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)
510267001084	771	Camp Allen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 C Street	Norfolk	23505	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 451-4170	401	34	11.7	100.0%	77 (19.2%)	184 (45.9%)	86 (21.4%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (9.7%)	$10,160			$1,731			$8,428	36.2	46.3	647	124
510264001070	772	Richard T. Yates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	73 Maxwell Ln	Newport News	23606	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 881-5450	422	26	16.2	97.6%	167 (39.6%)	166 (39.3%)	44 (10.4%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.5%)	$8,310			$318			$7,992	36.1	23	907	135
510231000949	773	Victoria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1521 Eighth St	Victoria	23974	Lunenburg County	Lunenburg County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 696-2163	400	28	14.2	99.5%	208 (52.0%)	139 (34.8%)	26 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.0%)	$7,278			$1,211			$6,067	35.7	48.2	629	144
510384001715	774	Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	912 S Birdneck Road	Virginia Beach	23451	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-3720	404	36	11.1	98.8%	45 (11.1%)	245 (60.6%)	61 (15.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.4%)	$16,597			$1,998			$14,599	35.6	43.8	680	94
510132001846	775	Mary Walter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4529 Morrisville Road	Bealeton	22712	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 422-7710	399	26	15.3	55.9%	213 (53.4%)	15 (3.8%)	139 (34.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	$10,093			$598			$9,494	35.6	17.9	956	181
510102000372	776	McCleary Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25345 Craigs Creek Road	New Castle	24127	Craig County	Craig County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 864-5173	209	18	11.4	81.8%	207 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,863			$1,081			$7,782	35.5	17.9	955	179
510084000319	777	C.C. Wells Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13101 S. Chester Rd.	Chester	23831	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 768-6265	582	39	14.9	77.1%	196 (33.7%)	235 (40.4%)	84 (14.4%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (10.1%)	$6,052			$00			$6,052	35	31.3	830	53
510177002769	778	Sinai Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Sinai Elementary Drive	Halifax	24558	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 476-6193	247	22	11.4	99.6%	52 (21.1%)	171 (69.2%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	$8,688			$1,284			$7,403	35	29.5	848	70
510267002211	779	James Monroe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 W 29th St	Norfolk	23508	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 628-3500	262	29	9	100.0%	27 (10.3%)	196 (74.8%)	18 (6.9%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.7%)	$13,296			$2,571			$10,725	35	22.3	915	136
510351001554	780	W.W. Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1231 Susan Avenue	Woodstock	22664	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 459-5155	1,051	70	14.9	79.2%	712 (67.7%)	48 (4.6%)	224 (21.3%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.2%)	$8,774			$603			$8,171	34.9	37.1	758	22

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.