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)
510313002198	891	River Oaks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14800 Darbydale Avenue	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 441-0050	662	45	14.8	80.1%	47 (7.1%)	316 (47.7%)	187 (28.2%)	65 (9.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.6%)	$9,434			$779			$8,655	25.6	36.8	762	129
510084001086	892	Marguerite F. Christian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14801 Woods Edge Rd.	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 530-5733	592	48	12.2	80.4%	169 (28.5%)	267 (45.1%)	105 (17.7%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.1%)	$7,458			$354			$7,104	25.4	21.2	931	39
510177000720	893	Sydnor Jennings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Sydnor Jennings Rd	Nathalie	24577	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 349-1013	192	18	10.5	92.2%	104 (54.2%)	60 (31.3%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (10.9%)	$10,865			$1,078			$9,787	25.4	24.7	890	3
510339002163	894	Lacey Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8621 North Valley Pike	Harrisonburg	22802	Harrisonburg city	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 433-7819	229	18	12.7	53.7%	180 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (15.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	$9,778			$955			$8,823	25.3	9.4	1034	140
510330001428	895	Roanoke Academy For Mathematics & Science Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1616 Nineteenth Street NW	Roanoke	24017	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2751	392	41	9.6	108.9%	42 (10.7%)	252 (64.3%)	60 (15.3%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.1%)	$13,506			$1,973			$11,533	25.3	17.6	958	63
510126002335	896	Lorton Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9298 Lewis Chapel Rd.	Lorton	22079	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 642-6000	707	45	15.7	55.2%	126 (17.8%)	245 (34.7%)	190 (26.9%)	108 (15.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.1%)	$11,013			$658			$10,355	25.2	34	802	94
510054002870	897	Buckingham County Elementary	Public	3-5	40 Frank Harris Raod	Dillwyn	23936	Buckingham County	Buckingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 505-0000	417			92.3%	223 (53.5%)	134 (32.1%)	24 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	$8,363			$1,537			$6,826	25.1	15.9	970	73
510324001389	898	Overby-Sheppard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 1st Ave	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 329-2515	268	21	12.7	97.8%	11 (4.1%)	233 (86.9%)	10 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$11,772			$1,095			$10,678	25.1	8.2	1044	146
510078000266	899	Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1645 Cherry Avenue	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2417	322	27	11.9	78.3%	106 (32.9%)	110 (34.2%)	33 (10.2%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (19.6%)	$12,908			$1,636			$11,272	25.1	35	787	112
510313001317	900	R. Dean Kilby Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1800 Horner Rd.	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 494-6677	679	50	13.5	86.0%	42 (6.2%)	121 (17.8%)	439 (64.7%)	53 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.2%)	$9,885			$986			$8,899	25	22.6	910	10

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.