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)
510189000823	1071	Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8910 Three Chopt Rd	Richmond	23229	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 673-3745	466	31	15.2	88.2%	146 (31.3%)	116 (24.9%)	148 (31.8%)	43 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	$10,054			$1,366			$8,688	5.8	6.6	1063	8
510267001085	1072	Southside Stem Academy At Campostella	Public	K-8	1106 Campostella Rd.	Norfolk	23523	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 628-2555	737	58	12.7	95.1%	6 (0.8%)	662 (89.8%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	$8,758			$921			$7,837	5.8	1.9	1105	33
510126000588	1073	Westlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3200 Westley Rd	Falls Church	22042	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 241-5100	741	52	14.3	67.7%	105 (14.2%)	15 (2.0%)	524 (70.7%)	79 (10.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$11,258			$710			$10,549	5.7	13.9	989	84
510324001365	1074	Fairfield Court Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2510 Phaup St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4639	251	19	13.2	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	230 (91.6%)	14 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$15,496			$1,064			$14,432	5.7	1.9	1106	32
510264001043	1075	Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6160 Jefferson Ave	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 591-4950	600	35	17.2	90.2%	54 (9.0%)	367 (61.2%)	133 (22.2%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.2%)	$9,205			$1,081			$8,124	5.5	6.5	1064	11
510126000482	1076	Glen Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5829 Glen Forest Dr	Falls Church	22041	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 578-8000	828	62	13.4	87.2%	215 (26.0%)	110 (13.3%)	384 (46.4%)	100 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	$11,693			$898			$10,795	5.4	8.1	1046	30
510300001252	1077	Cradock Elementary	Public	K-6	18 Dahlgren Ave	Portsmouth	23702	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 558-2811	622	43	14.4	97.6%	78 (12.5%)	432 (69.5%)	54 (8.7%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.6%)	$8,379			$801			$7,577	5.3	6.4	1067	10
510126000494	1078	Herndon Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	630 Dranesville Rd	Herndon	20170	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 326-3100	808	54	15	66.3%	141 (17.5%)	66 (8.2%)	532 (65.8%)	46 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.7%)	$12,290			$767			$11,523	5.2	5.6	1076	2
510126000590	1079	Weyanoke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6520 Braddock Rd	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 813-5400	570	42	13.6	81.4%	71 (12.5%)	148 (26.0%)	257 (45.1%)	85 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$13,000			$936			$12,064	5.1	7.3	1052	27
510126000531	1080	Lynbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5801 Backlick Rd	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 866-2940	613	46	13.3	92.5%	24 (3.9%)	14 (2.3%)	513 (83.7%)	54 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$13,020			$950			$12,071	5	7.1	1056	24

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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.