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)
510135000619	871	Floyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	531 Oak Hill Drive	Floyd	24091	Floyd County	Floyd County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 745-9440	455	33	13.6	77.4%	401 (88.1%)	8 (1.8%)	29 (6.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$8,910			$1,361			$7,549	27.6	30.1	842	29
510264001040	872	B.C. Charles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Menchville Road	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7750	388	28	14.1	91.2%	134 (34.5%)	145 (37.4%)	38 (9.8%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	57 (14.7%)	$9,675			$477			$9,197	27.4	22.5	911	39
510300001258	873	Park View Elementary	Public	K-6	260 Elm Ave	Portsmouth	23704	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8647	463	31	14.9	99.4%	33 (7.1%)	372 (80.3%)	26 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$8,625			$839			$7,786	27.3	23.2	905	32
510009000029	874	Red Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 Red Hill School Road	North Garden	22959	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 293-5332	201	18	11.4	68.2%	144 (71.6%)	10 (5.0%)	30 (14.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)	$14,030			$1,354			$12,677	27.3	9.5	1033	159
510126000575	875	Timber Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2737 West St	Falls Church	22046	Falls Church city	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 206-5300	613	50	12.2	56.4%	173 (28.2%)	13 (2.1%)	338 (55.1%)	69 (11.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	$12,307			$664			$11,644	27.2	32	827	48
510189000815	876	Lakeside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Cedar Croft St	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 261-5050	438	32	13.6	90.0%	156 (35.6%)	147 (33.6%)	101 (23.1%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	$11,005			$1,530			$9,474	27.2	25.3	886	10
510147000647	877	Bass-Hoover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	471 Aylor Road	Stephens City	22655	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 869-4700	600	37	16.2	41.8%	382 (63.7%)	38 (6.3%)	124 (20.7%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.8%)	$7,677			$980			$6,697	27.1	37.4	749	128
510030000127	878	North River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3395 Scenic Hwy	Mount Solon	22843	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 350-2463	239	20	12.2	54.8%	197 (82.4%)	6 (2.5%)	27 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$11,829			$1,435			$10,394	27.1	46.7	644	234
510171002190	879	Nathanael Greene Elementary	Public	3-5	8094 Spotswood Trail	Stanardsville	22973	Greene County	Greene County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 939-9001	353	26	13.5	67.7%	269 (76.2%)	15 (4.2%)	26 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.6%)	$9,123			$1,526			$7,598	27.1	11.7	1008	129
510021000068	880	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	575 Union Hill Rd	Amherst	24521	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 946-9700	318	31	10.2	78.3%	190 (59.7%)	54 (17.0%)	21 (6.6%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (14.2%)	$8,399			$1,107			$7,293	26.7	34.2	798	82

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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:

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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.