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)
510165000683	561	Byrd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2704 Hadensville Fife Rd	Goochland	23063	Goochland County	Goochland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 556-5380	320	26	12.3	48.4%	223 (69.7%)	59 (18.4%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	$11,293			$1,296			$9,997	54.7	55.8	540	21
510183000769	562	Elmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12007 Cedar Lane	Ashland	23005	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 365-8100	395	32	12.3	49.4%	228 (57.7%)	42 (10.6%)	97 (24.6%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$12,823			$2,281			$10,542	54.5	59	494	68
510300001239	563	Churchland Elementary	Public	K-6	5601 Michael Ln	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 686-2523	767	43	17.8	98.3%	257 (33.5%)	358 (46.7%)	68 (8.9%)	12 (1.6%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (8.6%)	$9,878			$162			$9,716	54.5	56.7	526	37
510387001732	564	Ressie Jeffries Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 East Criser Road	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 636-6824	639	38	16.7	65.9%	487 (76.2%)	38 (5.9%)	52 (8.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (8.6%)	$8,017			$792			$7,225	54.5	57.6	515	49
510337001479	565	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Central Road	Lexington	24450	Lexington city	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 463-4500	452	37	12.2	69.7%	394 (87.2%)	13 (2.9%)	22 (4.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$8,234			$1,335			$6,899	54.5	52.7	583	18
510210000884	566	Potomac Elementary	Public	K-5	16495 15th Street	Dahlgren	22448	King George County	King George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 663-3322	533	36	14.8	29.6%	343 (64.4%)	73 (13.7%)	44 (8.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.9%)	$7,944			$371			$7,573	54.4	72.4	305	261
510192000857	567	Sanville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19 Sanville School Rd	Bassett	24055	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 629-5301	238	19	12.8	92.4%	178 (74.8%)	12 (5.0%)	31 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.1%)	$9,967			$1,753			$8,215	54.2	40.4	714	147
510384001687	568	Green Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Green Garden Circle	Virginia Beach	23453	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2560	321	34	9.3	66.4%	78 (24.3%)	124 (38.6%)	54 (16.8%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (13.4%)	$17,366			$2,345			$15,021	54.2	47.2	639	71
510081000286	569	Crestwood Intermediate	Public	3-5	1240 Great Bridge Blvd	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 494-7565	705	46	15.2	91.1%	169 (24.0%)	338 (47.9%)	97 (13.8%)	24 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.4%)	$9,099			$1,144			$7,955	54.1	44.8	666	97
510012000041	570	George Mason Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Cameron Mills Rd	Alexandria	22302	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 706-4470	320	25	13	35.9%	166 (51.9%)	11 (3.4%)	122 (38.1%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$14,543			$00			$14,543	54.1	49.3	617	47

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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