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)
510339001509	861	Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Pleasant Valley Rd	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 434-4557	229	17	13.4	65.5%	126 (55.0%)	14 (6.1%)	72 (31.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	$10,723			$1,072			$9,651	28.3	39	735	126
510313001325	862	West Gate Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8031 Urbanna Rd	Manassas	20109	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 368-4404	583	47	12.4	87.0%	44 (7.5%)	34 (5.8%)	465 (79.8%)	32 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,664			$679			$9,985	28.2	23.9	897	35
510300002625	863	Victory Elementary	Public	K-6	2828 Greenwood Drive	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8806	589	33	17.8	117.0%	102 (17.3%)	385 (65.4%)	51 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.8%)	$8,593			$712			$7,881	28.1	41.5	706	157
510081000309	864	Sparrow Road Intermediate	Public	4-5	1605 Sparrow Rd	Chesapeake	23325	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 578-7050	478	31	15.2	91.4%	127 (26.6%)	244 (51.0%)	55 (11.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.4%)	$9,795			$1,010			$8,786	28.1	30.9	832	32
510313001328	865	Yorkshire Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7610 Old Centreville Rd	Manassas	20111	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 361-3124	822	56	14.6	79.6%	78 (9.5%)	60 (7.3%)	608 (74.0%)	69 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	$9,065			$618			$8,447	28.1	34.4	797	68
510084002056	866	Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11001 W. Providence Rd.	Richmond	23236	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 674-1345	640	48	13.4	80.3%	255 (39.8%)	194 (30.3%)	124 (19.4%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.6%)	$7,791			$647			$7,144	28	31	831	35
510246001002	867	Chase City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5450 Highway Forty-Seven	Chase City	23924	Mecklenburg County	Mecklenburg County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 372-4770	387	26	14.7	88.9%	114 (29.5%)	227 (58.7%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.3%)	$10,068			$1,708			$8,360	28	44.6	669	198
510021000010	868	Madison Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	287 Learning Lane	Madison Heights	24572	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 846-2151	418	35	12.1	77.3%	203 (48.6%)	109 (26.1%)	47 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.7%)	$8,257			$1,336			$6,922	27.7	39.5	730	138
510267001112	869	Lindenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Ludlow St	Norfolk	23504	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 628-2577	262	23	11.3	98.5%	14 (5.3%)	213 (81.3%)	16 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.2%)	$10,666			$1,182			$9,484	27.6	14.1	986	117
510126000582	870	Washington Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	9100 Cherrytree Dr	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 619-2500	551	43	12.9	66.1%	119 (21.6%)	155 (28.1%)	214 (38.8%)	43 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$12,776			$687			$12,089	27.6	25.8	880	10

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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

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