Mount Fair · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFree Union’s public schools
Albemarle County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Free Union. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 62% of students in Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Free Union’s schools, in brief
School by school
16 of Free Union’s 23 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Virginia L. Murray Elementary places highest (better than 99%); Mary Carr Greer Elementary lowest (7%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
15 elementary schools serve Free Union, graded from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and three high schools: Albemarle High, Western Albemarle High and Monticello High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Free Union, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Free Union · depends on your address
Albemarle High
Grades 9–12 · 1,964 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Charlottesville
Western Albemarle High
Grades 9–12 · 1,273 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Crozet
Monticello High
Grades 9–12 · 1,184 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Charlottesville
10th grade in Free Union · depends on your address
Albemarle High
Grades 9–12 · 1,964 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Charlottesville
Western Albemarle High
Grades 9–12 · 1,273 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Crozet
Monticello High
Grades 9–12 · 1,184 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Charlottesville
11th grade in Free Union · depends on your address
Albemarle High
Grades 9–12 · 1,964 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Charlottesville
Western Albemarle High
Grades 9–12 · 1,273 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Crozet
Monticello High
Grades 9–12 · 1,184 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Charlottesville
12th grade in Free Union · depends on your address
Albemarle High
Grades 9–12 · 1,964 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Charlottesville
Western Albemarle High
Grades 9–12 · 1,273 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Crozet
Monticello High
Grades 9–12 · 1,184 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Charlottesville
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Albemarle County Public Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Free Union vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Free Union’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Free Union | — | Albemarle County |
Every school in Free Union
24 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Free Union’s schools
Are Free Union’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Free Union. Albemarle County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Free Union. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 16 of its 23 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Free Union in?
Albemarle County Public Schools.
Where do Free Union kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Albemarle High, Western Albemarle High and Monticello High.
Are there private schools in Free Union?
Yes: Free Union Country School (grades PK–5, 59 students).
Parents talk
What Free Union families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Free Union → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.