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)
510126000448	41	Chesterbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1753 Kirby Rd	Mclean	22101	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 714-8200	527	36	14.6	1.9%	345 (65.5%)	8 (1.5%)	48 (9.1%)	83 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.2%)	$9,195			$297			$8,898	90.5	92.5	23	18
510384002168	42	Red Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1860 Sandbridge Rd	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3560	566	38	14.7	13.6%	422 (74.6%)	26 (4.6%)	48 (8.5%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.8%)	$12,001			$709			$11,292	90.3	91	42
510348001533	43	Hilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	303 Academy Rd.	Hiltons	24258	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 386-7430	130	14	9.4	80.8%	124 (95.4%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$12,023			$1,708			$10,315	90.2	73.6	283	240
510126000586	44	Westbriar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1741 Pine Valley Dr	Vienna	22182	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 937-1700	812	48	16.9	10.0%	315 (38.8%)	35 (4.3%)	63 (7.8%)	330 (40.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.0%)	$9,071			$115			$8,956	90.1	91.7	26	18
510222000905	45	Harrington Waddell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Pendleton Place	Lexington	24450	Lexington city	Lexington City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 463-5353	324	24	13.5	31.5%	254 (78.4%)	18 (5.6%)	17 (5.2%)	10 (3.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.2%)	$8,513			$469			$8,044	90.1	90.8	44	1
510027003006	46	Discovery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5241 36th Street North	Arlington	22207	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 288-2685	523	37	14.1	2.9%	377 (72.1%)	4 (0.8%)	47 (9.0%)	27 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.6%)	$11,419			$00			$11,419	90	87.4	82	36
510225003060	47	Waxpool Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42560 Black Angus Drive	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 367-4220	702	53	13.2	9.3%	174 (24.8%)	47 (6.7%)	31 (4.4%)	387 (55.1%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.7%)	$13,407			$494			$12,913	90	91.1	40	7
510294001219	48	John L. Hurt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Prospect Rd	Hurt	24563	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 630-1812	248	20	12.4	81.9%	174 (70.2%)	54 (21.8%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$9,038			$518			$8,520	89.8	83.1	153	105
510081001483	49	Cedar Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1605 Cedar Rd	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 547-0166	924	51	18.2	16.5%	578 (62.6%)	84 (9.1%)	103 (11.1%)	60 (6.5%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	92 (10.0%)	$9,359			$533			$8,826	89.7	89.4	54	5
510313002968	50	Haymarket Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	15500 Learning Lane	Haymarket	20169	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 468-2800	923	48	19.1	18.7%	434 (47.0%)	97 (10.5%)	115 (12.5%)	187 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	87 (9.4%)	$7,493			$208			$7,285	89.7	85.6	114	64

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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.