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)
510324001863	811	J.B. Fisher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 Garden Rd	Richmond	23235	Chesterfield County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 327-5612	264	23	11.4	98.1%	52 (19.7%)	154 (58.3%)	42 (15.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$11,500			$419			$11,081	31.9	21	932	121
510180000732	812	Albert W. Patrick III Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Apollo Dr	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 850-5096	411	31	13.2	85.9%	113 (27.5%)	194 (47.2%)	47 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (13.4%)	$8,417			$1,167			$7,250	31.9	44.2	675	137
510216000888	813	Lancaster Elementary School	Public	K-7	191 School Street	Kilmarnock	22482	Lancaster County	Lancaster County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 462-5100	237	18	12.9	99.2%	95 (40.1%)	127 (53.6%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$7,859			$675			$7,184	31.7			(n/a)
510186000783	814	Keister Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Maryland Avenue	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 434-6585	526	38	13.8	80.2%	199 (37.8%)	48 (9.1%)	248 (47.1%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$8,193			$697			$7,496	31.6	24.3	894	80
510264001071	815	Richneck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Tyner Drive	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7772	558	30	18.4	90.1%	124 (22.2%)	252 (45.2%)	101 (18.1%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (10.9%)	$6,481			$03			$6,477	31.5	24.9	888	73
510366000265	816	Hampton Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	107 Northampton Blvd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6280	894	54	16.5	32.0%	422 (47.2%)	95 (10.6%)	253 (28.3%)	30 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (10.5%)	$7,134			$196			$6,938	31.4	46.9	641	175
510402000705	817	James River Elementary	Public	K-5	8901 Pocahontas Trail	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 887-1768	431	40	10.9	66.4%	104 (24.1%)	86 (20.0%)	197 (45.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.5%)	$10,914			$483			$10,431	31.4	30.7	835	18
510337001486	818	Natural Bridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42 Natural Bridge School Rd.	Natural Bridge Station	24479	Augusta County	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 291-2292	221	25	9	67.9%	168 (76.0%)	7 (3.2%)	15 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.6%)	$10,622			$1,666			$8,956	31.4	32.5	815	3
510300001257	819	Simonsdale Elementary	Public	K-6	4841 Clifford Street	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 465-2917	612	42	14.5	100.3%	279 (45.6%)	232 (37.9%)	40 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	55 (9.0%)	$9,398			$958			$8,441	31.3	42.3	699	120
510225000934	820	Sugarland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	65 Sugarland Run Dr	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 434-4460	494	49	10	92.1%	40 (8.1%)	31 (6.3%)	358 (72.5%)	49 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$17,795			$1,008			$16,787	31.3	21.9	923	103

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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