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)
510339002545	1011	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Rawley Pike	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 438-1965	406	30	13.7	53.2%	282 (69.5%)	4 (1.0%)	95 (23.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	$7,771			$737			$7,034	11.4	5.2	1080	69
510189000834	1012	Varina Elementary	Public	3-5	2551 New Market Rd	Richmond	23231	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 795-7010	263	18	14.6	89.7%	43 (16.3%)	179 (68.1%)	21 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.2%)	$12,148			$1,030			$11,118	11.3	20.9	933	79
510324001404	1013	Westover Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1211 Jahnke Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5002	370	25	14.8	98.9%	71 (19.2%)	250 (67.6%)	31 (8.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$9,369			$805			$8,563	11.3	6	1070	57
510126000503	1014	Hybla Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3415 Lockheed Blvd	Alexandria	22306	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 718-7000	848	62	13.7	90.8%	26 (3.1%)	81 (9.6%)	705 (83.1%)	31 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$11,868			$1,008			$10,860	11.1	5.2	1079	65
510264001059	1015	Joseph H. Saunders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	853 Harpersville Rd	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 591-4781	621	39	16.1	89.2%	89 (14.3%)	305 (49.1%)	170 (27.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (8.1%)	$7,659			$449			$7,210	11	8	1047	32
510084000336	1016	J.G. Hening Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5230 Chicora Dr.	Richmond	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3655	819	65	12.6	81.9%	66 (8.1%)	380 (46.4%)	320 (39.1%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.1%)	$6,586			$382			$6,205	10.9	5	1081	65
510186003043	1017	Bluestone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Garbers Church Road	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 432-3232	550	45	12.2	79.3%	205 (37.3%)	64 (11.6%)	234 (42.5%)	20 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	$9,074			$444			$8,629	10.8	19.6	940	77
510084000334	1018	J.A. Chalkley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Turner Road	Chesterfield	23832	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 674-1300	842	65	13	81.8%	45 (5.3%)	424 (50.4%)	332 (39.4%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	$7,006			$790			$6,216	10.8	8.5	1040	22
510147000095	1019	Gainesboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4651 N Frederick Pike	Winchester	22603	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 888-4550	490	33	15	38.6%	430 (87.8%)	14 (2.9%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$9,236			$538			$8,698	10.8	19	946	73
510267001105	1020	Lake Taylor	Public	K-8	1380 Kempsville Rd	Norfolk	23502	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 892-3230	626	52	12	95.5%	76 (12.1%)	385 (61.5%)	92 (14.7%)	24 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.5%)	$10,323			$801			$9,522	10.8	16.3	965	55

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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.