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)
510384002107	841	Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4180 O'Hare Dr	Virginia Beach	23453	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-3280	456	43	10.5	84.6%	79 (17.3%)	217 (47.6%)	71 (15.6%)	30 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (12.7%)	$14,928			$2,312			$12,616	30.3	38.2	744	97
510078000276	842	Jackson-Via Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	508 Harris Road	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2416	351	29	12.1	110.0%	112 (31.9%)	99 (28.2%)	57 (16.2%)	29 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (15.1%)	$13,452			$1,264			$12,188	30.3	28.9	855	13
510105002748	843	Yowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Yowell Drive	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 825-9484	675	40	16.8	46.1%	247 (36.6%)	91 (13.5%)	259 (38.4%)	8 (1.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (9.3%)	$7,807			$218			$7,589	30.1	29.1	854	11
510364001591	844	Spotsylvania Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 N Roxbury Mill Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-5445	593	27	21.9	42.3%	315 (53.1%)	109 (18.4%)	97 (16.4%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (9.4%)	$8,644			$352			$8,291	30.1	41.2	707	137
510189000826	845	Seven Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Beulah Rd	Sandston	23150	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 328-4065	425	28	15.1	94.4%	144 (33.9%)	199 (46.8%)	36 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.2%)	$11,193			$587			$10,606	29.9	29.2	852	7
510313001285	846	Bel Air Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14151 Ferndale Road	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 670-4050	418	33	12.7	87.6%	32 (7.7%)	43 (10.3%)	297 (71.1%)	34 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$11,572			$1,026			$10,545	29.9	33.7	806	40
510384001711	847	Point O' View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 Parliament Dr	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-3440	733	53	13.9	93.9%	141 (19.2%)	254 (34.7%)	224 (30.6%)	23 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	86 (11.7%)	$12,706			$1,578			$11,128	29.6	23	908	61
510189002788	848	Harvie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Harvie Road	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 343-7010	530	38	13.9	92.5%	7 (1.3%)	477 (90.0%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.0%)	$9,472			$1,392			$8,080	29.3	33.8	805	43
510371001613	849	Booker T. Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	204 Walnut Street	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 934-6226	342	23	14.8	68.4%	39 (11.4%)	263 (76.9%)	21 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	$13,146			$3,214			$9,931	29.3	30.5	838	11
510371001895	850	Mack Benn Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1253 Nansemond Pkwy	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 934-6224	704	44	16	68.5%	93 (13.2%)	501 (71.2%)	69 (9.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.1%)	$8,463			$1,216			$7,248	29.3	25.8	881	31

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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:

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

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.