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)
510360001577	451	Riverdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	31023 Camp Parkway	Courtland	23837	Southampton County	Southampton County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 562-3007	548	35	15.7	76.1%	281 (51.3%)	237 (43.2%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.2%)	$6,658			$692			$5,966	63.1	60.8	472	21
510126000562	452	Rolling Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6703 Barnack Dr	Springfield	22152	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 923-2700	573	42	13.6	25.0%	232 (40.5%)	87 (15.2%)	113 (19.7%)	92 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.4%)	$11,568			$193			$11,374	63.1	61.3	461	9
510384001697	453	King's Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	612 N Lynnhaven Rd	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2800	500	38	13.2	67.2%	260 (52.0%)	115 (23.0%)	60 (12.0%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.2%)	$13,500			$792			$12,708	63.1	52.9	578	125
510084002779	454	Elizabeth Scott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	813 Beginners Trail Loop	Chester	23836	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-4660	781	59	13.1	81.0%	220 (28.2%)	157 (20.1%)	347 (44.4%)	23 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.2%)	$6,638			$282			$6,356	63.1	72.9	298	156
510033000140	455	Millboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	411 Church Street	Millboro	24460	Bath County	Bath County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 997-5452	145			100.0%	140 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$11,847			$751			$11,096	62.9	51.6	596	141
510144000635	456	Dudley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7250 Brooks Mill Rd	Wirtz	24184	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 721-2621	216	18	12	75.5%	181 (83.8%)	5 (2.3%)	11 (5.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	$9,165			$1,018			$8,147	62.9	61	467	11
510337001485	457	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Burger Circle	Buena Vista	24416	Buena Vista city	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 261-2418	145	14	10.5	67.6%	133 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	$11,640			$647			$10,993	62.8	46.8	642	185
510060000230	458	Leesville Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Lewis Way	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 239-0303	625	44	14.2	73.9%	381 (61.0%)	82 (13.1%)	87 (13.9%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.6%)	$6,278			$506			$5,771	62.7	71.3	328	130
510183002772	459	Laurel Meadow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8248 Lee-Davis Road	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-2040	569	43	13.2	35.9%	418 (73.5%)	54 (9.5%)	48 (8.4%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)	$9,819			$388			$9,431	62.7	74.1	278	181
510027000094	460	Alice West Fleet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 S Old Glebe Road	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5820	614	69	8.9	35.7%	224 (36.5%)	105 (17.1%)	189 (30.8%)	63 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.0%)	$12,988			$140			$12,847	62.4	65.9	400	60

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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.