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)
510309001277	391	L.L. Beazley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Courthouse Rd	Prince George	23875	Prince George County	Prince George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 733-2745	584	41	14.2	65.4%	168 (28.8%)	262 (44.9%)	92 (15.8%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (8.9%)	$7,275			$748			$6,527	67.2	61.3	462	71
510381001652	392	Graham Intermediate	Public	2-5	808 Greever Ave	Bluefield	24605	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 326-3737	279	15	18.6	82.1%	237 (84.9%)	17 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	$7,327			$658			$6,669	67.2	78.1	233	159
510264001052	393	Hilton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	225 River Rd	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 591-4772	382	23	16.9	90.6%	196 (51.3%)	107 (28.0%)	37 (9.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.2%)	$8,381			$10			$8,370	67.2	61.5	459	66
510177000710	394	Clays Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Clays Mill School Dr	Scottsburg	24589	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 476-3022	212	20	10.7	93.9%	138 (65.1%)	56 (26.4%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$11,620			$1,323			$10,297	67.2	59.3	489	95
510402002170	395	Clara Byrd Baker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3131 Ironbound Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 221-0949	507	44	11.6	47.5%	258 (50.9%)	86 (17.0%)	84 (16.6%)	18 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (11.2%)	$10,513			$387			$10,125	67.1	66.1	398	3
510313000192	396	Montclair Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4920 Tallowwood Dr	Dumfries	22025	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 730-1072	613	39	15.7	54.3%	177 (28.9%)	154 (25.1%)	189 (30.8%)	59 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.4%)	$8,135			$238			$7,897	67	71.8	320	76
510060000219	397	Altavista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 Lynch Mill Rd	Altavista	24517	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 369-5665	500	35	14.2	74.6%	282 (56.4%)	155 (31.0%)	24 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	$7,053			$779			$6,274	67	75.2	263	134
510402002171	398	D.J. Montague Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5380 Centerville Rd	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 258-3022	514	42	12.3	47.1%	261 (50.8%)	138 (26.8%)	41 (8.0%)	16 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.1%)	$9,620			$470			$9,150	66.9	64.6	413	15
510313002159	399	Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	13540 Princedale Dr	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 680-7270	420	31	13.6	64.8%	69 (16.4%)	71 (16.9%)	216 (51.4%)	45 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$10,673			$599			$10,074	66.9	47.9	633	234
510069000247	400	Hillsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	90 Patriot Lane	Hillsville	24343	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 728-7312	472	42	11.3	85.8%	435 (92.2%)	4 (0.8%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$8,467			$910			$7,557	66.8	70.1	340	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.
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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.