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)
510126000476	641	Franconia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6301 Beulah St	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 822-2200	524	35	15.1	27.9%	211 (40.3%)	84 (16.0%)	101 (19.3%)	88 (16.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.9%)	$10,426			$314			$10,112	47.9	44.2	674	33
510371001629	642	Southwestern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Pioneer Rd	Suffolk	23437	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 925-5782	595	36	16.5	64.0%	357 (60.0%)	148 (24.9%)	42 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.2%)	$7,978			$596			$7,382	47.8	52.1	592	50
510252000178	643	Falling Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	735 Falling Branch Rd	Christiansburg	24073	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 381-6145	576	44	13.1	52.3%	462 (80.2%)	21 (3.6%)	48 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	$8,303			$476			$7,827	47.8	58.2	503	140
510234000970	644	William M. Bass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 Seabury Ave	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5200	175	16	10.9	91.4%	27 (15.4%)	103 (58.9%)	16 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (16.6%)	$10,751			$1,130			$9,622	47.7	59.6	483	161
510189000792	645	Chamberlayne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8200 St Charles Rd	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 261-5030	318	27	11.7	88.7%	42 (13.2%)	182 (57.2%)	53 (16.7%)	16 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	$11,354			$1,850			$9,504	47.4	47.9	634	11
510324001927	646	Linwood Holton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 W. Laburnum Ave	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 228-5310	427	32	13.3	107.0%	225 (52.7%)	163 (38.2%)	11 (2.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$9,029			$00			$9,029	47	56.1	535	111
510169002747	647	Fries Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	114 E Main St	Fries	24330	Grayson County	Grayson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 744-7201	253	26	9.6	86.6%	229 (90.5%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$9,443			$2,173			$7,269	47	51.5	597	50
510309001279	648	North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11106 Old Stage Rd	Prince George	23875	Prince George County	Prince George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 458-8922	785	50	15.7	57.7%	390 (49.7%)	215 (27.4%)	104 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	68 (8.7%)	$7,180			$800			$6,380	46.9	55.8	539	109
510006000012	649	Pungoteague Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	28480 Bobtown Rd	Melfa	23410	Accomack County	Accomack County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 787-4032	451	30	15	103.1%	173 (38.4%)	195 (43.2%)	68 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$8,396			$1,198			$7,197	46.7	48.4	627	22
510313001295	650	Enterprise Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	13900 Lindendale Rd	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 590-1558	401	28	14.5	74.8%	30 (7.5%)	54 (13.5%)	261 (65.1%)	36 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	$10,734			$665			$10,069	46.6	53.2	572	78

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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.