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)
510384001353	1	Old Donation School	Public, Magnet	2-8	4633 Honeygrove Road	Virginia Beach	23455	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 648-3240	1,335	87	15.3	12.1%	761 (57.0%)	69 (5.2%)	100 (7.5%)	275 (20.6%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	121 (9.1%)	$10,485			$531			$9,954	96.6	96.9	1
510126002119	2	Sangster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7420 Reservation Dr	Springfield	22153	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 644-8200	925	52	17.7	3.2%	557 (60.2%)	75 (8.1%)	71 (7.7%)	138 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.0%)	$9,276			$164			$9,112	95.8	95.2	4	2
510408001794	3	St. Paul Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 Deacon Drive	Saint Paul	24283	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 762-5941	469	40	11.8	80.8%	432 (92.1%)	11 (2.3%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$7,077			$584			$6,493	95.6	95.3	3
510126000491	4	Haycock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6616 Haycock Rd	Falls Church	22043	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 531-4000	872	53	16.6	3.3%	392 (45.0%)	16 (1.8%)	68 (7.8%)	309 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (10.0%)	$8,629			$183			$8,446	95.5	95.9	2	2
510126000594	5	Wolftrap Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1903 Beulah Rd	Vienna	22182	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 319-7300	539	34	15.8	2.6%	356 (66.0%)	4 (0.7%)	44 (8.2%)	75 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (10.9%)	$9,652			$357			$9,294	94.9	93.1	20	15
510126002333	6	Colvin Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Trap Rd.	Vienna	22182	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 757-3000	783	49	15.9	3.6%	412 (52.6%)	13 (1.7%)	54 (6.9%)	227 (29.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (9.6%)	$10,041			$202			$9,839	94.2	94.3	6
510313002798	7	Mary G. Porter Traditional	Public, Magnet	1-8	15311 Forest Grove Drive	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 580-6501	672	41	16.4	29.9%	109 (16.2%)	312 (46.4%)	72 (10.7%)	140 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.7%)	$7,276			$189			$7,087	94	93.4	16	9
510027000110	8	Tuckahoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6550 26th St N	Arlington	22213	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5288	442	36	12.4	2.7%	325 (73.5%)	8 (1.8%)	39 (8.8%)	24 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.2%)	$12,948			$129			$12,819	93.8	89.3	57	49
510189000831	9	Tuckahoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Forest Ave	Richmond	23229	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 673-3765	650	41	15.8	11.5%	582 (89.5%)	11 (1.7%)	25 (3.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	$9,244			$573			$8,672	93.7	92.2	24	15
510027000104	10	Arlington Traditional	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1030 N. McKinley Road	Arlington	22205	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 228-6290	668	48	13.8	34.7%	229 (34.3%)	132 (19.8%)	71 (10.6%)	172 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.6%)	$10,722			$00			$10,722	93.6	93.6	13	3

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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