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)
510366001596	901	Falmouth Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Forbes St	Falmouth	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 373-7458	726	50	14.6	76.4%	242 (33.3%)	189 (26.0%)	160 (22.0%)	56 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (10.7%)	$9,513			$453			$9,061	25	34.5	795	106
510189000788	902	George F. Baker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6651 Willson Rd	Richmond	23231	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 226-8755	452	31	14.5	92.7%	9 (2.0%)	401 (88.7%)	18 (4.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)								25	15.4	975	73
510012000052	903	Patrick Henry K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	4643 Taney Ave	Alexandria	22304	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 461-4170	1,058	63	16.7	96.5%	213 (20.1%)	353 (33.4%)	283 (26.7%)	104 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.9%)	85 (8.0%)	$10,766			$204			$10,562	25	23.7	899	4
510267001125	904	Ocean View Elementary	Public	K-5	350 W. Government Ave.	Norfolk	23503	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 531-3105	504	40	12.6	100.2%	171 (33.9%)	141 (28.0%)	108 (21.4%)	13 (2.6%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	63 (12.5%)	$11,792			$802			$10,990	24.9	28.6	858	46
510324001359	905	Chimborazo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 E Marshall St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8392	388	20	19.4	100.0%	44 (11.3%)	287 (74.0%)	25 (6.4%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.9%)	$9,604			$729			$8,875	24.5	13.7	994	89
510234000603	906	T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	600 Mansfield Ave	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(434) 515-5300	194	22	8.6	98.5%	75 (38.7%)	92 (47.4%)	7 (3.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	$11,009			$1,211			$9,798	24.5	24	896	10
510189000816	907	Longdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9500 Norfolk St	Glen Allen	23060	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 261-5095	475	34	13.9	92.6%	90 (18.9%)	252 (53.1%)	73 (15.4%)	33 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	$11,126			$1,688			$9,438	24.4	23.7	900	7
510264001077	908	Willis A. Jenkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Menchville Road	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 881-5400	472	30	15.7	97.7%	85 (18.0%)	240 (50.8%)	93 (19.7%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.5%)	$8,759			$740			$8,019	24.4	36.1	775	133
510267001097	909	Granby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7101 Newport Ave	Norfolk	23505	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 451-4150	486	43	11.3	100.0%	88 (18.1%)	288 (59.3%)	45 (9.3%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.9%)	$10,773			$2,254			$8,520	24.4	14	988	79
510126000515	910	Lake Anne Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	11510 North Shore Dr	Reston	20190	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 326-3500	583	45	12.9	44.8%	196 (33.6%)	77 (13.2%)	222 (38.1%)	34 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.6%)	$12,685			$398			$12,287	24.3	35.6	779	131

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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.