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)
510183000774	471	Mechanicsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7425 Mechanicsville Elem Drive	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 723-3640	580	47	12.3	86.0%	348 (60.0%)	94 (16.2%)	52 (9.0%)	28 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.0%)	$10,619			$2,248			$8,370	61.6	64.1	419	52
510060000226	472	Concord Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9339 Village Hwy	Concord	24538	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 993-2257	412	25	16.4	79.1%	311 (75.5%)	48 (11.7%)	17 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	$8,051			$1,544			$6,507	61.5	58.4	499	27
510219000894	473	Flatwoods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	205 Flatwoods School Road	Jonesville	24263	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 346-2799	333	24	13.8	82.9%	326 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$8,285			$2,253			$6,033	61.4	65.8	402	71
510333001461	474	Mason's Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3370 Bradshaw Rd	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 387-6530	210	20	10.7	67.6%	186 (88.6%)	5 (2.4%)	7 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	$11,497			$1,305			$10,192	61.2	73.7	282	192
510360001573	475	Capron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18414 Southampton Pky	Capron	23829	Southampton County	Southampton County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 658-4348	186	15	12.4	76.9%	108 (58.1%)	54 (29.0%)	11 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	9 (4.8%)	$8,206			$762			$7,443	61.2	71.9	319	156
510126000587	476	Westgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7500 Magarity Rd	Falls Church	22043	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 610-5700	617	43	14.3	36.3%	194 (31.4%)	43 (7.0%)	164 (26.6%)	175 (28.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.3%)	$9,876			$189			$9,687	61	68.4	365	111
510313001286	477	Belmont Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	751 Norwood Ln	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 494-4945	504	37	13.5	97.6%	42 (8.3%)	64 (12.7%)	329 (65.3%)	41 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.0%)	$9,769			$766			$9,003	60.9	39.3	732	255
510351001547	478	Sandy Hook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	162 Stickley Loop	Strasburg	22657	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 465-8281	858	56	15.3	79.0%	660 (76.9%)	17 (2.0%)	104 (12.1%)	16 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (6.4%)	$8,869			$803			$8,066	60.9	58	508	30
510246001004	479	Clarksville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6825 Skipwith Road	Skipwith	23968	Mecklenburg County	Mecklenburg County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 374-8668	430	24	18.1	95.1%	225 (52.3%)	145 (33.7%)	26 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	$8,118			$1,151			$6,968	60.9	64.6	412	67
510364002133	480	Courtland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Smith Station Rd	Spotsylvania	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 898-5422	563	34	16.5	44.0%	265 (47.1%)	84 (14.9%)	144 (25.6%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.1%)	$10,149			$134			$10,015	60.8	60.7	473	7

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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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Educational resources:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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