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)
510300001254	981	Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Horne Ave	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 465-2901	405	34	11.9	99.8%	22 (5.4%)	340 (84.0%)	18 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.9%)	$9,054			$679			$8,375	15	22.4	914	67
510330001426	982	Monterey Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Oliver Rd NE	Roanoke	24012	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2933	493	34	14.4	99.0%	149 (30.2%)	114 (23.1%)	168 (34.1%)	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.3%)	$8,479			$914			$7,565	14.9	12.1	1002	20
510021000064	983	Amelon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	132 Amer Court	Madison Heights	24572	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 528-6498	415	32	12.9	80.0%	247 (59.5%)	97 (23.4%)	18 (4.3%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (9.9%)	$8,071			$712			$7,359	14.8	20.3	936	47
510264001072	984	Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Country Club Road	Newport News	23606	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 591-4740	496	30	16.5	97.2%	159 (32.1%)	232 (46.8%)	52 (10.5%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	$7,037			$98			$6,939	14.4	10.5	1020	36
510324001363	985	Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5601 Jahnke Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5061	344	18	19.1	99.4%	19 (5.5%)	173 (50.3%)	144 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	$10,010			$533			$9,477	14.3	9.7	1032	47
510186002761	986	Smithland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	474 Linda Lane	Harrisonburg	22802	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 434-6075	727	47	15.4	77.3%	150 (20.6%)	71 (9.8%)	464 (63.8%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.0%)	$8,067			$342			$7,725	14.2	16	969	17
510234000959	987	Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Leesville Rd	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5230	454	40	11.2	90.3%	95 (20.9%)	226 (49.8%)	33 (7.3%)	34 (7.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (14.1%)	$8,145			$903			$7,242	14.1	13.8	993	6
510236000977	988	Jennie Dean Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9601 Prince William St	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Manassas City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 377-6300	578	41	14	77.5%	55 (9.5%)	51 (8.8%)	427 (73.9%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	$12,631			$1,040			$11,591	14	21.9	926	62
510189000813	989	Jacob L. Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Laburnum Ave	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 226-8745	469	34	13.7	92.5%	20 (4.3%)	379 (80.8%)	51 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)								14	12.7	999	10
510126000553	990	Parklawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4116 Braddock Rd	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 914-6900	954	63	15.1	94.3%	259 (27.1%)	147 (15.4%)	299 (31.3%)	222 (23.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.5%)	$12,262			$788			$11,473	13.6	11.4	1012	22

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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.