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)
510288001185	321	Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	5135 Ararat Hwy	Ararat	24053	Patrick County	Patrick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 251-5271	235	19	12.3	82.6%	201 (85.5%)	2 (0.9%)	25 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$7,071			$1,001			$6,070	72.2	74.5	275	46
510313001300	322	George G. Tyler Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14500 John Marshall Hwy	Gainesville	20155	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 754-7181	449	26	17.1	30.7%	193 (43.0%)	50 (11.1%)	85 (18.9%)	82 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	$8,692			$217			$8,474	72.1	70.9	333	11
510165000685	323	Goochland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3150 River Road West	Goochland	23063	Goochland County	Goochland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 556-5321	387	29	13.3	30.0%	299 (77.3%)	41 (10.6%)	21 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	$10,769			$657			$10,112	72	72.6	302	21
510225000926	324	Lucketts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14550 James Monroe Hwy	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2070	270	22	12.5	28.1%	138 (51.1%)	18 (6.7%)	68 (25.2%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (11.1%)	$21,999			$258			$21,741	71.9	53.5	568	244
510333001456	325	Glenvar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4507 Malus Dr	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6540	347	26	13.6	41.2%	298 (85.9%)	14 (4.0%)	13 (3.7%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$8,471			$122			$8,349	71.9	65.5	407	82
510183001996	326	South Anna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13122 Waltons Tavern Road	Montpelier	23192	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 883-6089	454	29	15.6	28.4%	362 (79.7%)	29 (6.4%)	39 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	$9,845			$284			$9,561	71.8	78.5	229	97
510169000693	327	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2323 Fairview Rd	Galax	24333	Galax city	Grayson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 236-2365	155	16	9.8	87.7%	128 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	$9,599			$2,022			$7,577	71.5	79.7	213	114
510366001634	328	Winding Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	475 Winding Creek Rd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6400	840	46	18.2	32.5%	321 (38.2%)	196 (23.3%)	179 (21.3%)	65 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (9.2%)	$7,461			$216			$7,245	71.4	67.4	379	51
510313001312	329	Occoquan Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12915 Occoquan Rd	Woodbridge	22192	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 494-2195	624	40	15.5	64.9%	107 (17.1%)	125 (20.0%)	285 (45.7%)	73 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.3%)	$9,644			$668			$8,976	71.3	69.2	352	23
510126000490	330	Gunston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10100 Gunston Rd	Lorton	22079	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 541-3600	555	36	15.4	38.4%	167 (30.1%)	144 (25.9%)	112 (20.2%)	95 (17.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	$11,202			$408			$10,794	71.3	74.9	270	60

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.