Best Elementary Schools in Virginia

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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)
510313001308	341	Minnieville Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	13639 Greenwood Dr	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 670-6106	593	42	14	74.2%	66 (11.1%)	179 (30.2%)	270 (45.5%)	48 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	$9,960			$688			$9,272	70.9	67.1	381	40
510144002763	342	Windy Gap Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	465 Truman Hill Road	Hardy	24101	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 719-2809	281	20	14	75.4%	238 (84.7%)	7 (2.5%)	18 (6.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	$7,835			$243			$7,592	70.8	72.9	297	45
510342001521	343	Honaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	50 Honaker Elementary Dr.	Honaker	24260	Russell County	Russell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 873-6301	579	47	12.3	89.5%	562 (97.1%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$6,981			$1,218			$5,763	70.8	72.4	306	37
510294001395	344	Twin Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Twin Springs Elem Cir	Danville	24540	Danville city	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 724-2666	619	44	14	82.7%	433 (70.0%)	119 (19.2%)	37 (6.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$6,400			$244			$6,157	70.7	78.1	232	112
510369001610	345	Arthur R. Ware Elementary	Public	K-5	330 Grubert Avenue	Staunton	24401	Staunton city	Staunton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 332-3938	378	32	11.8	99.5%	239 (63.2%)	31 (8.2%)	36 (9.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (18.0%)	$8,531			$1,173			$7,358	70.7	48.7	621	276
510225001845	346	Evergreen Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	491 Evergreen Mill Rd SE	Leesburg	20175	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2900	606	51	11.8	31.7%	304 (50.2%)	29 (4.8%)	179 (29.5%)	49 (8.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.1%)	$17,332			$608			$16,725	70.6	73.8	281	65
510180002816	347	George P. Phenix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1061 Big Bethel Road	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 268-3500	1,516	160	9.4	82.6%	292 (19.3%)	839 (55.3%)	140 (9.2%)	43 (2.8%)	6 (0.4%)	10 (0.7%)	186 (12.3%)	$6,381			$299			$6,081	70.4	71.2	331	16
510126001993	348	Newington Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8001 Newington Forest Ave	Springfield	22153	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 923-2600	572	37	15.5	26.0%	275 (48.1%)	57 (10.0%)	120 (21.0%)	65 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.4%)	$11,286			$479			$10,807	70.4	63.5	424	76
510009000020	349	Crozet Elementary	Public	K-5	1407 Crozet Avenue	Crozet	22932	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 823-4800	514	37	13.9	18.1%	421 (81.9%)	7 (1.4%)	38 (7.4%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.0%)	$12,993			$91			$12,901	70.3	69.8	346	3
510313001864	350	Sonnie Penn Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12980 Queen Chapel Rd	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 590-0344	708	42	16.7	36.6%	156 (22.0%)	203 (28.7%)	140 (19.8%)	150 (21.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.2%)	$8,686			$276			$8,410	70.3	73.6	285	65

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