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)
510126000502	191	Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2401 Colts Neck Rd	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 262-7400	731	46	15.9	24.4%	368 (50.3%)	93 (12.7%)	74 (10.1%)	137 (18.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)								81.3	73.3	289	98
510225000134	192	Ashburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	44062 Fincastle Dr	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2350	523	40	13.2	22.4%	246 (47.0%)	47 (9.0%)	77 (14.7%)	111 (21.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.8%)	$16,087			$380			$15,707	81.2	81.4	187	5
510384002010	193	Centerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Centerville Tnpk	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2200	628	40	15.7	31.8%	269 (42.8%)	89 (14.2%)	75 (11.9%)	95 (15.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	92 (14.6%)	$11,397			$840			$10,557	81.2	68.8	355	162
510042000167	194	Buchanan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Schoolhouse Rd	Buchanan	24066	Botetourt County	Botetourt County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 254-2084	311	24	12.8	46.6%	285 (91.6%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$9,236			$719			$8,517	81.2	75.4	262	68
510036002525	195	Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1255 Patriot Place	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 534-6159	510	34	15	27.5%	387 (75.9%)	37 (7.3%)	30 (5.9%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.0%)	$10,712			$546			$10,165	81.2	79.9	209	14
510225002809	196	Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	38180 West Colonial Highway	Hamilton	20158	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2540	430	36	11.9	10.7%	331 (77.0%)	9 (2.1%)	41 (9.5%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.4%)	$23,059			$483			$22,576	81.2	66.7	388	192
510225002980	197	Cardinal Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26155 Bullrun Post Office Road	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 367-4020	871	57	15.2	14.8%	196 (22.5%)	83 (9.5%)	60 (6.9%)	476 (54.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.2%)	$12,784			$231			$12,552	81.2	75	267	70
510225001633	198	Lowes Island Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20755 Whitewater Dr	Sterling	20165	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 434-4450	513	39	13.3	16.0%	289 (56.3%)	22 (4.3%)	62 (12.1%)	103 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)	$14,242			$273			$13,969	81.1	86.8	93	105
510135000620	199	Indian Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	4130 Indian Valley Rd NW	Radford	24141	Radford city	Floyd County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 745-9420	123	10	12.3	75.6%	115 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$10,440			$1,292			$9,148	81.1	74.2	277	78
510381001660	200	Richlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 East Front Street	Richlands	24641	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 964-4112	547	39	14	83.2%	521 (95.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$7,955			$1,098			$6,857	81.1	73.4	286	86

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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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Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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