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)
510271000554	1021	Occohannock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4208 Seaside Rd	Exmore	23350	Northampton County	Northampton County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 678-5151	369	32	11.5	101.4%	98 (26.6%)	161 (43.6%)	86 (23.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$9,051			$1,060			$7,991	10.6	15.8	972	49
510267002210	1022	Tanners Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1335 Longdale Dr	Norfolk	23513	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 852-4555	530	38	13.9	98.1%	39 (7.4%)	328 (61.9%)	104 (19.6%)	18 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.0%)	$7,645			$513			$7,132	10.5	3.8	1088	66
510271000555	1023	Kiptopeke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	24023 Fairview Rd	Cape Charles	23310	Northampton County	Northampton County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 678-5151	351	30	11.7	99.7%	115 (32.8%)	147 (41.9%)	70 (19.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$10,100			$1,839			$8,261	10.3	15.1	978	45
510267001126	1024	Oceanair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Dudley Avenue	Norfolk	23503	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 531-3095	435	33	13.1	97.2%	78 (17.9%)	194 (44.6%)	113 (26.0%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.5%)	$8,163			$469			$7,693	10.2	14.8	982	42
510186000787	1025	Waterman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	451 Chicago Ave	Harrisonburg	22802	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 434-8352	530	43	12.3	78.9%	134 (25.3%)	34 (6.4%)	324 (61.1%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	$9,430			$659			$8,771	10	5.7	1073	48
510324001400	1026	Southampton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3333 Cheverly Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 320-2434	432	19	22.7	98.4%	35 (8.1%)	308 (71.3%)	53 (12.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.6%)	$9,532			$497			$9,035	9.9	14.9	980	46
510207000880	1027	Lawson-Marriott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1599 Newtown Rd	Saint Stephens Church	23148	King and Queen County	King and Queen County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 769-3116	311	19	16.8	108.0%	111 (35.7%)	109 (35.0%)	32 (10.3%)	8 (2.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (14.8%)	$7,724			$626			$7,098	9.9	29.7	844	183
510330002217	1028	Preston Park Elementary	Public	K-5	3142 Preston Avenue NW	Roanoke	24012	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2996	505	32	15.7	102.4%	77 (15.2%)	88 (17.4%)	281 (55.6%)	27 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	25 (5.0%)	$8,941			$834			$8,107	9.7	13.1	997	31
510126000472	1029	Forestdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6530 Elder Ave	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 313-4300	563	45	12.5	63.1%	127 (22.6%)	87 (15.5%)	243 (43.2%)	85 (15.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	$13,889			$527			$13,362	9.7	11.3	1014	15
510126000543	1030	Mount Vernon Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4015 Fielding St	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 619-2800	574	44	13.1	76.8%	24 (4.2%)	147 (25.6%)	343 (59.8%)	42 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.3%)	$12,970			$1,022			$11,948	9.7	10.9	1016	14

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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.