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)
510264001074	1031	Sedgefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	804 Main Street	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 591-4792	458	29	15.7	97.2%	79 (17.2%)	264 (57.6%)	67 (14.6%)	11 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	29 (6.3%)	$10,448			$1,986			$8,462	9.6	3.9	1087	56
510189000796	1032	Dumbarton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 Hungary Spring Rd	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 756-3030	620	40	15.5	93.4%	99 (16.0%)	174 (28.1%)	237 (38.2%)	69 (11.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.0%)	$9,473			$1,196			$8,278	9.5	19.3	943	89
510126000565	1033	Sleepy Hollow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3333 Sleepy Hollow Rd	Falls Church	22044	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 237-7000	460	40	11.5	69.1%	102 (22.2%)	14 (3.0%)	308 (67.0%)	27 (5.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$15,585			$832			$14,754	9.5	22.1	918	115
510189000802	1034	Glen Lea Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3909 Austin Ave	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 228-2725	430	32	13.4	93.5%	12 (2.8%)	390 (90.7%)	14 (3.3%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$10,649			$1,694			$8,956	9.4	6	1071	37
510009000027	1035	Mary Carr Greer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Lambs Lane	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 973-8371	496	47	10.6	83.3%	117 (23.6%)	138 (27.8%)	173 (34.9%)	33 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	$12,176			$751			$11,425	9.4	5.6	1074	39
510111000395	1036	Park Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	661 Park Ave	Danville	24541	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 799-6452	340	26	13.3	105.0%	60 (17.6%)	201 (59.1%)	57 (16.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	$8,718			$586			$8,132	9.3	6.4	1066	30
510111000268	1037	Schoolfield Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 W Main St	Danville	24541	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 799-6455	529	35	15	116.6%	82 (15.5%)	346 (65.4%)	71 (13.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$8,102			$522			$7,580	9.3	10.7	1018	19
510264002068	1038	Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13460 Woodside Lane	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 886-7744	541	31	17.4	97.6%	98 (18.1%)	243 (44.9%)	137 (25.3%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.4%)	$7,008			$440			$6,568	9.2	6.9	1058	20
510126000454	1039	Crestwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6010 Hanover Ave	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 923-5400	547	43	12.8	72.6%	47 (8.6%)	18 (3.3%)	401 (73.3%)	69 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$12,155			$723			$11,432	9.1	11.6	1009	30
510198000870	1040	Patrick Copeland Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Westhill Drive	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6410	596	41	14.5	104.0%	125 (21.0%)	313 (52.5%)	77 (12.9%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.1%)	$8,734			$959			$7,776	8.9	18.1	952	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.