Best Schools in Glen Allen, Virginia

Glen Allen, Virginia has 15 ranked public schools with an average score of 6.3 out of 10. That average sits in the solid middle tier, but distribution matters more than the mean here. Five of those 15 schools — exactly one-third — score 7.0 or higher, forming a meaningful cluster of strong performers rather than a single outlier pulling the average up.

Deep Run High leads the city at 7.8 out of 10, the top score among Glen Allen's ranked schools. Four elementary schools make up the rest of the top five: Rivers Edge Elementary at 7.5, Greenwood Elementary at 7.4, Echo Lake Elementary at 7.2, and David A. Kaechele Elementary at 7.0. The fact that four of the five highest-scoring schools are elementary-level is worth noting — parents with children in the early grades have a wider selection of top-performing options than families focused on the high school years. At the high school level, Deep Run is the clear standout.

The 1.5-point gap between the top school (7.8) and the city average (6.3) is wide enough to make address-level boundary research a real priority. In a city where performance is uneven across schools, the attendance zone a child falls into can mean a significant difference in school quality. Families should verify their specific address boundaries before committing to a neighborhood or rental.

Glen Allen's overall picture is competitive for a mid-sized public school market. A city average of 6.3 with one-third of schools at 7.0 or above signals a system that offers genuine high-performing options — but not one where any address delivers equivalent results. Parents prioritizing elementary performance have the most choices at the top end. Those prioritizing high school have one strong anchor in Deep Run, with the city average providing useful context for assessing the rest of the system.