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)
510084000462	151	Alberta Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13200 Bailey Bridge Rd	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6295	626	39	16	33.5%	357 (57.0%)	109 (17.4%)	87 (13.9%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.1%)	$7,313			$287			$7,026	83.1	82.6	161	10
510313002851	152	Piney Branch Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8301 Linton Hall Road	Bristow	20136	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 261-5300	766	46	16.8	18.9%	382 (49.9%)	59 (7.7%)	115 (15.0%)	137 (17.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	69 (9.0%)	$7,962			$140			$7,822	83	83	157	5
510126000487	153	Greenbriar West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13300 Poplar Tree Rd	Fairfax	22033	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 633-6700	639	42	15.2	19.4%	229 (35.8%)	31 (4.9%)	67 (10.5%)	269 (42.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.4%)	$9,462			$187			$9,275	82.8	80.8	195	42
510415001822	154	Waller Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	314 Waller Mill Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 220-4060	364			44.2%	208 (57.1%)	58 (15.9%)	46 (12.6%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (11.8%)	$9,440			$724			$8,716	82.8	83.6	141	13
510183002535	155	Pole Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8393 Pole Green Park Ln	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 365-4700	534	38	14	18.5%	377 (70.6%)	41 (7.7%)	34 (6.4%)	23 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.9%)	$9,037			$367			$8,669	82.8	86.4	102	53
510126000529	156	Archer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	324 Nutley St NW	Vienna	22180	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 937-6200	519	36	14.4	13.1%	261 (50.3%)	3 (0.6%)	71 (13.7%)	134 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.6%)	$10,846			$423			$10,423	82.8	89.5	53	103
510225002287	157	John W. Tolbert Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	691 Potomac Station Dr NE	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2870	626	46	13.7	24.3%	306 (48.9%)	53 (8.5%)	107 (17.1%)	114 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.0%)	$15,743			$234			$15,510	82.8	79.7	214	57
510384001671	158	Alanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 Stephens Rd	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2000	629	47	13.3	45.6%	349 (55.5%)	137 (21.8%)	63 (10.0%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	62 (9.9%)	$12,476			$1,075			$11,401	82.7	78.5	230	72
510346002044	159	G.W. Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Fourth St	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 387-2492	432	33	13.2	73.1%	267 (61.8%)	111 (25.7%)	29 (6.7%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	$9,017			$1,119			$7,898	82.7	56.3	533	374
510084001835	160	W.W. Gordon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11701 Gordon School Rd.	Richmond	23236	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2410	577	36	16	15.4%	438 (75.9%)	42 (7.3%)	47 (8.1%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.2%)	$7,242			$181			$7,061	82.7	83.2	150	10

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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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Educational resources:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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