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)
510036000149	741	Huddleston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1027 Huddleston Drive	Huddleston	24104	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 297-5144	223	16	13.7	90.1%	173 (77.6%)	26 (11.7%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	18 (8.1%)	$11,599			$891			$10,708	38.4	43.3	689	52
510342001513	742	Castlewood Elementary	Public	2-7	242 Blue Devil Circle	Castlewood	24224	Russell County	Russell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 762-2315	229	24	9.5	92.1%	214 (93.4%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$7,860			$936			$6,924	38.4	56.4	532	210
510147002121	743	Indian Hollow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1548 North Hayfield Rd	Winchester	22603	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 877-2283	383	26	14.7	70.0%	305 (79.6%)	9 (2.3%)	42 (11.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	$8,412			$584			$7,829	38.3	37.6	747	4
510366002201	744	Park Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 Parkway Blvd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6320	879	56	15.6	34.1%	303 (34.5%)	263 (29.9%)	167 (19.0%)	51 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (10.5%)	$6,589			$114			$6,475	38.3	43.4	687	57
510180000725	745	A.W.E. Bassette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	671 Bell St	Hampton	23661	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 727-1071	499	34	14.6	91.6%	44 (8.8%)	368 (73.7%)	29 (5.8%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.6%)	$8,330			$1,589			$6,741	38.2	32.3	818	73
510282001173	746	Lightfoot Elementary	Public	3-5	11360 Zachary Taylor Hwy	Unionville	22567	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 661-4520	249	15	17.1	67.5%	169 (67.9%)	24 (9.6%)	33 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.4%)	$8,337			$1,156			$7,181	38.1	27	872	126
510096000365	747	North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Dale Ave	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 524-3430	338	25	13.5	95.0%	89 (26.3%)	142 (42.0%)	62 (18.3%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.1%)	$11,149			$796			$10,353	38	53.1	576	171
510225001853	748	Meadowland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	729 S Sugarland Run Dr	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 434-4440	396	39	10	97.5%	101 (25.5%)	17 (4.3%)	196 (49.5%)	53 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.1%)	$17,119			$238			$16,881	38	40.3	716	32
510180002811	749	Hunter B. Andrews	Public	PK, KG-8	3120 Victoria Boulevard	Hampton	23661	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 268-3333	1,125	75	15	83.9%	192 (17.1%)	741 (65.9%)	57 (5.1%)	14 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	118 (10.5%)	$7,316			$916			$6,399	38	31.8	829	80
510339001499	750	John W. Wayland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 North Main St	Bridgewater	22812	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 828-6081	500	36	13.8	37.8%	374 (74.8%)	14 (2.8%)	78 (15.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$7,424			$303			$7,121	37.9	33.7	807	57

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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:

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

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.