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)
510036002526	481	Goodview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1374 Rivermont Academy Rd	Goodview	24095	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 892-5674	495	37	13.3	70.1%	400 (80.8%)	17 (3.4%)	26 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.5%)	$11,086			$940			$10,147	60.7	45.8	656	175
510144000632	482	Boones Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	265 Taylors Rd	Boones Mill	24065	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 334-4000	271	19	14	74.9%	225 (83.0%)	4 (1.5%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.5%)	$9,049			$679			$8,370	60.5	72.4	304	178
510303001398	483	Pocahontas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4294 Anderson Hwy	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 598-5717	766	54	14.1	33.3%	635 (82.9%)	41 (5.4%)	41 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	$7,769			$552			$7,217	60.5	54	562	79
510111000388	484	Forest Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	155 Mountain View Ave	Danville	24541	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 799-6430	209	18	11.6	98.6%	74 (35.4%)	95 (45.5%)	21 (10.0%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$9,544			$872			$8,672	60.5	62.8	435	49
510177000716	485	Meadville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Meadville School Loop	Nathalie	24577	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 349-1012	162	15	10.8	95.7%	105 (64.8%)	39 (24.1%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.4%)	$7,962			$775			$7,187	60.5	63.5	423	62
510189000830	486	Maude Trevvett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Trevvett Dr	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 261-5060	537	30	17.9	88.1%	167 (31.1%)	161 (30.0%)	101 (18.8%)	68 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.4%)	$7,932			$463			$7,469	60.4	62.4	441	45
510371001878	487	Nansemond Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3012 Nansemond Pkwy	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 923-4167	457	33	13.8	64.8%	141 (30.9%)	241 (52.7%)	26 (5.7%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.3%)	$10,723			$1,141			$9,582	60.2	42.5	697	210
510066002784	488	Lewis and Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18101 Clark & York Blvd	Ruther Glen	22546	Caroline County	Caroline County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 448-0175	890	55	16.1	75.2%	494 (55.5%)	199 (22.4%)	94 (10.6%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	91 (10.2%)	$7,016			$216			$6,799	60.2	67.1	383	105
510276001163	489	Norton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	205 E Park Ave	Norton	24273	Norton city	Norton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 679-0971	501	43	11.7	96.2%	440 (87.8%)	21 (4.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$8,189			$400			$7,790	60.1	71.3	330	159
510384001683	490	Fairfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5428 Providence Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2480	477	34	13.9	41.5%	224 (47.0%)	88 (18.4%)	61 (12.8%)	40 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	58 (12.2%)	$12,906			$598			$12,308	59.9	81.3	189	301

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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.