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)
510402002556	281	Stonehouse Elementary	Public	K-5	3651 Rochambeau Dr	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 566-4300	802	52	15.4	26.1%	500 (62.3%)	116 (14.5%)	97 (12.1%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (9.0%)	$7,511			$421			$7,090	74.9	81	191	90
510294001216	282	Gretna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 Franklin Blvd South	Gretna	24557	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 630-1808	460	36	12.7	82.8%	319 (69.3%)	118 (25.7%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$7,774			$1,126			$6,648	74.9	62.8	434	152
510169002806	283	Grayson Highlands	Public	PK, KG-7	6459 Troutdale Hwy.	Troutdale	24378	Grayson County	Grayson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 579-2235	149	15	10.2	87.9%	143 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$9,651			$1,722			$7,929	74.8	83.7	139	144
510315001341	284	Snowville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4858 Lead Mine Rd	Hiwassee	24347	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 643-0766	215	16	13.6	78.1%	194 (90.2%)	5 (2.3%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$6,773			$213			$6,560	74.8	57.6	516	232
510225000930	285	Round Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17115 Evening Star Dr	Round Hill	20141	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2450	586	41	14.2	11.9%	465 (79.4%)	12 (2.0%)	57 (9.7%)	19 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	$17,445			$244			$17,201	74.8	70.8	334	49
510126000767	286	Aldrin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11375 Center Harbor Rd	Reston	20194	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 904-3800	465	42	11.1	20.2%	235 (50.5%)	32 (6.9%)	77 (16.6%)	88 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	$14,011			$452			$13,559	74.8	71.5	325	39
510360002313	287	Nottoway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13093 Ivor Rd.	Sedley	23878	Southampton County	Southampton County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 859-6539	249	16	15.3	78.7%	180 (72.3%)	49 (19.7%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.8%)	$7,824			$984			$6,840	74.7	73.2	290	3
510126000470	288	Floris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2708 Centreville Rd	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 561-2900	690	45	15.4	7.5%	197 (28.6%)	32 (4.6%)	34 (4.9%)	379 (54.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.2%)	$9,646			$68			$9,578	74.7	85.9	105	183
510384002167	289	Ocean Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1616 Upton Dr	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3200	571	37	15.5	31.3%	359 (62.9%)	57 (10.0%)	59 (10.3%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	74 (13.0%)	$11,635			$1,326			$10,309	74.6	76.5	248	41
510313001311	290	The Nokesville School	Public, Magnet	K-8	12375 Aden Road	Nokesville	20181	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 781-3040	1,202	71	17	25.0%	770 (64.1%)	43 (3.6%)	249 (20.7%)	45 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (7.7%)	$7,619			$271			$7,347	74.6	68.5	361	71

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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