Consistently ranked one of the top schools in the United States, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) again makes it to the top of nationally recognized rankings.  News Week ranked TJHSST Americas Top High School for 2016.   US News ranked TJHSST #1 in their rankings of Virginia High Schools for 2016.

Ballou Justice Upton Architects (BJUA) is proud to be the Architect of Record for the ongoing campus wide renovation / addition that has involved complex phasing of the approximately 398,833 square foot facility.  TJHSST uses a STEM-focused curriculum that starts with the integrated Biology, English, and Technology program and culminates with a technical lab project for seniors.  The school boasts more than 10 specialized research labs, ranging from astrophysics to oceanography.