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)
510364000227	631	Smith Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11120 Leavells Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-5443	704	42	16.7	70.2%	245 (34.8%)	174 (24.7%)	173 (24.6%)	37 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (10.4%)	$8,892			$114			$8,778	48.9	42.5	698	67
510267001116	632	Mary Calcott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	137 Westmont Avenue	Norfolk	23503	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 531-3039	426	32	13.3	101.9%	173 (40.6%)	95 (22.3%)	107 (25.1%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.9%)	$8,088			$934			$7,154	48.8	65.4	408	224
510084002097	633	Evergreen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 Evergreen East Pkwy.	Midlothian	23114	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2400	823	60	13.6	29.9%	496 (60.3%)	112 (13.6%)	109 (13.2%)	43 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.5%)	$7,030			$120			$6,909	48.6	50.1	610	23
510126002531	634	Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3616 Jermantown Rd	Fairfax	22030	Fairfax city	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 460-4400	893	60	14.9	45.6%	299 (33.5%)	63 (7.1%)	315 (35.3%)	132 (14.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.5%)	$12,475			$688			$11,787	48.5	56.5	529	105
510144000642	635	Rocky Mount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 School Board Rd	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5040	285	33	8.6	75.8%	140 (49.1%)	52 (18.2%)	44 (15.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.5%)	$13,227			$1,538			$11,689	48.4	47.2	640	5
510267001087	636	Willard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Willow Wood Dr	Norfolk	23509	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 628-2721	449	44	10.2	103.1%	72 (16.0%)	254 (56.6%)	76 (16.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (9.1%)	$8,420			$703			$7,717	48.3	42.5	696	60
510126000471	637	Forest Edge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1501 Beacontree Ln	Reston	20190	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 925-8000	457	43	10.6	68.1%	143 (31.3%)	132 (28.9%)	117 (25.6%)	40 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$12,430			$464			$11,965	48.3	55.4	545	92
510258001160	638	Tye River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5198 Thomas Nelson Hwy	Arrington	22922	Nelson County	Nelson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 263-8960	359	26	13.8	82.7%	241 (67.1%)	58 (16.2%)	46 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	$12,449			$1,132			$11,317	48.3	57.7	513	125
510348001528	639	Duffield-Pattonsville Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	663 Duffield-Pattonsville High	Duffield	24244	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 431-2244	294	21	14.2	71.8%	275 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$8,198			$1,152			$7,046	48.1	39.8	723	84
510126001091	640	Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7137 Beulah St	Alexandria	22315	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 924-7700	752	48	15.6	24.6%	294 (39.1%)	159 (21.1%)	147 (19.5%)	78 (10.4%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	68 (9.0%)	$9,477			$307			$9,170	48	56.9	521	119

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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.