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)
510126001842	201	Terra Centre Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6000 Burke Centre Pkwy	Burke	22015	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 249-1400	629	43	14.8	12.6%	386 (61.4%)	25 (4.0%)	79 (12.6%)	75 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (10.0%)	$11,618			$356			$11,262	81	84.2	132	69
510225002832	202	Buffalo Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42190 Seven Hills Drive	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 722-2780	815	63	12.9	10.1%	238 (29.2%)	66 (8.1%)	52 (6.4%)	393 (48.2%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.1%)	$11,482			$265			$11,218	80.9	84.6	129	73
510126002063	203	Lees Corner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13500 Hollinger Ave	Fairfax	22033	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 227-3500	594	40	14.7	16.8%	242 (40.7%)	29 (4.9%)	76 (12.8%)	187 (31.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.9%)	$11,405			$208			$11,197	80.8	80.3	203
510384002139	204	Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3961 Salem Lakes Blvd	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3680	556	32	17.2	36.0%	167 (30.0%)	113 (20.3%)	78 (14.0%)	135 (24.3%)	8 (1.4%)	4 (0.7%)	51 (9.2%)	$12,454			$608			$11,846	80.8	68.2	370	166
510225003086	205	Hovatter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	41135 collaboration drive	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 367-4120	933	62	14.9	3.1%	544 (58.3%)	46 (4.9%)	63 (6.8%)	207 (22.2%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.8%)								80.8	83.5	144	61
510384001656	206	Christopher Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2828 Pleasant Acres Dr	Virginia Beach	23453	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2240	632	41	15.5	33.2%	334 (52.8%)	57 (9.0%)	116 (18.4%)	32 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	83 (13.1%)	$11,609			$648			$10,961	80.8	79	224	18
510075002005	207	Eureka Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Eureka School Rd	Keysville	23947	Charlotte County	Charlotte County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 736-8458	425	31	13.7	86.4%	264 (62.1%)	91 (21.4%)	23 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.1%)	$6,572			$814			$5,758	80.7	80.4	200	7
510252001023	208	Gilbert Linkous Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	813 Toms Creek Rd	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5726	329	26	12.6	24.0%	219 (66.6%)	17 (5.2%)	25 (7.6%)	48 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$8,971			$367			$8,603	80.6	70.6	335	127
510126001843	209	White Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6130 Shiplett Blvd	Burke	22015	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 923-1400	718	47	15.3	23.5%	306 (42.6%)	59 (8.2%)	141 (19.6%)	137 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (10.2%)	$9,653			$162			$9,491	80.6	82.2	170	39
510126000548	210	Oak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5004 Sideburn Rd	Fairfax	22032	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 764-7100	764	44	17.4	8.6%	441 (57.7%)	34 (4.5%)	86 (11.3%)	118 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (11.0%)	$9,807			$191			$9,616	80.6	87.1	91	119

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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:

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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.