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)
510264001049	1051	George J. McIntosh Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	185 Richneck Rd	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 886-7767	461	30	15.3	97.6%	43 (9.3%)	257 (55.7%)	113 (24.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.8%)	$9,668			$598			$9,070	7.6	6.1	1069	18
510084000317	1052	Beulah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5441 Beulah Rd	North Chesterfield	23237	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3620	993	66	15	76.6%	129 (13.0%)	427 (43.0%)	366 (36.9%)	20 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.8%)	$5,922			$457			$5,465	7.6	13.8	992	60
510084000315	1053	Bellwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9536 Dawnshire Rd	North Chesterfield	23237	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3600	486	39	12.4	78.0%	68 (14.0%)	124 (25.5%)	263 (54.1%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$7,516			$732			$6,784	7.6	6.4	1065	12
510006000009	1054	Kegotank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13300 Lankford Highway	Mappsville	23407	Accomack County	Accomack County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 824-4756	455	31	14.6	109.7%	150 (33.0%)	168 (36.9%)	121 (26.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$8,406			$1,158			$7,248	7.5	14.9	981	73
510012003053	1055	Ferdinand T. Day Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 N Beauregard Street	Alexandria	22311	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 619-8125	621	33	18.8	87.3%	102 (16.4%)	201 (32.4%)	237 (38.2%)	60 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	16 (2.6%)	$11,545			$582			$10,962	7.4	6.8	1059	4
510126003033	1056	Bailey's Upper Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Magnet	3-5	6245 Leesburg Pike	Falls Church	22044	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 503-2700	525	44	12	87.6%	68 (13.0%)	26 (5.0%)	392 (74.7%)	26 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)								7.4	5.5	1078	22
510300001253	1057	Waterview Elementary	Public	K-6	3649 Hartford St	Portsmouth	23707	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8879	614	38	16.1	99.7%	80 (13.0%)	434 (70.7%)	45 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (7.8%)	$8,411			$1,299			$7,112	7.4	7.6	1050	7
510189003098	1058	Henrico Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3820 Nine Mile Road	Henrico	23223	Richmond city	Henrico County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(804) 305-9263	642	61	10.5		143 (22.3%)	402 (62.6%)	41 (6.4%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.6%)								7.2	7.3	1054	4
510151000660	1059	Hugh Mercer Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Cowan Blvd	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 372-1115	849	54	15.7	84.8%	174 (20.5%)	266 (31.3%)	216 (25.4%)	109 (12.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	78 (9.2%)	$9,385			$881			$8,504	7.2	14	987	72
510239000982	1060	Manassas Park Elementary	Public	3-5	9298 Cougar Court	Manassas Park	20111	Prince William County	Manassas Park City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 368-2032	695	46	15.1	78.4%	72 (10.4%)	51 (7.3%)	491 (70.6%)	36 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.5%)	$10,317			$288			$10,029	6.9	7.7	1049	11

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