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)
510267001136	961	Sherwood Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3035 Sherwood Forest Lane	Norfolk	23513	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 852-4500	439	32	13.7	99.5%	99 (22.6%)	187 (42.6%)	108 (24.6%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)	$8,120			$790			$7,330	17.6	22	921	40
510012000045	962	John Adams Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5651 Rayburn Ave	Alexandria	22311	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 824-6970	746	48	15.5	110.5%	161 (21.6%)	190 (25.5%)	285 (38.2%)	88 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	$22,623			$1,290			$21,333	17.5	34.6	793	169
510234000968	963	Sheffield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Kenwood Place	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5290	432	35	12.3	93.8%	111 (25.7%)	185 (42.8%)	72 (16.7%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.2%)	$9,931			$1,245			$8,687	17.4	22.3	916	47
510313001324	964	Triangle Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3615 Lions Field Rd	Triangle	22172	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 221-4114	827	53	15.6	88.1%	79 (9.6%)	272 (32.9%)	391 (47.3%)	37 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.4%)	$8,897			$526			$8,371	17.3	29.2	853	111
510318003095	965	Radford City Virtual	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1612 Wadsworth Street	Radford	24141	Radford city	Radford City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(540) 731-3647	1,589	39	41		857 (53.9%)	305 (19.2%)	165 (10.4%)	106 (6.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	151 (9.5%)								17.3	27.7	864	101
510330001415	966	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	648 Westwood Blvd NW	Roanoke	24017	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2978	474	39	12	103.0%	68 (14.3%)	268 (56.5%)	58 (12.2%)	52 (11.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	$8,637			$1,236			$7,401	17.1	18.1	953	13
510234000964	967	Perrymont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Perrymont Ave	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5250	357	31	11.5	93.3%	108 (30.3%)	178 (49.9%)	24 (6.7%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.6%)	$9,398			$1,330			$8,068	17.1	16.6	961	6
510267001140	968	Suburban Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Thole St	Norfolk	23505	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 531-3118	447	32	13.9	100.2%	42 (9.4%)	289 (64.7%)	70 (15.7%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	$9,060			$1,123			$7,937	16.9	14.8	983	15
510264001060	969	L.F. Palmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Palmer Lane	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 881-5000	477	25	19	100.2%	43 (9.0%)	175 (36.7%)	219 (45.9%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.7%)	$9,013			$458			$8,554	16	17.1	959	10
510018000062	970	Amelia County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8533 N Five Forks Rd	Amelia Court House	23002	Amelia County	Amelia County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 561-2433	758	51	14.9	82.5%	501 (66.1%)	117 (15.4%)	76 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.3%)	$6,914			$823			$6,090	16	18.4	949	21

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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.