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)
510009000003	11	Virginia L. Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3251 Morgantown Road	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 977-4599	282	20	14.1	8.9%	206 (73.0%)	10 (3.5%)	16 (5.7%)	27 (9.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (7.1%)	$11,781			$59			$11,722	93.4	93.8	10	1
510126000449	12	Churchill Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7100 Churchill Rd	Mclean	22101	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 288-8400	606	38	16.1	2.1%	249 (41.1%)	17 (2.8%)	59 (9.7%)	211 (34.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (11.4%)	$9,094			$161			$8,933	93.2	94.3	7	5
510225000908	13	Aldie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23269 Meetinghouse Ln	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4380	111	11	10.3	21.6%	67 (60.4%)	5 (4.5%)	15 (13.5%)	14 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (8.1%)	$25,490			$370			$25,119	92.9	86.7	97	84
510126001837	14	Forestville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1085 Utterback Store Rd	Great Falls	22066	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 404-6000	551	36	15.2	4.5%	297 (53.9%)	15 (2.7%)	41 (7.4%)	142 (25.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.0%)	$10,388			$260			$10,128	92.8	91.3	32	18
510027000101	15	Cardinal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1644 N. McKinley Road	Arlington	22205	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5280	704	67	10.5	6.4%	536 (76.1%)	28 (4.0%)	47 (6.7%)	25 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.7%)	$10,149			$00			$10,149	92.6	91.9	25	10
510225000922	16	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18048 Lincoln Rd	Purcellville	20132	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2430	95	11	9	5.3%	83 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	$31,918			$290			$31,628	92.6	62.1	447	431
510390001986	17	Watauga Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23181 Watauga Rd	Abingdon	24211	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 739-3600	557	38	14.6	65.7%	500 (89.8%)	6 (1.1%)	18 (3.2%)	20 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$7,022			$586			$6,437	92.4	91.1	39	22
510126000544	18	Navy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3500 W Ox Rd	Fairfax	22033	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 262-7100	913	55	16.7	7.0%	343 (37.6%)	20 (2.2%)	59 (6.5%)	426 (46.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.9%)	$9,573			$142			$9,431	92.3	93.5	14	4
510189002410	19	Rivers Edge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11600 Holman Ridge Rd.	Glen Allen	23059	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 935-6760	748	42	18	8.6%	155 (20.7%)	24 (3.2%)	19 (2.5%)	500 (66.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	$7,542			$613			$6,929	92.2	94.1	8	11
510027000097	20	Jamestown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 N Delaware St	Arlington	22207	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5275	482	42	11.5	4.6%	349 (72.4%)	10 (2.1%)	41 (8.5%)	29 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.0%)	$13,185			$00			$13,185	92.1	93.8	11	9

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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