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)
510384001703	621	Malibu Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3632 Edinburgh Dr	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3040	410	32	12.9	51.0%	224 (54.6%)	67 (16.3%)	62 (15.1%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	37 (9.0%)	$14,528			$1,449			$13,079	49.9	36.8	763	142
510105001612	622	Emerald Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11245 Rixeyville Rd	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 937-7361	699	40	17.4	37.2%	532 (76.1%)	29 (4.1%)	81 (11.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.7%)	$8,137			$434			$7,703	49.7	55	550	72
510364002768	623	Cedar Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3412 Massaponax Church Road	Fredericksburg	22408	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 834-4569	811	52	15.5	64.9%	276 (34.0%)	193 (23.8%)	237 (29.2%)	24 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	75 (9.2%)	$8,051			$1,199			$6,852	49.7	57.8	511	112
510384001680	624	College Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Bennington Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2280	484	42	11.4	100.8%	54 (11.2%)	329 (68.0%)	50 (10.3%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	36 (7.4%)	$14,197			$2,050			$12,147	49.6	33.3	812	188
510313002305	625	Swans Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	17700 Wayside Dr.	Dumfries	22026	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 445-0930	615	38	16	67.6%	71 (11.5%)	260 (42.3%)	156 (25.4%)	86 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.7%)	$8,301			$389			$7,912	49.4	48.8	620	5
510273001392	626	Northumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	757 Academic Lane	Heathsville	22473	Northumberland County	Northumberland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 580-8032	541	49	11	90.8%	244 (45.1%)	214 (39.6%)	46 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	$8,651			$919			$7,733	49.3	56	536	90
510313002783	627	Fannie W. FitzGerald Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	15500 Benita Fitzgerald Drive	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 583-4195	972	69	14	66.6%	101 (10.4%)	481 (49.5%)	229 (23.6%)	107 (11.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.3%)	$8,456			$580			$7,876	49.1	38.3	742	115
510126001093	628	Halley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8850 Cross Chase Circle	Fairfax Station	22039	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 551-5700	604	47	12.9	39.7%	160 (26.5%)	168 (27.8%)	134 (22.2%)	109 (18.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	$12,424			$321			$12,103	49.1	43.2	690	62
510030000131	629	Stuarts Draft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	63 School Blvd	Stuarts Draft	24477	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 337-2951	586	38	15.4	51.0%	449 (76.6%)	25 (4.3%)	48 (8.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.6%)	$10,482			$1,191			$9,292	49.1	52.9	579	50
510177000717	630	Scottsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1010 Scottsburg School Trail	Scottsburg	24589	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 454-6454	188	19	10	94.1%	107 (56.9%)	59 (31.4%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (8.0%)	$8,730			$672			$8,058	48.9	66.8	387	243

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.