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)
510180000761	61	Mary W. Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	113 Wellington Dr	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4641	309	23	13.4	111.7%	73 (23.6%)	176 (57.0%)	20 (6.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (11.7%)	$8,757			$339			$8,418	88.6	66.1	397	336
510126002115	62	Silverbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9350 Crosspointe Dr	Fairfax Station	22039	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 690-5100	798	52	15.4	8.4%	487 (61.0%)	44 (5.5%)	95 (11.9%)	81 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (11.4%)	$9,630			$274			$9,355	88.5	91.6	28	34
510126000484	63	Great Falls Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	701 Walker Rd	Great Falls	22066	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 757-2100	547	38	14.5	4.8%	361 (66.0%)	11 (2.0%)	31 (5.7%)	81 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (11.3%)	$11,599			$329			$11,270	88.5	93.1	19	44
510015201891	64	Sharon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Sharon School Cir.	Clifton Forge	24422	Alleghany County	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 863-1712	195	20	9.7	72.8%	171 (87.7%)	14 (7.2%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$9,293			$724			$8,569	88.4	80.6	199	135
510384001691	65	John B. Dey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 N Great Neck Road	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2440	775	44	17.8	19.4%	594 (76.6%)	36 (4.6%)	60 (7.7%)	29 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	50 (6.5%)	$11,257			$633			$10,624	88.3	87.4	86	21
510126000441	66	Canterbury Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4910 Willet Dr	Annandale	22003	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 764-5600	787	50	15.7	14.2%	364 (46.3%)	45 (5.7%)	102 (13.0%)	193 (24.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (10.3%)	$9,374			$522			$8,852	88.1	87.5	80	14
510324001383	67	Mary Munford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Westmoreland Street	Richmond	23226	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 780-6267	433	21	20.6	101.8%	330 (76.2%)	37 (8.5%)	25 (5.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.1%)	$10,102			$00			$10,102	88	83.4	146	79
510225003046	68	Goshen Post Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24945 Lobo Drive	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 367-4030	950	68	13.9	8.2%	211 (22.2%)	62 (6.5%)	64 (6.7%)	527 (55.5%)	26 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (6.1%)	$11,145			$349			$10,796	88	87.4	85	17
510189001624	69	Nuckols Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12351 Graham Meadows Dr	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 364-0840	590	37	16.1	15.4%	405 (68.6%)	29 (4.9%)	31 (5.3%)	94 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.1%)	$8,765			$596			$8,169	88	88	71	2
510313002417	70	J.W. Alvey Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5300 Waverly Farm Dr.	Haymarket	20169	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 261-2556	599	33	18	7.7%	367 (61.3%)	48 (8.0%)	48 (8.0%)	82 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.0%)	$8,997			$195			$8,802	88	91.2	34	36

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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