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)
510225000932	791	Sterling Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W Church Rd	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 434-4580	432	42	10.2	98.6%	61 (14.1%)	31 (7.2%)	264 (61.1%)	51 (11.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.1%)	$17,579			$820			$16,760	33.9	28.1	860	69
510252001014	792	Belview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3187 Peppers Ferry Rd	Radford	24141	Radford city	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 633-3200	293	23	12.7	51.9%	211 (72.0%)	29 (9.9%)	18 (6.1%)	7 (2.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.5%)	$10,493			$925			$9,569	33.8	34.8	791	1
510036002141	793	Bedford Elementary	Public	2-5	806 Tiger Trail Road	Bedford	24523	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 586-0275	431	29	14.8	85.4%	286 (66.4%)	90 (20.9%)	16 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.1%)	$11,992			$1,410			$10,582	33.7	32.4	816	23
510084000320	794	C.E. Curtis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 W Hundred Rd	Chester	23831	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 768-6175	727	51	14.3	81.6%	274 (37.7%)	187 (25.7%)	198 (27.2%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.8%)	$6,959			$616			$6,342	33.6	26.8	874	80
510225002154	795	Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Tavistock Dr SE	Leesburg	20175	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2890	613	50	12.3	48.6%	240 (39.2%)	39 (6.4%)	255 (41.6%)	40 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.9%)	$17,003			$225			$16,777	33.6	35.7	778	17
510360002312	796	Meherrin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	28600 Grays Shop Rd.	Newsoms	23874	Southampton County	Southampton County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 654-6461	244	20	12.5	75.4%	120 (49.2%)	105 (43.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	$8,854			$1,472			$7,382	33.5	40.9	711	85
510327001974	797	Richmond County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	361 Walnut St	Warsaw	22572	Richmond County	Richmond County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 333-3510	821	57	14.5	75.3%	481 (58.6%)	174 (21.2%)	103 (12.5%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.6%)	$6,996			$874			$6,122	33.5	33.8	804	7
510192000860	798	Stanleytown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	74 Edgewood Dr	Stanleytown	24168	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 629-5084	267	22	12.4	82.8%	156 (58.4%)	51 (19.1%)	36 (13.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.2%)	$9,326			$1,013			$8,313	33.5	34.8	790	8
510012000038	799	Charles Barrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1115 Martha Custis Dr	Alexandria	22302	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 824-6960	548	40	13.7	42.3%	225 (41.1%)	37 (6.8%)	255 (46.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.5%)	$14,259			$00			$14,259	33.4	40.1	719	80
510366002465	800	Conway Elementary	Public	K-5	105 Primmer House Road	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 361-1455	893	51	17.5	44.7%	383 (42.9%)	181 (20.3%)	167 (18.7%)	75 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	83 (9.3%)	$7,856			$377			$7,479	33.4	38.7	737	63

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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.
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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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