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)
510078002143	711	Venable Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	406 14th Street NW	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2418	306	25	12.2	40.5%	149 (48.7%)	85 (27.8%)	16 (5.2%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.7%)	$15,469			$371			$15,098	41.6	55.1	549	162
510405001778	712	Frederick Douglass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Cedarmeade Ave	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Winchester City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 662-7656	325	29	11.3	81.8%	124 (38.2%)	31 (9.5%)	140 (43.1%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.2%)	$11,408			$1,198			$10,210	41.4	40.4	715	3
510126000560	713	Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8410 Old Mount Vernon Rd	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 799-6000	732	49	14.8	73.6%	125 (17.1%)	198 (27.0%)	324 (44.3%)	56 (7.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	$12,575			$593			$11,982	41.4	35	786	73
510126000455	714	Cunningham Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1001 Park St SE	Vienna	22180	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 255-5600	436	37	11.9	31.2%	188 (43.1%)	17 (3.9%)	152 (34.9%)	43 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	31 (7.1%)	$12,559			$518			$12,042	41.3	44.6	668	46
510177002759	715	South Boston Elementary	Public	K-5	2320 Parker Avenue	South Boston	24592	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 517-2620	666	44	15.3	92.9%	206 (30.9%)	372 (55.9%)	44 (6.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (4.8%)	$6,546			$702			$5,844	41.1	26.7	875	160
510015200369	716	Jeter-Watson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	560 West Indian Valley Road	Covington	24426	Covington city	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(540) 965-1430	638	41	15.5	42.2%	490 (76.8%)	63 (9.9%)	40 (6.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.6%)								41.1	30.7	834	118
510384001700	717	Luxford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4808 Haygood Rd	Virginia Beach	23455	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2960	508	36	14	68.3%	202 (39.8%)	143 (28.1%)	81 (15.9%)	25 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (10.6%)	$12,924			$1,470			$11,454	41.1	30.7	836	119
510264002343	718	Achievable Dream Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	726 16th St.	Newport News	23607	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(757) 928-6827	582	38	15.5	91.2%	21 (3.6%)	475 (81.6%)	47 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	$8,115			$748			$7,368	41	41.9	701	17
510306001272	719	Prince Edward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	35 Eagle Dr.	Farmville	23901	Prince Edward County	Prince Edward County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 315-2110	808	59	13.6	99.8%	290 (35.9%)	418 (51.7%)	39 (4.8%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (5.7%)	$8,686			$2,191			$6,495	40.9	32.9	814	95
510147002534	720	Orchard View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4275 Middle Rd	Winchester	22602	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 869-8642	461	33	13.9	41.0%	333 (72.2%)	15 (3.3%)	73 (15.8%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.1%)	$9,014			$381			$8,634	40.8	37.1	757	37

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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:

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

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