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)
510291001203	1081	Walnut Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	300 S Boulevard	Petersburg	23805	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7005	515	37	13.9	101.2%	18 (3.5%)	458 (88.9%)	26 (5.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$7,106			$905			$6,201	5	12.3	1001	80
510072000260	1082	Charles City County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10049 Courthouse Rd	Charles City	23030	Charles City County	Charles City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 829-9256	315	24	13.1	87.6%	113 (35.9%)	132 (41.9%)	7 (2.2%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (14.6%)	$9,718			$985			$8,733	5	7.5	1051	31
510126000483	1083	Graham Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2831 Graham Rd	Falls Church	22042	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 226-2700	427	34	12.7	86.7%	29 (6.8%)	29 (6.8%)	346 (81.0%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$13,447			$1,074			$12,373	4.8	20.1	938	145
510126000431	1084	Braddock Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7825 Heritage Dr	Annandale	22003	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 914-7300	855	62	13.8	81.5%	61 (7.1%)	22 (2.6%)	687 (80.4%)	74 (8.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$12,954			$1,009			$11,945	4.6	4.4	1083	1
510111000398	1085	Woodberry Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	614 Audubon Dr	Danville	24540	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 799-6466	394	27	14.5	98.0%	41 (10.4%)	298 (75.6%)	20 (5.1%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	$10,076			$1,145			$8,931	4.5	4.1	1085
510225000935	1086	Sully Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Circle Dr	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 434-4570	462	47	9.8	92.6%	27 (5.8%)	17 (3.7%)	389 (84.2%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$18,660			$892			$17,768	4.5	8.2	1043	43
510330001425	1087	Lincoln Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 Liberty Rd NW	Roanoke	24012	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2994	297	26	11.4	103.4%	43 (14.5%)	168 (56.6%)	56 (18.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.8%)	$11,205			$1,322			$9,882	4.4	3.9	1086	1
510189000808	1088	Highland Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Pleasant St	Highland Springs	23075	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 328-4045	532	48	11	88.3%	15 (2.8%)	476 (89.5%)	22 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$11,015			$1,343			$9,672	4.3	2.5	1100	12
510330001437	1089	Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 Westside Blvd NW	Roanoke	24017	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2967	640	51	12.5	98.4%	65 (10.2%)	381 (59.5%)	131 (20.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.8%)	$9,214			$1,188			$8,027	4.3	1.5	1108	19
510324001928	1090	Miles Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Beaufont Hill Drive	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 319-3185	559	40	13.9	99.1%	22 (3.9%)	334 (59.7%)	193 (34.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$9,650			$664			$8,986	4	3.5	1092	2

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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.