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)
510084002780	221	Winterpock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 Elementary Way Loop	Chesterfield	23832	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 763-5051	760	46	16.7	14.5%	501 (65.9%)	92 (12.1%)	58 (7.6%)	45 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	58 (7.6%)	$5,701			$00			$5,701	79.4	82.3	169	52
510313002160	222	Westridge Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	12400 Knightsbridge Dr	Woodbridge	22192	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 590-3711	680	38	18.1	36.3%	271 (39.9%)	145 (21.3%)	99 (14.6%)	99 (14.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	60 (8.8%)	$7,422			$135			$7,287	79.4	80.6	198	24
510126000571	223	Sunrise Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10824 Cross School Rd	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 715-3800	543	40	13.6	14.5%	342 (63.0%)	33 (6.1%)	56 (10.3%)	59 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.6%)	$11,972			$257			$11,714	79.3	83.2	152	71
510225000919	224	Hamilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	54 S Kerr St	Hamilton	20158	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2570	164	19	8.8	11.6%	128 (78.0%)	2 (1.2%)	19 (11.6%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	$25,457			$807			$24,650	79.3	76	254	30
510183001617	225	Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9964 Honey Meadows Rd	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-3560	778	48	16.2	11.3%	571 (73.4%)	57 (7.3%)	35 (4.5%)	59 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.1%)	$9,098			$478			$8,620	79.2	81.3	188	37
510352001557	226	Chilhowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	130 East Lee Hwy	Chilhowie	24319	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 646-8220	543	41	13.2	89.0%	507 (93.4%)	12 (2.2%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$6,943			$1,069			$5,875	79.2	63.1	428	202
510267001144	227	Walter Herron Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1122 W. Princess Anne Road	Norfolk	23507	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 628-2525	341	23	14.8	97.9%	150 (44.0%)	134 (39.3%)	20 (5.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.2%)	$9,379			$1,636			$7,743	79	75.2	265	38
510189002756	228	Colonial Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12101 Bacova Drive	Glen Allen	23059	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 364-0055	666	39	17.2	17.7%	107 (16.1%)	78 (11.7%)	48 (7.2%)	396 (59.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.7%)	$7,987			$583			$7,404	78.9	87.4	83	145
510126000568	229	Springfield Estates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6200 Charles Goff Dr	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 921-2300	612	40	15.3	34.6%	141 (23.0%)	91 (14.9%)	182 (29.7%)	151 (24.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.9%)	$10,407			$280			$10,127	78.9	77.7	240	11
510313002588	230	Buckland Mills Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	10511 Wharfdale Place	Gainesville	20155	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 530-1560	777	42	18.3	27.9%	296 (38.1%)	107 (13.8%)	109 (14.0%)	191 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (9.5%)	$7,762			$188			$7,575	78.9	83.9	136	94

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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.