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)
510060002834	511	Brookneal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Charlotte St.	Brookneal	24528	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 376-2042	426	29	14.6	78.6%	278 (65.3%)	103 (24.2%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.5%)	$7,326			$933			$6,393	57.9	59.8	480	31
510371002630	512	Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Bennetts Creek Park Road	Suffolk	23435	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 923-4251	747	44	16.9	68.1%	177 (23.7%)	391 (52.3%)	93 (12.4%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (9.0%)	$7,317			$581			$6,736	57.8	54.9	553	41
510315001332	513	Dublin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Dunlap St	Dublin	24084	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 643-0337	414	33	12.6		349 (84.3%)	15 (3.6%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	$8,090			$1,132			$6,957	57.7	41.8	704	191
510264002422	514	General Stanford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	929 Madison Ave.	Fort Eustis	23604	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 888-3200	468	25	18.7	97.6%	184 (39.3%)	109 (23.3%)	94 (20.1%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	54 (11.5%)	$7,688			$2,805			$4,883	57.7	68.7	358	156
510081000308	515	Southwestern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4410 Airline Blvd	Chesapeake	23321	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 465-6310	550	37	14.7	82.9%	75 (13.6%)	358 (65.1%)	68 (12.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.0%)	$11,901			$1,306			$10,595	57.6	51.4	598	83
510384001673	516	Arrowhead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5549 Susquehanna Dr	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2040	537	38	14	65.5%	240 (44.7%)	154 (28.7%)	74 (13.8%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.6%)	$12,571			$1,393			$11,178	57.6	58.3	500	16
510024000077	517	Appomattox Elementary	Public	3-5	176 Kids Place	Appomattox	24522	Appomattox County	Appomattox County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 352-7463	533	39	13.5	79.4%	359 (67.4%)	106 (19.9%)	23 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.4%)	$7,342			$897			$6,445	57.6	57.5	517
510056000215	518	Enderly Heights Elementary	Public	2-5	101 Woodland Ave	Buena Vista	24416	Buena Vista city	Buena Vista City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 261-6151	247	21	11.7	87.4%	194 (78.5%)	8 (3.2%)	19 (7.7%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.5%)	$6,814			$1,350			$5,464	57.5	49.2	618	100
510313001304	519	Kerrydale Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	13199 Kerrydale Rd	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 590-1262	334	21	15.6	80.5%	20 (6.0%)	38 (11.4%)	223 (66.8%)	38 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$12,315			$1,107			$11,207	57.4	67.2	380	139
510036000152	520	Moneta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12718 Moneta Rd	Moneta	24121	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 297-4411	230	14	16.1	74.8%	177 (77.0%)	20 (8.7%)	12 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.1%)	$10,366			$888			$9,477	57.3	60.6	474	46

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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.