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)
510009000028	81	Ivy Elementary	Public	K-5	1610 Owensville Road	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 293-9304	343	23	15	7.6%	299 (87.2%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.1%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$9,871			$273			$9,598	87.2	79.5	217	136
510225000917	82	Emerick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	440 S Nursery Ave	Purcellville	20132	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 571-2440	406	31	13.3	11.1%	327 (80.5%)	10 (2.5%)	29 (7.1%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	$18,701			$256			$18,446	87.2	90.5	47	35
510126001992	83	Cherry Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9732 Ironmaster Dr	Burke	22015	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 923-2800	469	35	13.3	6.4%	307 (65.5%)	25 (5.3%)	56 (11.9%)	45 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	$15,003			$289			$14,714	87.1	85.4	117	34
510333001468	84	Penn Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6328 Merriman Rd	Roanoke	24018	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 772-7590	400	30	13.5	26.5%	291 (72.8%)	23 (5.8%)	25 (6.3%)	38 (9.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	$9,079			$188			$8,891	87.1	88.8	62	22
510333001998	85	Fort Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3115 West Main St	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6594	257	18	14.6	23.3%	216 (84.0%)	8 (3.1%)	6 (2.3%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.0%)	$9,050			$308			$8,742	87.1	75.9	256	171
510126000569	86	Stenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2620 Gallows Rd	Vienna	22180	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 208-7600	541	38	14.4	10.2%	250 (46.2%)	20 (3.7%)	64 (11.8%)	137 (25.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.8%)	$10,471			$220			$10,251	87.1	88.6	64	22
510381001648	87	Cedar Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1089 Cedar Valley Drive	Cedar Bluff	24609	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 963-5765	388	25	15.5	83.0%	379 (97.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$6,917			$987			$5,930	87.1	79.3	220	133
510084000762	88	Bettie Weaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 James River Rd	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2540	609	39	15.6	3.8%	546 (89.7%)	9 (1.5%)	22 (3.6%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	$6,642			$00			$6,642	87.1	91.7	27	61
510126000501	89	Hunt Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7107 Sydenstricker Rd	Springfield	22152	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 913-8800	733	47	15.5	10.5%	377 (51.4%)	73 (10.0%)	82 (11.2%)	104 (14.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (13.0%)	$11,814			$204			$11,610	87.1	88.5	67	22
510252000916	90	Kipps Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 Prices Fork Rd	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5760	369	28	13.1	20.3%	248 (67.2%)	11 (3.0%)	27 (7.3%)	63 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.1%)	$8,132			$188			$7,944	87.1	85.1	122	32

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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.