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)
510045000175	761	Highland View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 Eads St	Bristol	24201	Bristol city	Bristol City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 821-5710	175	16	11.1	98.3%	126 (72.0%)	24 (13.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.4%)	$10,474			$3,448			$7,025	37.1	61.2	464	297
510282002196	762	Locust Grove Elementary	Public	3-5	31208 Constitution Highway	Locust Grove	22508	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 661-4440	520	30	17.3	70.2%	303 (58.3%)	64 (12.3%)	74 (14.2%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.5%)	$6,311			$172			$6,139	37	40.6	713	49
510084002098	763	Jacobs Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8800 Jacobs Rd.	Chesterfield	23832	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 674-1320	717	51	14.1	81.6%	239 (33.3%)	206 (28.7%)	192 (26.8%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.8%)	$7,543			$392			$7,151	36.9	51.9	593	170
510384000674	764	Landstown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2212 Recreation Dr	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2880	676	54	12.6	44.1%	240 (35.5%)	152 (22.5%)	113 (16.7%)	79 (11.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	86 (12.7%)	$11,371			$683			$10,688	36.9	57.8	512	252
510069000246	765	Gladeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3117 Glendale Rd	Galax	24333	Galax city	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 236-5449	267	19	13.8	84.6%	221 (82.8%)	4 (1.5%)	35 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$8,502			$1,220			$7,282	36.9	48.6	622	143
510249002293	766	Middlesex Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	823 Philpot Rd.	Locust Hill	23092	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 758-2496	611	47	13	96.7%	405 (66.3%)	104 (17.0%)	43 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.2%)	$10,207			$894			$9,313	36.7	35.9	776	10
510147002808	767	Greenwood Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	281 Channing Drive	Winchester	22602	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 667-7863	580	35	16.8	35.3%	399 (68.8%)	30 (5.2%)	109 (18.8%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	$7,346			$510			$6,836	36.6	38.6	740	27
510387001731	768	Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 Stonewall Dr	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 635-3125	496	36	13.8	65.7%	401 (80.8%)	10 (2.0%)	47 (9.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	$8,043			$901			$7,143	36.6	48.5	624	144
510180000750	769	Paul Burbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Tidemill Ln	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4642	443	32	13.8	86.7%	69 (15.6%)	294 (66.4%)	24 (5.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.7%)	$7,050			$318			$6,732	36.3	18.2	951	182
510339001508	770	Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 American Legion Dr	Timberville	22853	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 896-8956	456	32	14.1	65.4%	350 (76.8%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (14.7%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	$7,836			$770			$7,066	36.2	21.3	930	160

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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