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)
510234000952	921	Bedford Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4330 Morningside Dr	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5210	383	34	11.4	97.7%	189 (49.3%)	127 (33.2%)	36 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	$10,243			$1,040			$9,202	22.9	23.1	906	15
510012000050	922	Mount Vernon Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2601 Commonwealth Ave	Alexandria	22305	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 706-4460	880	53	16.6	45.2%	317 (36.0%)	22 (2.5%)	493 (56.0%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.4%)	$11,641			$01			$11,640	22.8	23.8	898	24
510126000073	923	Bren Mar Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6344 Beryl Rd	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 914-7200	500	36	13.8	55.6%	83 (16.6%)	117 (23.4%)	219 (43.8%)	64 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.8%)	$13,773			$664			$13,109	22.8	34.9	789	134
510084003097	924	Chesterfield Virtual School	Public, Virtual	K-8	421 South Providence Road	Chesterfield	23236	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(804) 818-5630	857	82	10.4		214 (25.0%)	415 (48.4%)	133 (15.5%)	22 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	66 (7.7%)								22.5	11.2	1015	91
510387001730	925	E. Wilson Morrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Crescent St	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 635-4188	449	34	13.1	66.1%	288 (64.1%)	50 (11.1%)	55 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.2%)	$8,714			$875			$7,839	22.5	32	828	97
510084000333	926	Hopkins Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6000 Hopkins Rd.	Richmond	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3665	773	56	13.9	81.4%	56 (7.2%)	302 (39.1%)	357 (46.2%)	18 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.0%)	$7,709			$448			$7,262	22.1	25.7	882	44
510252002818	927	Eastern Montgomery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4580 Eastern Montgomery Ln.	Elliston	24087	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 268-1147	385	33	11.6	75.6%	319 (82.9%)	7 (1.8%)	42 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$10,345			$1,451			$8,894	22	14.4	985	58
510393001754	928	Berkeley Glenn Elementary	Public	K-5	1020 Jefferson Ave	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 946-4680	254	20	12.7	87.8%	145 (57.1%)	30 (11.8%)	38 (15.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (15.0%)	$10,564			$730			$9,834	21.8	27.5	866	62
510117000416	929	Sutherland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6000 R. B. Pamplin Drive	Sutherland	23885	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 732-4168	554	38	14.5	83.2%	213 (38.4%)	231 (41.7%)	55 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.4%)	$8,801			$680			$8,121	21.6	32.3	819	110
510324001367	930	Swansboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3160 Midlothian Tnpk	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5030	158	16	9.8	100.0%	7 (4.4%)	122 (77.2%)	25 (15.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$15,078			$1,369			$13,708	21.2	8.1	1045	115

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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

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.