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)
510243001388	461	Mathews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	Rt 611 347 Church Street	Mathews	23109	Mathews County	Mathews County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 725-2580	298	27	11	75.8%	241 (80.9%)	22 (7.4%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.4%)	$11,413			$1,251			$10,162	62.4	53	577	116
510201000873	462	Hardy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9389 Old Stage Hwy	Smithfield	23430	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 357-3204	632	44	14.3	69.8%	343 (54.3%)	178 (28.2%)	41 (6.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.4%)	$7,174			$594			$6,580	62.1	68.6	359	103
510294001209	463	Chatham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	245 Chatham Elementary Lane	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 432-6461	235	23	10.2	84.7%	138 (58.7%)	65 (27.7%)	23 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$9,521			$1,124			$8,398	62.1	59.5	484	21
510009000032	464	Stone Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	958 North Milton Road	Charlottesville	22911	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 296-3754	488	35	13.7	29.7%	319 (65.4%)	49 (10.0%)	48 (9.8%)	24 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.8%)	$10,611			$507			$10,104	62.1	61.8	450	14
510126000452	465	Columbia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6720 Alpine Dr	Annandale	22003	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 916-2500	378	30	12.5	47.1%	130 (34.4%)	45 (11.9%)	132 (34.9%)	53 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$11,986			$344			$11,642	62	72.2	309	156
510180000754	466	Phillips Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	703 Lemaster Ave	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 850-5079	432	29	14.8	89.1%	156 (36.1%)	191 (44.2%)	30 (6.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.1%)	$7,351			$289			$7,062	61.9	51.2	599	133
510069000250	467	Laurel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Pleasant View Road	Austinville	24312	Wythe County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 728-9247	217	17	12.7	90.3%	204 (94.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$7,849			$00			$7,849	61.8	60.9	470	3
510105000380	468	Pearl Sample Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18480 Simms Dr	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 825-5448	653	41	15.9	81.9%	315 (48.2%)	74 (11.3%)	173 (26.5%)	12 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.5%)	$9,480			$805			$8,675	61.8	59.4	487	19
510225002955	469	Discovery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	44020 Grace Bridge Drive	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2370	692	56	12.4	31.1%	241 (34.8%)	84 (12.1%)	110 (15.9%)	190 (27.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (9.0%)	$14,967			$560			$14,407	61.7	61.8	452	17
510195000861	470	Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	252 Myers/Moon Rd	Monterey	24465	Highland County	Highland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 468-6360	112	11	10.1	49.1%	105 (93.8%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$15,984			$349			$15,635	61.6	76.5	249	221

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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.