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)
510189002953	51	David A. Kaechele Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5680 Pouncey Tract Road	Glen Allen	23059	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 364-8080	493	34	14.7	13.0%	213 (43.2%)	42 (8.5%)	16 (3.2%)	192 (38.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)								89.7	91	41	10
510313002585	52	Glenkirk Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8584 Sedge Wren Drive	Gainesville	20155	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 753-1702	612	38	16	12.1%	320 (52.3%)	46 (7.5%)	64 (10.5%)	129 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.7%)	$8,898			$229			$8,669	89.7	91.3	31	21
510313002418	53	Pennington Traditional	Public, Magnet	1-8	9305 Stonewall Rd.	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 369-6644	654	38	17.4	28.0%	182 (27.8%)	153 (23.4%)	112 (17.1%)	165 (25.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.0%)	$7,256			$145			$7,111	89.6	90.9	43	10
510027000108	54	Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 N Stuart St	Arlington	22207	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-6275	539	57	9.4	8.0%	346 (64.2%)	24 (4.5%)	60 (11.1%)	42 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (12.1%)	$11,658			$77			$11,581	89.6	85.7	110	56
510126000469	55	Flint Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2444 Flint Hill Rd	Vienna	22181	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 242-6100	616	41	15.2	7.1%	415 (67.4%)	8 (1.3%)	54 (8.8%)	88 (14.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.6%)	$9,476			$312			$9,163	89.4	91.2	35	20
510189000133	56	Shady Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12200 Wyndham Lake Dr	Glen Allen	23059	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 360-0825	591	37	15.9	9.5%	299 (50.6%)	32 (5.4%)	30 (5.1%)	192 (32.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.9%)	$8,932			$740			$8,192	89.3	91.3	30	26
510384000443	57	Strawbridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2553 Strawbridge Rd	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3800	620	34	18.1	21.1%	428 (69.0%)	32 (5.2%)	77 (12.4%)	31 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.2%)	$11,715			$523			$11,192	89.2	83.4	145	88
510313002787	58	Samuel L. Gravely Junior Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4670 Waverly Farm Drive	Haymarket	20169	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 248-4930	794	43	18.3	12.7%	510 (64.2%)	45 (5.7%)	117 (14.7%)	45 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (9.3%)	$7,560			$97			$7,464	88.8	85.6	115	57
510081000456	59	Great Bridge Intermediate	Public	3-5	253 West Hanbury Rd	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 482-4405	698	37	19.1	19.3%	506 (72.5%)	64 (9.2%)	62 (8.9%)	16 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.9%)	$8,356			$233			$8,123	88.7	89.2	58	1
510408001793	60	Union Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	2945 Second Avenue East	Big Stone Gap	24219	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 523-4900	861	59	14.5	83.7%	777 (90.2%)	25 (2.9%)	18 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.2%)	$6,477			$1,137			$5,340	88.7	87.5	77	17

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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.