Best Colonial Heights Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 7 public schools serving 3,613 students in Colonial Heights, VA (there are 2 private schools, serving 260 private students). 93% of all K-12 students in Colonial Heights, VA are educated in public schools (compared to the VA state average of 90%).

The top-ranked public schools in Colonial Heights, VA are Colonial Heights High School, Tussing Elementary School and North Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Colonial Heights, VA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 63% (versus the Virginia public school average of 68%), and reading proficiency score of 64% (versus the 70% statewide average). Schools in Colonial Heights have an average ranking of 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Virginia public schools.

Minority enrollment is 59% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Virginia public school average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).