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)
510126000438	301	Bush Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5927 Westchester St	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 924-5600	670	49	13.6	27.8%	277 (41.3%)	127 (19.0%)	146 (21.8%)	71 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.3%)	$12,273			$249			$12,024	73.5	67.5	377	76
510225000936	302	Waterford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15513 Loyalty Rd	Waterford	20197	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2460	247	18	13.5	3.6%	199 (80.6%)	5 (2.0%)	15 (6.1%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.3%)	$21,781			$428			$21,353	73.5	73	295	7
510384001716	303	Shelton Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Shelton Rd	Virginia Beach	23455	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3760	426	32	13.3	45.1%	201 (47.2%)	59 (13.8%)	78 (18.3%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	67 (15.7%)	$15,717			$1,643			$14,073	73.5	68.5	363	60
510288001191	304	Stuart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	314 Staples Ave	Stuart	24171	Patrick County	Patrick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 694-7139	380	24	15.8	80.8%	300 (78.9%)	20 (5.3%)	31 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.6%)	$7,493			$791			$6,702	73.4	81.6	181	123
510126000519	305	Laurel Ridge Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	10110 Commonwealth Blvd	Fairfax	22032	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 426-3700	787	57	13.9	6.9%	480 (61.0%)	36 (4.6%)	157 (19.9%)	66 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.0%)	$12,127			$235			$11,892	73.3	80.7	196	109
510384001727	306	Windsor Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	233 Presidential Blvd	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4160	426	34	12.4	54.2%	205 (48.1%)	64 (15.0%)	81 (19.0%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	57 (13.4%)	$16,512			$993			$15,518	73.3	81.5	184	122
510384001708	307	Pembroke Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Cathedral Dr	Virginia Beach	23455	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3360	497	35	14.3	47.1%	224 (45.1%)	120 (24.1%)	73 (14.7%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.5%)	$12,623			$805			$11,818	73.1	60.4	475	168
510162001616	308	Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2991 Hickory Fork Rd	Gloucester	23061	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 693-2360	498	37	13.4	66.5%	391 (78.5%)	19 (3.8%)	24 (4.8%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.8%)	$8,039			$672			$7,368	73.1	68.4	367	59
510084000346	309	Robious Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Robious Crossing Dr.	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2500	662	45	14.7	21.0%	474 (71.6%)	51 (7.7%)	68 (10.3%)	22 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (6.9%)	$6,495			$47			$6,448	72.9	73.4	287	22
510084000331	310	Greenfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10751 Savoy Rd.	Richmond	23235	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 560-2720	462	34	13.5	33.1%	281 (60.8%)	59 (12.8%)	58 (12.6%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.6%)	$6,847			$192			$6,655	72.9	80.1	207	103

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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