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)
510252001025	351	Margaret Beeks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	709 Airport Rd	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5700	313	27	11.5	36.4%	228 (72.8%)	20 (6.4%)	23 (7.3%)	21 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	$8,541			$49			$8,493	70.2	81.5	182	169
510012000047	352	Lyles-Crouch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	530 S St Asaph St	Alexandria	22314	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 706-4430	434	27	16	21.7%	212 (48.8%)	100 (23.0%)	56 (12.9%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (12.4%)	$13,693			$00			$13,693	70.1	72.6	301	51
510390001750	353	Valley Institute Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4350 Gate City Highway	Bristol	24202	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 642-5500	270	25	11	75.6%	248 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	$9,432			$733			$8,699	70.1	68.3	368	15
510381001657	354	Tazewell Intermediate	Public	3-5	1253 West Riverside Drive	North Tazewell	24630	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 988-4510	364	22	16.9	85.7%	314 (86.3%)	16 (4.4%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	$6,468			$1,334			$5,134	70.1	80.1	208	146
510252001859	355	Auburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1760 Auburn School Dr.	Riner	24149	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 381-6521	561	37	15.1	48.3%	511 (91.1%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	$7,247			$709			$6,539	70.1	56.8	524	169
510371001475	356	Northern Shores Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 Respass Beach Rd	Suffolk	23435	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 923-4169	837	46	18.1	68.8%	274 (32.7%)	352 (42.1%)	89 (10.6%)	40 (4.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (9.2%)	$6,673			$582			$6,091	70.1	63.1	429	73
510415001824	357	Yorktown Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	131 Siege Ln	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(757) 898-0358	598	33	18.1	58.2%	289 (48.3%)	144 (24.1%)	64 (10.7%)	18 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (13.4%)	$8,847			$371			$8,475	70.1	70.4	337	20
510069000245	358	Gladesboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7845 Snake Creek	Hillsville	24343	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 398-2493	93	9	10.1	92.5%	86 (92.5%)	2 (2.2%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	$8,685			$1,120			$7,565	69.9	86.8	95	263
510180000763	359	William Mason Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Marcella Rd	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4645	382	27	14.1	92.7%	34 (8.9%)	277 (72.5%)	16 (4.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	45 (11.8%)	$7,292			$239			$7,054	69.8	73	296	63
510126000061	360	Belvedere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6540 Columbia Pike	Falls Church	22041	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 916-6800	628	47	13.4	47.9%	184 (29.3%)	68 (10.8%)	257 (40.9%)	77 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.7%)	$13,124			$681			$12,442	69.8	62.3	444	84

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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