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)
510264001062	991	Discovery Stem Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1712 Chestnut Ave	Newport News	23607	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(757) 928-6838	550	32	17	97.3%	16 (2.9%)	460 (83.6%)	38 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.0%)	$8,697			$639			$8,058	13.6	7.9	1048	57
510267001113	992	Little Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 Tarpon Place	Norfolk	23518	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 531-3080	592	51	11.6	100.5%	138 (23.3%)	204 (34.5%)	196 (33.1%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.4%)	$9,332			$915			$8,417	13.5	9.9	1028	36
510339001494	993	Elkton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 B Street	Elkton	22827	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 298-1511	293	23	12.9	71.3%	234 (79.9%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (10.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.5%)	$8,847			$1,000			$7,847	13.4	21.3	929	64
510236001854	994	Richard C. Haydon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9075 Park Ave	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Manassas City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 377-6200	596	37	16.1	76.0%	63 (10.6%)	43 (7.2%)	442 (74.2%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	$13,474			$1,393			$12,081	13.1	10.2	1022	28
510078002110	995	Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1000 Belmont Avenue	Charlottesville	22902	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2414	308	26	11.8	111.0%	67 (21.8%)	95 (30.8%)	55 (17.9%)	40 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (16.6%)	$15,293			$1,633			$13,660	12.9	8.8	1039	44
510126000598	996	Woodlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8505 Highland Ln	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 619-4800	468	39	12.1	69.9%	61 (13.0%)	96 (20.5%)	262 (56.0%)	34 (7.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$15,481			$1,090			$14,390	12.9	9	1037	41
510300002472	997	Brighton Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 Portsmouth Blvd.	Portsmouth	23704	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8870	445	28	15.8	100.2%	9 (2.0%)	373 (83.8%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	$10,474			$1,807			$8,667	12.8	9	1038	41
510267001089	998	Coleman Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2445 Palmyra St.	Norfolk	23513	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 852-4641	560	43	13	100.0%	30 (5.4%)	387 (69.1%)	89 (15.9%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.0%)	$6,810			$579			$6,232	12.7	8.3	1042	44
510189000797	999	Elizabeth Holladay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Galaxie Rd	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 261-5040	805	51	15.7	93.2%	140 (17.4%)	234 (29.1%)	343 (42.6%)	44 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.3%)	$9,383			$1,077			$8,306	12.5	27.8	863	136
510126000488	1000	Groveton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	6900 Harrison Ln	Alexandria	22306	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 718-8000	790	55	14.3	76.2%	114 (14.4%)	130 (16.5%)	482 (61.0%)	45 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$12,277			$915			$11,362	12.4	9.8	1030	30

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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.