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)
510105000374	411	A.G. Richardson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18370 Simms Dr	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 825-0616	545	38	14.3	41.7%	348 (63.9%)	51 (9.4%)	90 (16.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.7%)	$9,375			$314			$9,062	66	62	448	37
510081000459	412	Greenbrier Intermediate	Public	3-5	1701 River Birch Run N	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 578-7080	608	39	15.7	37.8%	205 (33.7%)	189 (31.1%)	79 (13.0%)	49 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (14.0%)	$9,259			$660			$8,599	65.9	72	315	97
510201002444	413	Westside Elementary	Public	4-6	800 Main Street	Smithfield	23430	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 357-3021	729	54	13.5	33.6%	388 (53.2%)	207 (28.4%)	56 (7.7%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.5%)	$7,040			$00			$7,040	65.9	69	353	60
510144000636	414	Ferrum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Ferrum Rd	Ferrum	24088	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 365-7194	223	17	13.1	74.9%	186 (83.4%)	11 (4.9%)	11 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	$10,512			$1,951			$8,561	65.8	73	294	120
510225002762	415	Arcola Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	41740 Tall Cedars Parkway	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4390	810	58	13.9	17.5%	248 (30.6%)	85 (10.5%)	61 (7.5%)	346 (42.7%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	58 (7.2%)	$13,321			$347			$12,975	65.8	73.1	292	123
510045000176	416	Joseph Van Pelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Spring Hill Terrace	Bristol	24201	Bristol city	Bristol City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 821-5770	417	36	11.6	101.2%	320 (76.7%)	21 (5.0%)	26 (6.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.3%)	$9,271			$1,826			$7,445	65.8	58.2	504	88
510081000292	417	G.A. Treakle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Gilmerton Rd	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 558-5361	421	41	10.3	92.9%	118 (28.0%)	202 (48.0%)	59 (14.0%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.3%)	$13,069			$1,330			$11,740	65.7	53.5	567	150
510036000145	418	Big Island Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1114 Schooldays Rd	Big Island	24526	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 299-5863	149	9	16.1	69.1%	117 (78.5%)	6 (4.0%)	10 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.1%)	$11,175			$589			$10,587	65.6	81.7	180	238
510318001342	419	Belle Heth Elementary	Public	3-6	151 George Street	Radford	24141	Radford city	Radford City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 731-3653	492	30	16.2	72.4%	346 (70.3%)	51 (10.4%)	39 (7.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.8%)	$7,430			$437			$6,993	65.5	62.6	439	20
510048000184	420	Meherrin Powellton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11555 Dry Bread Road	Lawrenceville	23868	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 577-5000	174	16	10.7	102.3%	40 (23.0%)	105 (60.3%)	21 (12.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$9,780			$1,786			$7,994	65.5	59	495	75

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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.