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)
510132000610	781	Claude Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3284 Rectortown Rd	Marshall	20115	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 422-7690	258	19	13.5	76.0%	128 (49.6%)	10 (3.9%)	96 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.3%)	$12,324			$931			$11,393	34.7	50.6	604	177
510126000478	782	Freedom Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1945 Lord Fairfax Rd	Vienna	22182	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 506-7800	523	38	13.9	36.1%	166 (31.7%)	43 (8.2%)	160 (30.6%)	127 (24.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	$12,322			$239			$12,084	34.7	32.3	817	35
510030001080	783	Edward G. Clymore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	184 Fort Defiance Rd	Fort Defiance	24437	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 245-5043	775	48	16.1	49.3%	606 (78.2%)	26 (3.4%)	97 (12.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	$10,206			$1,008			$9,198	34.7	43.9	678	105
510027000013	784	Randolph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1306 S Quincy St	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 228-5830	407			76.9%	54 (13.3%)	64 (15.7%)	242 (59.5%)	31 (7.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$16,145			$729			$15,416	34.5	30.4	840	56
510006001737	785	Accawmacke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26230 Drummondtown Rd	Accomac	23301	Accomack County	Accomack County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 787-8013	396	30	13.2	106.1%	115 (29.0%)	170 (42.9%)	100 (25.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$7,393			$936			$6,456	34.4	43.8	681	104
510364002318	786	Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5620 Smith Station Rd.	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 710-5190	941	52	18	45.6%	289 (30.7%)	293 (31.1%)	188 (20.0%)	94 (10.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (7.5%)	$7,007			$187			$6,820	34.3	38.3	743	43
510015201938	787	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Gleason Dr.	Covington	24426	Covington city	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 863-1737	446	36	12.3	76.0%	350 (78.5%)	43 (9.6%)	13 (2.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.6%)	$8,145			$1,166			$6,979	34.3	42.7	694	93
510264001044	788	David A. Dutrow Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	60 Curtis Tignor Rd	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 886-7760	411	26	15.8	90.5%	67 (16.3%)	221 (53.8%)	62 (15.1%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (12.2%)	$7,076			$115			$6,961	34.2	21.6	927	139
510225002412	789	Frances Hazel Reid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 N. King St.	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2050	608	47	13	42.9%	294 (48.4%)	41 (6.7%)	206 (33.9%)	38 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$17,951			$642			$17,309	34	32.1	825	36
510192000838	790	Campbell Court Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Campbell Ct	Bassett	24055	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 629-5344	269	18	14.9	92.6%	167 (62.1%)	36 (13.4%)	35 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (11.2%)	$8,643			$1,654			$6,989	33.9	41	710	80

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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