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)
510126000480	801	Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7101 Old Keene Mill Rd	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 923-2900	315	25	12.4	73.0%	54 (17.1%)	30 (9.5%)	116 (36.8%)	100 (31.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$14,165			$987			$13,178	33.3	35.2	784	17
510405003024	802	John Kerr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	427 Meadow Branch Ave	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Winchester City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 662-3945	526	38	13.7	77.0%	215 (40.9%)	50 (9.5%)	196 (37.3%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.5%)	$10,474			$1,393			$9,081	33.3	29.6	845	43
510120000421	803	Tappahannock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	205 Elementary School Circle	Tappahannock	22560	Essex County	Essex County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 443-5301	334	29	11.5	114.7%	102 (30.5%)	160 (47.9%)	18 (5.4%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.9%)	$10,591			$1,686			$8,905	33.1			(n/a)
510225001158	804	Potowmack Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	46465 Esterbrook Pkwy	Sterling	20165	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 434-3270	530	46	11.6	54.7%	155 (29.2%)	43 (8.1%)	227 (42.8%)	61 (11.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.5%)	$17,137			$242			$16,894	33	39.3	731	73
510371002777	805	Hillpoint Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Hillpoint Rd	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 925-6750	737	46	16	64.9%	164 (22.3%)	426 (57.8%)	58 (7.9%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (10.0%)	$7,945			$794			$7,151	32.6	32.2	824	19
510225002864	806	Frederick Douglass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Principal Drummond Way SE	Leesburg	20175	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-1920	549	55	9.9	58.8%	183 (33.3%)	59 (10.7%)	210 (38.3%)	68 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.1%)	$18,624			$351			$18,273	32.6	27.5	865	59
510027001900	807	Hoffman-Boston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 S Queen St	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 228-5845	565	57	9.9	46.5%	137 (24.2%)	115 (20.4%)	142 (25.1%)	129 (22.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	$18,738			$528			$18,210	32.3	34.1	800	7
510339000954	808	South River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Elm Ave	Grottoes	24441	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 249-4001	316	22	14.6	51.6%	232 (73.4%)	15 (4.7%)	50 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	$9,161			$676			$8,486	32.3	15.2	977	169
510147000659	809	Stonewall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3165 Martinsburg Pike	Clear Brook	22624	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 662-2289	369	31	12	69.1%	227 (61.5%)	5 (1.4%)	127 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$10,094			$952			$9,143	32	26.9	873	64
510313002456	810	Suella G. Ellis Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10400 Kim Graham Lane	Manassas	20109	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 365-0287	491	34	14.6	84.1%	54 (11.0%)	79 (16.1%)	280 (57.0%)	50 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	$10,527			$1,015			$9,512	31.9	32.3	822	12

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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.