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)
510189000798	1091	Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Jennings Rd	Highland Springs	23075	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 328-4085	379	32	11.8	88.7%	51 (13.5%)	293 (77.3%)	19 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	$10,751			$1,303			$9,448	4	2.4	1102	11
510027000093	1092	Carlin Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5995 South 5th Road	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 228-6645	555	55	10	76.6%	32 (5.8%)	49 (8.8%)	394 (71.0%)	66 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$15,831			$738			$15,094	3.9	3.7	1090	2
510141000631	1093	S.P. Morton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Morton Street	Franklin	23851	Franklin city	Franklin City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 562-5458	481	37	13	101.2%	76 (15.8%)	368 (76.5%)	15 (3.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$7,348			$1,146			$6,202	3.8	3.1	1094	1
510111002960	1094	Edwin A. Gibson Elementary	Public	K-5	1215 Industrial Avenue	Danville	24541	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 799-6426	518	33	15.6	94.4%	57 (11.0%)	370 (71.4%)	68 (13.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$8,009			$741			$7,268	3.8	5.6	1075	19
510324001361	1095	Cardinal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1745 Catalina Dr	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5082	871	50	17.4	98.5%	14 (1.6%)	115 (13.2%)	733 (84.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	$7,376			$369			$7,007	3.7	2.5	1101	6
510084000316	1096	Bensley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Strathmore Rd	Richmond	23237	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3610	582	50	11.6	80.9%	30 (5.2%)	119 (20.4%)	422 (72.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$8,000			$604			$7,396	3.5	10	1026	70
510189000814	1097	Laburnum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Meriwether Ave	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 228-2720	456	37	12.3	88.2%	24 (5.3%)	381 (83.6%)	32 (7.0%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$10,175			$1,768			$8,408	3.4	2.2	1103	6
510264001065	1098	Newsome Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4200 Marshall Ave	Newport News	23607	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(757) 928-6810	477	36	13.2	91.0%	12 (2.5%)	406 (85.1%)	43 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$9,491			$1,545			$7,946	3.1	1.5	1110	12
510324001357	1099	Blackwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Everett St	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5078	393	29	13.5	98.2%	7 (1.8%)	336 (85.5%)	38 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$11,060			$1,096			$9,964	3.1	1	1112	13
510267001088	1100	Chesterfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2915 Westminster Ave	Norfolk	23504	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 628-2544	290	27	10.7	98.6%	7 (2.4%)	261 (90.0%)	15 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$8,597			$570			$8,028	2.9	3.8	1089	11

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

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