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)
510081000291	211	Edwin W. Chittum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2008 Dock Landing Rd	Chesapeake	23321	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 465-6300	805	49	16.5	18.9%	508 (63.1%)	128 (15.9%)	67 (8.3%)	14 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	80 (9.9%)	$9,858			$788			$9,070	80.6	82.4	166	45
510346002048	212	South Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Carolyn Rd	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2478	388	30	12.9	42.0%	308 (79.4%)	25 (6.4%)	25 (6.4%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	$8,793			$536			$8,258	80.5	85.9	107	105
510330000385	213	Crystal Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2620 Carolina Ave SW	Roanoke	24014	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2976	304	24	12.6	99.3%	240 (78.9%)	25 (8.2%)	16 (5.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	$9,994			$875			$9,119	80.5	81.8	177	36
510415001813	214	Dare Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Dare Rd	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0324	380			47.4%	250 (65.8%)	27 (7.1%)	47 (12.4%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (11.8%)	$11,363			$512			$10,851	80.3	84.2	134	80
510180000728	215	Armstrong Elementary	Public	K-5	3401 Matoaka Rd	Hampton	23661	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 727-1067	297	17	17.4	85.5%	146 (49.2%)	93 (31.3%)	24 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.1%)	$7,877			$279			$7,598	80.2	82.8	159	56
510348001534	216	Nickelsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	11415 Nickesville Hwy	Nickelsville	24271	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 479-2676	298	21	14.1	79.2%	270 (90.6%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$7,994			$963			$7,031	79.8	71.3	329	113
510333001449	217	Clearbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5205 Franklin Rd	Roanoke	24014	Roanoke city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 772-7555	324	24	13.7	36.7%	242 (74.7%)	18 (5.6%)	20 (6.2%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.3%)	$7,938			$183			$7,755	79.7	83.2	151	66
510387001729	218	A.S. Rhodes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	224 W Strasburg Rd	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 635-4556	274	17	15.8	66.1%	215 (78.5%)	9 (3.3%)	21 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.2%)	$8,089			$313			$7,776	79.7	79.8	212	6
510313001290	219	Coles Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7405 Hoadly Rd	Manassas	20112	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 791-3141	412	30	13.9	42.2%	178 (43.2%)	18 (4.4%)	174 (42.2%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.0%)	$10,550			$298			$10,252	79.6	91.2	36	183
510027003063	220	Montessori Public School Of Arlington	Public	PK, KG-5	701 S Highland Street	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-8871	499	32	15.5	27.7%	193 (38.7%)	80 (16.0%)	103 (20.6%)	59 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (12.8%)	$13,156			$00			$13,156	79.4	82	175	45

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