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)
510126000573	591	Terraset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11411 Ridge Heights Rd	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 390-5600	611	46	13.2	33.1%	278 (45.5%)	55 (9.0%)	180 (29.5%)	39 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.7%)	$12,081			$290			$11,791	51.5	61.7	455	136
510048000188	592	Totaro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19350 Christanna Highway	Lawrenceville	23868	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 848-3209	310	20	15.6	101.6%	32 (10.3%)	255 (82.3%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$8,077			$1,796			$6,281	51.5	38.5	741	149
510084000339	593	Matoaca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6627 River Rd	South Chesterfield	23803	Petersburg city	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 590-3100	636	44	14.5	76.3%	314 (49.4%)	211 (33.2%)	70 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	$6,650			$290			$6,360	51.4	49.4	614	21
510189000820	594	Pinchbeck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1275 Gaskins Rd	Richmond	23238	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 750-2670	538	34	15.8	55.0%	280 (52.0%)	69 (12.8%)	114 (21.2%)	42 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	$9,308			$822			$8,486	51.4	44.5	672	78
510030000128	595	Riverheads Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	239 Don Hanger Circle	Staunton	24401	Staunton city	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 337-2535	721	44	16.3	65.2%	642 (89.0%)	15 (2.1%)	23 (3.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	$9,214			$918			$8,296	51.3	57.6	514	81
510156000665	596	Galax Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 McArthur Street	Galax	24333	Galax city	Galax City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 236-6159	685	49	14	106.6%	416 (60.7%)	29 (4.2%)	205 (29.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	$7,342			$1,209			$6,133	51.3	52.5	587	9
510084001989	597	O.B. Gates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10001 Courthouse Rd.	Chesterfield	23832	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 768-6195	617	60	10.2	76.3%	296 (48.0%)	171 (27.7%)	100 (16.2%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.2%)	$9,501			$621			$8,881	51.3	54.9	552	45
510147003071	598	Jordan Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Flyfoot Drive	Stephenson	22656	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 662-3888	607	42	14.4	43.3%	295 (48.6%)	34 (5.6%)	216 (35.6%)	24 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.9%)	$8,593			$385			$8,208	51.3	64.5	414	184
510315001330	599	Critzer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Critzer Dr	Pulaski	24301	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 643-0274	390	33	11.8	94.1%	309 (79.2%)	27 (6.9%)	22 (5.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.7%)	$8,028			$1,121			$6,907	51.3	37.3	751	152
510228002838	600	Moss-Nuckols Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2055 Courthouse Road	Louisa	23093	Louisa County	Louisa County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 967-1347	589	30	19.6	66.4%	358 (60.8%)	131 (22.2%)	44 (7.5%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.6%)	$10,012			$3,772			$6,240	51.2	54	560	40

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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.