Best Elementary Schools in Virginia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SOL test scores by the Virginia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, August 25, 2024.

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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)
510126000464	251	Fairfax Villa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10900 Santa Clara Dr	Fairfax	22030	Fairfax city	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 267-2800	519	40	13.1	26.2%	200 (38.5%)	26 (5.0%)	111 (21.4%)	130 (25.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.4%)	$12,949			$208			$12,741	77.5	75.4	261	10
510162002065	252	Petsworth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10658 Geo Washington Mem Hwy	Gloucester	23061	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 693-6161	382	29	13.1	65.4%	293 (76.7%)	16 (4.2%)	42 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	$10,589			$815			$9,775	77.3	52.8	580	328
510352001564	253	Rich Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	196 Long Hollow Rd	Saltville	24370	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 624-3314	130	11	11.5	91.5%	129 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,365			$1,801			$8,565	77.3	57	520	267
510132002185	254	C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4416 Broad Run Church Rd	New Baltimore	20187	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 422-7650	499	32	15.5	17.4%	366 (73.3%)	16 (3.2%)	58 (11.6%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.2%)	$8,921			$00			$8,921	77.3	70	341	87
510162000679	255	Botetourt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6361 Main Street	Gloucester	23061	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 693-2151	546	37	14.7	46.7%	405 (74.2%)	46 (8.4%)	36 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.7%)	$7,318			$425			$6,893	77	69.8	348	93
510183002506	256	Kersey Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10004 Learning Lane	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-3440	701	44	15.9	13.0%	557 (79.5%)	57 (8.1%)	26 (3.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.0%)	$8,355			$469			$7,886	77	77.7	239	17
510330001420	257	Grandin Court Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2815 Spessard Ave SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2867	370	27	13.8	99.7%	280 (75.7%)	50 (13.5%)	17 (4.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.1%)	$9,201			$1,459			$7,742	77	83.8	137	120
510144000641	258	Lee M. Waid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	540 E Court Street	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5736	412	32	12.8	74.3%	225 (54.6%)	77 (18.7%)	51 (12.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.3%)	$12,005			$1,562			$10,443	76.9	80.2	204	54
510384002220	259	Glenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2213 Round Hill Dr	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2520	986	63	15.6	44.3%	383 (38.8%)	199 (20.2%)	152 (15.4%)	118 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	125 (12.7%)	$11,192			$728			$10,464	76.8	76.9	246	13
510132002786	260	Greenville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7389 Academic Avenue	Nokesville	20181	Prince William County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 422-7570	500	29	17.2	12.0%	396 (79.2%)	15 (3.0%)	44 (8.8%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	$8,665			$00			$8,665	76.7	66.2	396	136

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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.
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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.