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)
510384001701	521	Lynnhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Dillon Dr	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-3000	373	34	10.9	92.5%	108 (29.0%)	139 (37.3%)	58 (15.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (16.9%)	$14,796			$2,120			$12,677	57.3	63.4	426	95
510126002058	522	Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11900 Lake Newport Rd	Reston	20194	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 375-4800	365	33	10.9	18.9%	227 (62.2%)	29 (7.9%)	53 (14.5%)	29 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	$17,191			$362			$16,829	57.2	56.9	522
510210000881	523	King George Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10381 Ridge Road	King George	22485	King George County	King George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 775-5411	733	54	13.5	45.8%	450 (61.4%)	109 (14.9%)	68 (9.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (13.8%)	$8,791			$389			$8,402	57.2	45.6	657	134
510384001689	524	Holland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3340 Holland Rd	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2640	458	38	11.9	100.2%	97 (21.2%)	191 (41.7%)	82 (17.9%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (14.2%)	$13,985			$2,215			$11,769	57.1	59.1	493	31
510366002084	525	Garrisonville Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Wood Dr	Stafford	22556	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6260	752	45	16.7	38.3%	324 (43.1%)	109 (14.5%)	226 (30.1%)	26 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	56 (7.4%)	$9,733			$241			$9,492	56.8	66.9	385	140
510339002310	526	Peak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	641 Lawyer Rd.	Penn Laird	22846	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 289-7510	536	35	15.3	44.2%	323 (60.3%)	13 (2.4%)	165 (30.8%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$8,091			$405			$7,685	56.7	58.1	505	21
510321001347	527	Rappahannock County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	34 Schoolhouse Road	Washington	22747	Rappahannock County	Rappahannock County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 227-0200	466	37	12.5	66.1%	387 (83.0%)	7 (1.5%)	46 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$10,954			$690			$10,264	56.7	45.1	663	136
510369001604	528	Bessie Weller Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Greenville Ave	Staunton	24401	Staunton city	Staunton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 332-3940	377	31	12.1	81.4%	191 (50.7%)	67 (17.8%)	46 (12.2%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (17.2%)	$8,980			$1,573			$7,407	56.6	53.4	570	42
510300001242	529	Churchland Primary & Intermediate	Public	K-6	5700 Hedgerow Ln	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 686-2519	511	31	16.4	99.4%	67 (13.1%)	372 (72.8%)	33 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	$6,268			$451			$5,818	56.6	53.3	571	42
510346002047	530	East Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1765 Boulevard	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 375-7001	366	28	13	85.8%	174 (47.5%)	60 (16.4%)	88 (24.0%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.0%)	$8,522			$970			$7,553	56.5	66.3	395	135

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.