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)
510027000092	31	Glebe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1770 N. Glebe Road	Arlington	22207	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-6280	530	38	14	13.2%	307 (57.9%)	27 (5.1%)	91 (17.2%)	53 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.8%)	$12,665			$62			$12,604	91.3	93.4	15	16
510342001512	32	Belfast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	646 Belfast School Rd.	Rosedale	24280	Russell County	Russell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 880-2283	140	9	16	89.3%	137 (97.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$6,127			$1,098			$5,029	91.2	84.4	130	98
510415001816	33	Mount Vernon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Mt Vernon Dr	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0480	561			36.2%	380 (67.7%)	37 (6.6%)	44 (7.8%)	52 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.4%)	$8,120			$417			$7,703	91.1	90	49	16
510415001819	34	Tabb Elementary	Public	K-5	3711 Big Bethel Rd	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0372	644			39.8%	348 (54.0%)	87 (13.5%)	81 (12.6%)	38 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (13.5%)	$7,893			$334			$7,559	91	91.2	37	3
510126000583	35	Waynewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1205 Waynewood Blvd	Alexandria	22308	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 704-7100	715	43	16.7	3.1%	589 (82.4%)	18 (2.5%)	42 (5.9%)	17 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.7%)	$10,305			$209			$10,096	91	89.6	52	17
510183000777	36	Pearson's Corner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8290 New Ashcake Road	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-3660	575	37	15.5	11.5%	435 (75.7%)	48 (8.3%)	19 (3.3%)	44 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$8,893			$417			$8,475	90.8	90.3	48	12
510252001024	37	Harding Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	429 Harding Avenue	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5732	296	22	13.3	17.6%	211 (71.3%)	5 (1.7%)	28 (9.5%)	31 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	$8,958			$441			$8,517	90.8	92.7	22	15
510225002452	38	Legacy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22995 Minerva Drive	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4425	706	52	13.6	10.8%	242 (34.3%)	36 (5.1%)	65 (9.2%)	316 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.4%)	$13,033			$231			$12,801	90.7	89.4	55	17
510126002182	39	Poplar Tree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13440 Melville Ln	Chantilly	20151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 633-7400	671	46	14.7	9.7%	240 (35.8%)	36 (5.4%)	60 (8.9%)	307 (45.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.9%)	$10,728			$340			$10,388	90.7	93.7	12	27
510390001741	40	Greendale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13092 McGuffie Rd	Abingdon	24210	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 739-3500	294	28	10.5	66.0%	267 (90.8%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$10,277			$937			$9,340	90.6	84.6	128	88

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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.