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)
510339001503	851	McGaheysville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9508 Spotswood Trail	McGaheysville	22840	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 289-3004	248	18	13.5	44.8%	187 (75.4%)	1 (0.4%)	44 (17.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	$8,746			$465			$8,282	29.3	37.1	755	96
510126000556	852	Pine Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7607 Willow Ln	Falls Church	22042	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 226-4400	626	46	13.6	62.9%	126 (20.1%)	22 (3.5%)	370 (59.1%)	87 (13.9%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	$13,103			$702			$12,401	29.1	23.3	903	51
510030000120	853	Craigsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 East First St	Craigsville	24430	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 997-9184	146	15	9.7	100.0%	123 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	$15,771			$1,859			$13,912	29.1	24.1	895	42
510084000327	854	Ettrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20910 Chesterfield Ave.	Ettrick	23803	Petersburg city	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 520-6005	500	43	11.6	81.0%	95 (19.0%)	332 (66.4%)	41 (8.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$7,875			$556			$7,319	29	35.8	777	77
510366002106	855	Widewater Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Den Rich Rd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 658-6380	626	44	14.3	76.5%	146 (23.3%)	171 (27.3%)	227 (36.3%)	43 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.9%)	$9,232			$549			$8,683	29	33.8	803	52
510398001765	856	Cople Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7114 Cople Highway	Hague	22469	Westmoreland County	Westmoreland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 472-2081	381	27	14.1	104.5%	85 (22.3%)	198 (52.0%)	60 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.7%)	$10,149			$1,733			$8,416	28.9	22	920	64
510027000081	857	Abingdon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3035 S Abingdon St	Arlington	22206	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 228-6650	715	62	11.5	41.0%	253 (35.4%)	106 (14.8%)	232 (32.4%)	71 (9.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.9%)	$12,973			$495			$12,478	28.8	39.7	725	132
510264000358	858	Kiln Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Kiln Creek Pkwy	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7961	618	37	16.5	93.2%	123 (19.9%)	319 (51.6%)	95 (15.4%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (10.2%)	$7,923			$412			$7,511	28.7	21.9	922	64
510009000002	859	Agnor-Hurt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Berkmar Drive	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 973-5211	438	37	11.8	73.1%	148 (33.8%)	88 (20.1%)	136 (31.1%)	30 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.2%)	$11,641			$1,119			$10,521	28.5	27.2	870	11
510330001417	860	Fishburn Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3057 Colonial Ave SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2931	292	27	10.9	104.1%	118 (40.4%)	96 (32.9%)	37 (12.7%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	$11,951			$1,756			$10,195	28.5	32.3	820	40

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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.