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)
510036000155	361	Otter River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1044 Otter River Dr	Goode	24556	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 586-9210	198	15	12.9	38.9%	165 (83.3%)	9 (4.5%)	12 (6.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	$12,493			$419			$12,074	69.8	72.1	313	48
510180000729	362	Barron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Fox Hill Rd	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 850-5100	368	29	12.6	87.2%	149 (40.5%)	157 (42.7%)	18 (4.9%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.2%)	$7,747			$289			$7,458	69.8	64.4	415	53
510303002789	363	Flat Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2210 Batterson Road	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 598-5743	673	50	13.4	28.1%	565 (84.0%)	18 (2.7%)	35 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (7.3%)	$8,889			$576			$8,313	69.7	72.9	299	64
510348001538	364	Shoemaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	218 Shoemaker Dr	Gate City	24251	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 386-7002	450	37	12.2	81.1%	427 (94.9%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$8,999			$1,275			$7,724	69.7	69.9	344	20
510189000829	365	Three Chopt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Skipwith Rd	Richmond	23229	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 673-3755	296	22	13.4	89.2%	144 (48.6%)	51 (17.2%)	48 (16.2%)	30 (10.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	$11,442			$1,336			$10,105	69.7	80.9	192	173
510285001183	366	Springfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Big Spring Lane	Rileyville	22650	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 743-3750	214	16	13.3	88.8%	194 (90.7%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$7,162			$00			$7,162	69.6	78	234	132
510364000263	367	Brock Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10207 Brock Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 972-3870	700	37	18.9	36.7%	430 (61.4%)	77 (11.0%)	111 (15.9%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (10.1%)	$8,435			$161			$8,274	69.5	63.6	422	55
510036000147	368	Boonsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1234 Eagle Circle	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 384-2881	331	22	15.2	29.0%	263 (79.5%)	26 (7.9%)	13 (3.9%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	$8,316			$226			$8,090	69.4	72.7	300	68
510279001169	369	Crewe Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	1953 Sunnyside Rd	Crewe	23930	Nottoway County	Nottoway County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 645-8149	368	31	11.8	101.1%	154 (41.8%)	139 (37.8%)	38 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	$8,535			$722			$7,814	69	73.8	280	89
510346002046	370	West Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 N Bruffey St	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2503	399	28	14.5	36.6%	342 (85.7%)	22 (5.5%)	15 (3.8%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$8,622			$254			$8,368	69	61.3	463	93

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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.

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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.