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)
510126001904	721	Bull Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	15301 Lee Hwy	Centreville	20121	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 227-1400	750	50	15	41.6%	231 (30.8%)	78 (10.4%)	266 (35.5%)	140 (18.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	$10,102			$136			$9,967	40.6	38.6	739	18
510081000282	722	Camelot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Guenevere Dr	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 558-5347	498	39	12.7	96.2%	73 (14.7%)	283 (56.8%)	96 (19.3%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.0%)	$12,855			$1,366			$11,489	40.4	52.3	590	132
510096000364	723	Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Taswell Ave	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 524-3435	415	35	11.8	86.7%	191 (46.0%)	97 (23.4%)	70 (16.9%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.0%)	$11,141			$818			$10,323	40.3	37.5	748	25
510169000696	724	Independence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	915 E Main St	Independence	24348	Grayson County	Grayson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 773-2722	277	22	12.4	89.2%	220 (79.4%)	13 (4.7%)	37 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$8,441			$2,116			$6,325	40.2	62.5	440	284
510132000615	725	W.G. Coleman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4096 Zulla Road	The Plains	20198	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 422-7550	337	24	14	36.8%	209 (62.0%)	7 (2.1%)	95 (28.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	$11,082			$00			$11,082	40.1	67.6	375	350
510364001590	726	Livingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6057 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22551	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 895-5101	435	27	16.1	64.4%	313 (72.0%)	31 (7.1%)	49 (11.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.2%)	$9,544			$357			$9,186	40.1	39.6	729	3
510132002184	727	Grace Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6248 Catlett Rd	Bealeton	22712	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 422-7590	495	33	15	49.1%	204 (41.2%)	75 (15.2%)	163 (32.9%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	$9,381			$608			$8,774	40	44	677	50
510180000727	728	Alfred S. Forrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1406 Todds Ln	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 825-4627	540	34	15.8	84.8%	111 (20.6%)	317 (58.7%)	32 (5.9%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	69 (12.8%)	$8,165			$1,073			$7,092	39.8	36.5	767	39
510066000241	729	Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9075 Chance Place	Ruther Glen	22546	Caroline County	Caroline County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 448-2171	466	31	15	76.0%	206 (44.2%)	135 (29.0%)	66 (14.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.0%)	$7,913			$725			$7,188	39.8	35.1	785	56
510135000621	730	Willis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	5075 Floyd Highway S	Willis	24380	Floyd County	Floyd County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 745-9430	175	11	15.5	73.7%	144 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.1%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)	$7,696			$627			$7,070	39.7	34.4	796	66

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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.