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)
510027000100	421	Long Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	33 N Fillmore St	Arlington	22201	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-4220	399	36	11.2	32.1%	185 (46.4%)	40 (10.0%)	93 (23.3%)	49 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	$18,805			$00			$18,805	65.4	77	245	176
510411001803	422	Max Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	213 School St	Max Meadows	24360	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 637-3211	205	20	10.3	75.1%	193 (94.1%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$9,952			$643			$9,309	65.3	68.5	360	62
510225001143	423	Ball's Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Battlefield Pkwy NE	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2880	465	38	12.4	30.1%	233 (50.1%)	50 (10.8%)	106 (22.8%)	49 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	$16,520			$563			$15,957	65.2	62.3	443	20
510075000267	424	Phenix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Red House Road	Phenix	23959	Charlotte County	Charlotte County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 542-5570	226	17	13.2	86.7%	137 (60.6%)	69 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.8%)	$7,889			$1,110			$6,779	65.1	50.3	607	183
510313001291	425	Dale City Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14450 Brook Dr	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 670-2208	425	33	12.9	79.5%	38 (8.9%)	54 (12.7%)	285 (67.1%)	35 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$10,745			$784			$9,962	65.1	67.5	378	47
510225000914	426	Catoctin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Catoctin Circle SW	Leesburg	20175	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2940	601	46	13.1	31.1%	356 (59.2%)	29 (4.8%)	162 (27.0%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)	$18,119			$249			$17,870	65	52.5	588	162
510364000987	427	Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 N Roxbury Mill Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 582-7617	633	43	14.7	67.5%	359 (56.7%)	94 (14.8%)	108 (17.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (10.1%)	$9,122			$705			$8,417	64.8	74.7	272	155
510402001776	428	Laurel Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Laurel Lane	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 229-7597	511	41	12.6	71.4%	272 (53.2%)	76 (14.9%)	98 (19.2%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.8%)	$9,447			$506			$8,941	64.8	62.8	432	4
510285001182	429	Shenandoah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	529 4th Street	Shenandoah	22849	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 652-8621	315	27	11.6	80.6%	291 (92.4%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$6,922			$00			$6,922	64.7	52.7	582	153
510126000442	430	Cardinal Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8600 Forrester Blvd	Springfield	22152	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 923-5200	632	43	14.6	29.6%	301 (47.6%)	63 (10.0%)	139 (22.0%)	83 (13.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.0%)	$11,363			$278			$11,085	64.6	71.7	323	107

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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