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)
510393001761	601	Westwood Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	548 Rosser Ave	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 946-4670	381	32	11.9	89.5%	213 (55.9%)	57 (15.0%)	70 (18.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.4%)	$9,365			$519			$8,846	51	35	788	187
510126000439	602	Camelot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8100 Guinevere Dr	Annandale	22003	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 645-7000	609	49	12.3	39.9%	222 (36.5%)	60 (9.9%)	161 (26.4%)	128 (21.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	$10,832			$245			$10,587	50.9	48	632	30
510183001995	603	Cold Harbor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6740 Cold Harbor Road	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-3620	502	38	13.2	43.4%	379 (75.5%)	35 (7.0%)	37 (7.4%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	$9,768			$586			$9,181	50.8	43.2	691	88
510384001726	604	Windsor Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Van Buren Dr	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4120	492	37	13.1	73.4%	164 (33.3%)	140 (28.5%)	97 (19.7%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.8%)	$11,996			$989			$11,006	50.8	66.7	389	215
510387001636	605	Hilda J. Barbour Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 Westminster Drive	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 622-8090	470	29	16.2	70.0%	332 (70.6%)	24 (5.1%)	75 (16.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.6%)	$8,516			$758			$7,758	50.7	52.6	585	20
510183000771	606	John M. Gandy Elementary	Public	3-5	201 Archie Cannon Drive	Ashland	23005	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 365-4640	307	26	11.8	83.4%	161 (52.4%)	52 (16.9%)	69 (22.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	$12,100			$740			$11,360	50.7	52.6	586	20
510364000969	607	Courthouse Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9911 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 891-0400	768	50	15.3	48.7%	310 (40.4%)	159 (20.7%)	196 (25.5%)	16 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (10.8%)	$7,166			$51			$7,115	50.7	70.2	338	269
510039003002	608	Bland County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	31 Rocket Drive	Bland	24315	Bland County	Bland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 688-3621	357	31	11.5	75.1%	340 (95.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$7,923			$421			$7,503	50.6	66	399	209
510339001869	609	John C. Myers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 Raider Rd	Broadway	22815	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 896-2297	482	35	13.7	65.6%	342 (71.0%)	9 (1.9%)	83 (17.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.9%)	$8,842			$743			$8,100	50.6	40.8	712	103
510030000118	610	Cassell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Rockfish Rd	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 946-7635	639	42	15.2	65.4%	536 (83.9%)	20 (3.1%)	37 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.2%)	$10,002			$1,410			$8,592	50.5	53.9	565	45

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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.

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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.