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)
510147001381	951	Redbud Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 First Woods Dr	Winchester	22603	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 678-1868	589	41	14.3	50.1%	287 (48.7%)	39 (6.6%)	185 (31.4%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.5%)	$9,171			$669			$8,501	18.4	29.4	850	101
510324001861	952	Broad Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4615 Ferguson Ln	Richmond	23234	Chesterfield County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5048	634	51	12.4	98.9%	15 (2.4%)	293 (46.2%)	317 (50.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$8,457			$786			$7,671	18.3	9.8	1029	77
510330001419	953	Garden City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3718 Garden City Blvd SE	Roanoke	24014	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2971	304	32	9.4	98.4%	177 (58.2%)	71 (23.4%)	16 (5.3%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.9%)	$13,496			$1,382			$12,114	18.3	11.4	1011	58
510084000314	954	A.M. Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 S Providence Rd	Richmond	23236	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 674-1310	739	59	12.5	80.8%	154 (20.8%)	221 (29.9%)	297 (40.2%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.0%)	$6,514			$613			$5,901	18.1	24.8	889	65
510313001323	955	Sudley Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	9744 Copeland Dr	Manassas	20109	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 361-3444	647	46	13.9	69.9%	73 (11.3%)	33 (5.1%)	490 (75.7%)	33 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$10,158			$560			$9,598	18	24.5	892	63
510264001051	956	Hidenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Blount Point Rd	Newport News	23606	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 591-4766	522	31	16.8	90.6%	117 (22.4%)	290 (55.6%)	55 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (10.5%)	$8,580			$1,131			$7,449	17.9	7	1057	101
510105000378	957	Farmington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Sunset Ln	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 825-0713	486	31	15.6	80.2%	120 (24.7%)	105 (21.6%)	213 (43.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	$10,217			$1,148			$9,069	17.8	16.5	963	6
510126000499	958	Hollin Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2310 Nordok Place	Alexandria	22306	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 718-8300	607	47	12.9	66.2%	151 (24.9%)	168 (27.7%)	204 (33.6%)	66 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$13,669			$931			$12,737	17.8	14.5	984	26
510027000087	959	Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3500 South 23rd Street	Arlington	22206	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 228-5825	469	47	9.9	74.0%	85 (18.1%)	147 (31.3%)	190 (40.5%)	28 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$16,779			$621			$16,158	17.7	15.4	976	17
510126000433	960	Brookfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4200 Lees Corner Rd	Chantilly	20151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 814-8700	706	58	12.2	67.7%	114 (16.1%)	61 (8.6%)	354 (50.1%)	146 (20.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	$12,772			$681			$12,091	17.6	23.2	904	56

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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.