |
| #13 | 24090 | Fincastle | Botetourt County | 81.8 |
| #14 | 24175 | Troutville | Botetourt County | 81.6 |
| #15 | 24066 | Buchanan | Botetourt County | 81.5 |
| #16 | 24085 | Eagle Rock | Botetourt County | 81.5 |
| #17 | 23146 | Rockville | Hanover County | 80.4 |
| #18 | 24216 | Appalachia | Wise County | 80.2 |
| #19 | 24279 | Pound | Wise County | 80.2 |
| #20 | 24293 | Wise | Wise County | 80.2 |
| #21 | 23047 | Doswell | Hanover County | 80.0 |
| #22 | 23185 | Williamsburg | James City County | 80.0 |
| #23 | 24273 | Norton | Norton City | 79.8 |
| #24 | 23015 | Beaverdam | Hanover County | 78.6 |
| #25 | 24153 | Salem | Salem City | 77.6 |
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Ranked by avg. temperature
- Virginia median ZIP
- 57.0°F
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 53.8°F to 59.9°F