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)
510147002149	751	Middletown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Mustang Ln	Middletown	22645	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 869-4615	568	38	14.9	49.3%	388 (68.3%)	19 (3.3%)	114 (20.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	$8,220			$311			$7,909	37.8	36.4	768	17
510313003065	752	John D. Jenkins Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4060 Prince William Parkway	Woodbridge	22192	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(571) 343-5580	631	45	13.9	74.2%	88 (13.9%)	125 (19.8%)	290 (46.0%)	84 (13.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.2%)	$8,313			$574			$7,739	37.7	28	861	109
510135000617	753	Check Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	6810 Floyd Highway North	Check	24072	Floyd County	Floyd County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 745-9464	292	22	13.2	75.0%	269 (92.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$7,981			$947			$7,034	37.6	41	709	44
510081000304	754	Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2706 Border Road	Chesapeake	23324	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 494-7515	436	39	11.1	91.5%	32 (7.3%)	362 (83.0%)	24 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.4%)	$14,060			$1,905			$12,155	37.5	67.5	376	378
510313001292	755	Dumfries Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3990 Cameron St	Dumfries	22026	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 221-3101	467	34	13.6	75.4%	35 (7.5%)	119 (25.5%)	255 (54.6%)	34 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	$10,336			$948			$9,387	37.4	39.7	724	31
510084000325	756	Crestwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7600 Whittington Dr.	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 560-2710	580	44	13.3	81.4%	223 (38.4%)	123 (21.2%)	180 (31.0%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	$7,420			$514			$6,906	37.4	33.3	811	55
510240002617	757	Patrick Henry Elementary	Public	K-5	1810 Church Street Ext.	Martinsville	24112	Martinsville city	Martinsville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 403-5812	343	28	12.4	99.7%	86 (25.1%)	188 (54.8%)	41 (12.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	20 (5.8%)	$7,861			$1,046			$6,815	37.3	19.2	944	187
510384002085	758	Birdneck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	957 S Birdneck Rd	Virginia Beach	23451	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2120	646	52	12.3	76.5%	236 (36.5%)	204 (31.6%)	119 (18.4%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	75 (11.6%)	$13,969			$2,054			$11,915	37.3	21.9	925	167
510030000137	759	Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	127 Woodrow Wilson Ave	Fishersville	22939	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 245-5040	647	45	14.3	67.4%	437 (67.5%)	64 (9.9%)	67 (10.4%)	16 (2.5%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.7%)	$9,444			$1,069			$8,375	37.3	37.1	759
510117000417	760	Southside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10305 Boydton Plank Rd	Dinwiddie	23841	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 469-4480	523	35	14.9	75.5%	206 (39.4%)	204 (39.0%)	71 (13.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	$9,698			$825			$8,873	37.2	42.7	695	65

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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