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)
510246001009	441	South Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1290 Plank Road	South Hill	23970	Mecklenburg County	Mecklenburg County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 447-8134	733	42	17.4	87.6%	300 (40.9%)	345 (47.1%)	34 (4.6%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.2%)	$7,601			$706			$6,894	63.6	75	269	172
510339001507	442	Ottobine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8646 Waggys Creek Rd	Dayton	22821	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 879-2091	192	14	13.9	66.7%	172 (89.6%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	$10,810			$481			$10,329	63.6	46.2	650	208
510398001769	443	Washington District Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	454 Oak Grove Road	Colonial Beach	22443	Westmoreland County	Westmoreland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 224-9100	385	27	14.2	100.3%	213 (55.3%)	76 (19.7%)	60 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.8%)	$10,195			$1,376			$8,819	63.5	46.3	648	205
510033000141	444	Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	98 Panther Drive	Hot Springs	24445	Bath County	Bath County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 839-5395	175			102.3%	151 (86.3%)	11 (6.3%)	5 (2.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$11,630			$731			$10,899	63.5	51.1	602	158
510126000559	445	Ravensworth Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	5411 Nutting Dr	Springfield	22151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 426-3600	601	37	16.1	21.1%	252 (41.9%)	21 (3.5%)	188 (31.3%)	84 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.2%)	$10,730			$342			$10,388	63.4	61.7	456	11
510108000383	446	Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	60 School Rd	Cumberland	23040	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 492-4212	541	40	13.6	99.4%	275 (50.8%)	185 (34.2%)	29 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.1%)	$14,207			$2,866			$11,342	63.4	52.8	581	135
510060002528	447	Rustburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Village Hwy	Rustburg	24588	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 332-5215	461	34	13.5	75.1%	355 (77.0%)	49 (10.6%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.9%)	$7,390			$1,229			$6,160	63.3	45.3	661	214
510375002002	448	Surry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1600 Hollybush Rd	Dendron	23839	Surry County	Surry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 267-2558	271	26	10.4	87.1%	119 (43.9%)	120 (44.3%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	$11,885			$1,402			$10,483	63.3	30.4	839	391
510126000551	449	Olde Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9524 Old Creek Dr	Fairfax	22032	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 426-3100	358	36	10	18.7%	168 (46.9%)	25 (7.0%)	55 (15.4%)	83 (23.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.0%)	$15,557			$347			$15,210	63.2	58	506	57
510252001026	450	Prices Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4021 Prices Fork Rd	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 951-5736	440	33	13.3	58.0%	332 (75.5%)	13 (3.0%)	59 (13.4%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	$10,199			$682			$9,518	63.1	59.8	479	29

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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.

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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.