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)
510282001172	541	Gordon-Barbour Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Baker Street	Gordonsville	22942	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 661-4500	321	27	11.8	70.1%	199 (62.0%)	46 (14.3%)	35 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.8%)	$8,500			$709			$7,792	55.7	69.9	345	196
510051001945	542	Riverview Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	27382 Riverside Drive	Grundy	24614	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 935-1613	750	54	13.8	87.7%	724 (96.5%)	5 (0.7%)	12 (1.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$6,289			$1,371			$4,918	55.7	36.7	765	223
510159001920	543	Eastern Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	6899 Virginia Ave	Pembroke	24136	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 626-7281	744	32	23.2	28.8%	555 (74.6%)	88 (11.8%)	20 (2.7%)	26 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.6%)								55.7	34.1	801	258
510333001463	544	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5901 Plantation Circle	Roanoke	24019	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 561-8175	346	28	12.5	67.9%	207 (59.8%)	43 (12.4%)	40 (11.6%)	11 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.1%)	$11,243			$900			$10,343	55.6	49.3	616	72
510258001917	545	Rockfish River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Chapel Hollow Rd	Afton	22920	Nelson County	Nelson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 361-1791	268	22	12.4	78.7%	184 (68.7%)	24 (9.0%)	50 (18.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$12,684			$624			$12,061	55.6	68.4	364	181
510126002061	546	Cub Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5301 Sully Station Dr	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 633-7500	586	50	11.7	23.7%	262 (44.7%)	40 (6.8%)	97 (16.6%)	113 (19.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (12.1%)	$12,445			$259			$12,186	55.5	71.7	321	225
510093001956	547	Colonial Beach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	102 First Street	Colonial Beach	22443	Westmoreland County	Colonial Beach Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 224-9897	360	16	22.1	80.3%	213 (59.2%)	74 (20.6%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.7%)	$7,973			$1,420			$6,553	55.5	53.2	574	27
510313001320	548	Rockledge Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2300 Mariner Ln	Woodbridge	22192	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 491-2108	510	32	16.1	54.7%	133 (26.1%)	101 (19.8%)	174 (34.1%)	74 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.3%)	$8,725			$374			$8,350	55.5	66.6	390	158
510384001707	549	Pembroke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4622 Jericho Rd	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3320	522	49	10.7	70.7%	212 (40.6%)	141 (27.0%)	78 (14.9%)	16 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	70 (13.4%)	$15,287			$894			$14,394	55.4	59.4	486	63
510225002970	550	Middleburg Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	101 North Madison Street	Middleburg	20117	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(540) 687-5048	143	11	13.6		95 (66.4%)	10 (7.0%)	11 (7.7%)	11 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.2%)	$18,484			$48			$18,437	55.4	36.9	760	210

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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