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)
510390001748	431	Meadowview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14050 Glenbrook Ave	Meadowview	24361	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 739-3900	551	43	12.8	88.6%	508 (92.2%)	8 (1.5%)	22 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$8,689			$1,135			$7,555	64.6	53.9	566	135
510411001809	432	Spiller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Tazewell St	Wytheville	24382	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 228-3561	624	45	13.8	72.6%	533 (85.4%)	32 (5.1%)	19 (3.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	$7,437			$1,090			$6,347	64.4	66.9	386	46
510371001615	433	Florence Bowser Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4540 Nansemond Pkwy	Suffolk	23435	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 923-4106	831	48	17.3	64.4%	339 (40.8%)	302 (36.3%)	99 (11.9%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (9.0%)	$6,772			$741			$6,031	64.4	65.7	404	29
510313001997	434	Lake Ridge Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11970 Hedges Run Dr	Woodbridge	22192	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 494-9153	699	41	16.9	48.2%	235 (33.6%)	176 (25.2%)	155 (22.2%)	71 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.7%)	$7,738			$199			$7,538	64.3	65.5	406	28
510012000039	435	Douglas MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Janneys Ln	Alexandria	22302	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 461-4190	572	34	17	41.1%	240 (42.0%)	124 (21.7%)	148 (25.9%)	29 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.1%)	$12,496			$00			$12,496	64.3	54.6	555	120
510348001529	436	Dungannon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	113 Fifth Avenue	Dungannon	24245	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 467-2281	84	10	8.4	75.0%	79 (94.0%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								64.2	62.8	433	3
510384001723	437	W.T. Cooke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Mediterranean Ave	Virginia Beach	23451	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2320	523	36	14.4	68.6%	284 (54.3%)	41 (7.8%)	118 (22.6%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	61 (11.7%)	$12,920			$727			$12,194	64.1	61.8	451	14
510411001799	438	Jackson Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4424 Fort Chiswell Road	Austinville	24312	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 699-0160	212	18	11.9	73.6%	203 (95.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$8,397			$768			$7,628	64.1	56.7	527	89
510352003011	439	Sugar Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	242 Teas Rd	Sugar Grove	24375	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 677-3311	101	11	9.3	101.0%	98 (97.0%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,685			$2,593			$9,093	63.9	59.4	488	49
510225002415	440	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	36803 Allder School Rd.	Purcellville	21032	Anne Arundel County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2550	686	50	13.7	16.3%	510 (74.3%)	22 (3.2%)	110 (16.0%)	15 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	$18,602			$381			$18,220	63.9	62.8	436	4

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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.