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)
510096000366	491	Tussing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5501 Conduit Rd	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 524-3440	623	48	12.9	84.3%	352 (56.5%)	105 (16.9%)	81 (13.0%)	21 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.0%)	$9,895			$355			$9,540	59.8	58	509	18
510366001598	492	Grafton Village Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Deacon Rd	Falmouth	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 373-5454	775	49	15.8	32.8%	491 (63.4%)	92 (11.9%)	120 (15.5%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (6.7%)	$8,562			$131			$8,431	59.7	62.1	445	47
510183000765	493	Beaverdam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15485 Beaverdam School Road	Beaverdam	23015	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 449-6373	292	21	13.9	33.6%	257 (88.0%)	5 (1.7%)	12 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$11,192			$794			$10,398	59.7	56.8	525	32
510225000911	494	Banneker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35231 Snake Hill Rd	Middleburg	20117	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2480	172	16	10.9	28.5%	113 (65.7%)	4 (2.3%)	37 (21.5%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.1%)	$22,570			$829			$21,741	59.6	50.6	605	111
510117000418	495	Sunnyside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10203 Melvin B. Alsbrooks Aven	Mc Kenney	23872	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 478-2313	247	21	11.7	86.6%	154 (62.3%)	63 (25.5%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	$11,567			$979			$10,588	59.5	70	343	152
510126000525	496	Little Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4511 Olley Ln	Fairfax	22032	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 503-3500	308	27	11.6	24.4%	130 (42.2%)	21 (6.8%)	81 (26.3%)	59 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	$15,887			$484			$15,402	59.4	69.6	350	146
510081000311	497	Western Branch Intermediate	Public	3-5	4013 Terry Dr	Chesapeake	23321	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 638-7941	748	44	17	45.5%	291 (38.9%)	256 (34.2%)	90 (12.0%)	31 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	75 (10.0%)	$8,608			$440			$8,168	59.3	59.3	490	7
510132000604	498	C.M. Bradley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	674 Hastings Ln	Warrenton	20186	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 422-7510	365	29	12.5	26.3%	240 (65.8%)	23 (6.3%)	69 (18.9%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.6%)	$12,413			$00			$12,413	59.1	60.3	477	21
510138000622	499	Carysbrook Elementary	Public	3-4	9172 James Madison Highway	Fork Union	23055	Fluvanna County	Fluvanna County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 842-1241	472	35	13.4	43.4%	315 (66.7%)	51 (10.8%)	51 (10.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.8%)	$8,410			$407			$8,003	59	50.5	606	107
510027000103	500	Oakridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1414 24th St S	Arlington	22202	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5840	674	44	15.2	31.9%	272 (40.4%)	139 (20.6%)	151 (22.4%)	62 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (7.3%)	$12,614			$00			$12,614	58.8	60.9	469	31

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.