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)
510042000168	171	Cloverdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	833 Cougar Drive	Cloverdale	24077	Botetourt County	Botetourt County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 992-1086	249	17	14.8	32.9%	214 (85.9%)	10 (4.0%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	$9,344			$149			$9,195	82	75.1	266	95
510027000082	172	Ashlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5950 N. 8th Road	Arlington	22205	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5270	550	46	11.8	17.3%	312 (56.7%)	27 (4.9%)	110 (20.0%)	43 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.5%)	$14,233			$00			$14,233	82	87.6	75	97
510126002802	173	Laurel Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8390 Laurel Crest Dr.	Lorton	22079	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 551-5300	734	46	15.9	24.8%	183 (24.9%)	229 (31.2%)	87 (11.9%)	178 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	53 (7.2%)	$9,616			$179			$9,437	81.9	84.2	133	40
510408001788	174	Coeburn Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	332 School House Hill Dr.	Coeburn	24230	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 395-6100	466	37	12.5	79.8%	414 (88.8%)	22 (4.7%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$7,361			$803			$6,558	81.8	84.9	124	50
510234000963	175	Paul Munro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4641 Locksview Rd	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5260	369	25	14.9	98.1%	197 (53.4%)	104 (28.2%)	19 (5.1%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.1%)	$7,505			$603			$6,902	81.8	81.8	179	4
510225003091	176	Elaine E. Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24200 Pissaro Drive	Sterling	20166	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(571) 367-4230	880	60	14.6	10.5%	226 (25.7%)	55 (6.3%)	57 (6.5%)	470 (53.4%)	35 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.1%)								81.7			(n/a)
510081002432	177	Grassfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2248 Averill Dr.	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 558-8923	1,352	73	18.6	17.8%	800 (59.2%)	212 (15.7%)	147 (10.9%)	49 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	141 (10.4%)	$9,886			$268			$9,619	81.7	86.5	100	77
510228000942	178	Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1782 Jefferson Hwy	Louisa	23093	Louisa County	Louisa County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 967-0492	632			84.0%	413 (65.3%)	78 (12.3%)	57 (9.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.8%)	$10,895			$66			$10,829	81.7	79.6	215	37
510081002223	179	Deep Creek Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2448 Shipyard Rd	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 558-5356	898	50	17.8	24.5%	405 (45.1%)	249 (27.7%)	141 (15.7%)	17 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (8.9%)	$8,053			$360			$7,693	81.6	81.5	183	4
510165000689	180	Randolph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1552 Sheppard Town Rd	Crozier	23039	Goochland County	Goochland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 556-5385	472	34	13.8	25.8%	337 (71.4%)	50 (10.6%)	59 (12.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$8,265			$330			$7,935	81.5	78	236	56

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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.