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)
510219000890	581	Dryden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	176 School House Ridge Road	Dryden	24243	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 546-4443	273	19	14.3	86.8%	267 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$7,904			$1,663			$6,242	52.6	55.7	541	40
510384001983	582	Rosemont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1257 Rosemont Rd	Virginia Beach	23453	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-3600	431	36	11.8	74.9%	105 (24.4%)	168 (39.0%)	58 (13.5%)	31 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	66 (15.3%)	$14,323			$1,894			$12,429	52.6	56	537	45
510285001184	583	Stanley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Aylor Grubbs Ave	Stanley	22851	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 778-2612	361	28	13.1	86.7%	328 (90.9%)	4 (1.1%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$6,129			$00			$6,129	52.4	36.2	773	190
510126002144	584	Saratoga Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8111 Northumberland Rd	Springfield	22153	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 440-2600	582	47	12.5	39.0%	189 (32.5%)	108 (18.6%)	147 (25.3%)	102 (17.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	$12,880			$460			$12,420	52.3	61.1	466	118
510264001068	585	Knollwood Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	826 Moyer Rd	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7783	456	32	14.2	91.2%	150 (32.9%)	139 (30.5%)	92 (20.2%)	13 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.9%)	$9,646			$586			$9,060	52	50.3	608	23
510012000048	586	Naomi L. Brooks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Russell Rd	Alexandria	22301	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 706-4440	335	23	14.5	32.5%	186 (55.5%)	94 (28.1%)	25 (7.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.5%)	$14,209			$00			$14,209	51.9	44.2	676	90
510021000069	587	Elon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Younger Dr	Madison Heights	24572	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 528-6496	341	27	12.5	77.1%	269 (78.9%)	34 (10.0%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.0%)	$7,487			$446			$7,041	51.9	37.3	752	165
510366002320	588	Kate Waller Barrett Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Duffey Dr.	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 658-6464	774	53	14.7	76.6%	182 (23.5%)	207 (26.7%)	282 (36.4%)	32 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	66 (8.5%)	$8,574			$603			$7,971	51.8	56.5	530	58
510144000644	589	Sontag Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 Sontag Rd	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5667	241	22	10.8	75.9%	150 (62.2%)	24 (10.0%)	31 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.9%)	$11,371			$1,750			$9,622	51.7	39.7	727	138
510192000859	590	G.W. Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Trott Circle	Martinsville	24112	Martinsville city	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 957-2226	461	31	14.8	91.1%	263 (57.0%)	85 (18.4%)	58 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.3%)	$7,523			$1,591			$5,932	51.5	45.5	658	68

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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:

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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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