Best Elementary Schools in Virginia

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Virginia elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Virginia test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the SOL test scores by the Virginia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, August 25, 2024.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1114)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
510198000357	971	Harry E. James Elementary	Public	K-5	1807 Arlington Rd	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6408	481	42	11.4	97.5%	62 (12.9%)	315 (65.5%)	68 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.9%)	$10,819			$1,642			$9,177	16	13.5	995	24
510324001378	972	J.L. Francis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5146 Snead Rd	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 745-3702	536	36	14.8	97.2%	26 (4.9%)	208 (38.8%)	292 (54.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$8,223			$550			$7,672	16	13.8	991	19
510339002782	973	Cub Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1451 South Montevideo Circle	Penn Laird	22846	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 289-5854	711	44	16.1	53.0%	377 (53.0%)	50 (7.0%)	215 (30.2%)	32 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.1%)	$7,102			$539			$6,563	15.9	16.1	968	5
510081001899	974	Truitt Intermediate	Public	3-5	1100 Holly Ave	Chesapeake	23324	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 494-8014	259	22	11.7	91.1%	51 (19.7%)	161 (62.2%)	20 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.0%)	$13,808			$1,907			$11,900	15.7	18.2	950	24
510189000794	975	Cashell Donahoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Graves Rd	Sandston	23150	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 328-4035	514	38	13.5	90.5%	79 (15.4%)	268 (52.1%)	134 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.0%)	$9,209			$1,112			$8,097	15.4	19.8	939	36
510006001738	976	Metompkin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24501 Parksley Rd	Parksley	23421	Accomack County	Accomack County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 665-1299	535	36	14.8	103.4%	104 (19.4%)	212 (39.6%)	202 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$7,220			$969			$6,251	15.4	22.1	919	57
510126000440	977	Cameron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3434 Campbell Dr	Alexandria	22303	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 329-2100	492	35	13.9	67.9%	106 (21.5%)	86 (17.5%)	179 (36.4%)	93 (18.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$12,738			$721			$12,017	15.3	11.8	1005	28
510364002317	978	Harrison Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6230 Harrison Road	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 548-4864	723	51	14.1	67.4%	244 (33.7%)	111 (15.4%)	281 (38.9%)	26 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	$8,813			$936			$7,877	15.1	34.8	792	186
510236000979	979	Weems Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8750 Weems Rd	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Manassas City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 377-6500	566	37	15.2	75.8%	60 (10.6%)	41 (7.2%)	427 (75.4%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$12,485			$1,580			$10,905	15.1	9.3	1035	56
510084000348	980	Salem Church Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9600 Salem Church Rd.	Richmond	23237	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 768-6215	483	37	13	80.3%	154 (31.9%)	100 (20.7%)	186 (38.5%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	32 (6.6%)	$8,021			$663			$7,358	15.1	16.1	967	13

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Virginia

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for VA student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Disabled Students Military Connected Students

About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SOL Mathematics, SOL English Reading, SOL VA Studies, SOL Science, SOL Algebra I, SOL Civics and Economics test scores released by the Virginia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Virginia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Virginia Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.