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)
510384001725	1001	Williams Elementary	Public	4-5	892 Newtown Rd	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-4080	409	36	11.2	94.9%	25 (6.1%)	285 (69.7%)	62 (15.2%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	$13,212			$2,312			$10,900	12.4	15.5	974	27
510126002800	1002	Coates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2480 River Birch Rd.	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 713-3000	831	55	15.1	57.0%	129 (15.5%)	209 (25.2%)	271 (32.6%)	173 (20.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.2%)	$10,976			$257			$10,719	12.2	36.8	764	238
510267001121	1003	Norview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6401 Chesapeake Blvd	Norfolk	23513	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 852-4660	395	31	12.7	98.5%	40 (10.1%)	248 (62.8%)	76 (19.2%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.6%)	$9,497			$1,127			$8,369	12.1	11.7	1007	4
510234000965	1004	Robert S. Payne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Floyd St	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5270	460	33	14.1	96.1%	105 (22.8%)	289 (62.8%)	25 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	$7,982			$908			$7,073	12.1	7.3	1053	49
510393001064	1005	William Perry Elementary	Public	K-5	840 King Avenue	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 946-4650	446	30	14.8	85.2%	223 (50.0%)	76 (17.0%)	74 (16.6%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.2%)	$8,622			$1,282			$7,339	12	10.2	1023	18
510300001249	1006	Hodges Manor Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Cherokee Rd	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 465-2921	499	31	16	100.0%	92 (18.4%)	343 (68.7%)	23 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.8%)	$8,427			$535			$7,893	11.9	19.6	941	65
510267001083	1007	Richard Bowling Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 E. Princess Anne Rd.	Norfolk	23504	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 628-2515	465	37	12.5	97.0%	6 (1.3%)	424 (91.2%)	21 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$7,960			$1,142			$6,818	11.8	6.7	1061	54
510126000424	1008	Annandale Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7604 Herald St	Annandale	22003	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 658-5600	625	46	13.5	82.1%	83 (13.3%)	105 (16.8%)	332 (53.1%)	89 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	$12,588			$843			$11,744	11.7	12.8	998	10
510279001166	1009	Blackstone Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	615 East Street	Blackstone	23824	Nottoway County	Nottoway County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 292-5300	387	33	11.7	92.5%	124 (32.0%)	184 (47.5%)	38 (9.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.3%)	$7,961			$506			$7,456	11.7	11.5	1010	1
510012000044	1010	Jefferson-Houston Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1501 Cameron St	Alexandria	22314	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 706-4400	636	58	10.9	79.2%	141 (22.2%)	327 (51.4%)	120 (18.9%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (3.9%)	$16,364			$595			$15,768	11.4	7.2	1055	45

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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