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)
510126002183	831	Centre Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	14400 New Braddock Rd	Centreville	20121	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 227-2600	658	53	12.3	64.3%	149 (22.6%)	54 (8.2%)	279 (42.4%)	143 (21.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.6%)	$12,219			$568			$11,651	30.8	27.4	868	37
510366002547	832	Rocky Run Elementary	Public	K-5	95 Reservoir Rd	Fredericksburg	22406	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 286-1956	905	60	15	75.9%	305 (33.7%)	247 (27.3%)	158 (17.5%)	95 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	97 (10.7%)	$7,492			$363			$7,129	30.8	44.6	670	162
510126000536	833	Marshall Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	730 Marshall Rd SW	Vienna	22180	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 937-1500	695	53	13.1	33.7%	280 (40.3%)	36 (5.2%)	183 (26.3%)	138 (19.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (8.1%)	$12,070			$348			$11,722	30.8	36.3	770	63
510285001179	834	Luray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 First St	Luray	22835	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 743-4078	482	40	12	90.7%	407 (84.4%)	12 (2.5%)	26 (5.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.2%)	$6,666			$00			$6,666	30.7	35.3	783	51
510084000332	835	Harrowgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Cougar Trail	Chester	23831	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 520-6015	473	37	12.7	78.2%	128 (27.1%)	238 (50.3%)	72 (15.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.3%)	$8,981			$673			$8,308	30.6	28.9	856	21
510371001876	836	Elephant's Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2316 William Reid Dr	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 923-5250	644	40	16.1	68.9%	145 (22.5%)	386 (59.9%)	58 (9.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.8%)	$8,927			$1,470			$7,457	30.6	28.3	859	23
510324000381	837	Barack Obama Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 Fendall Ave	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4879	280	22	12.7	100.0%	38 (13.6%)	216 (77.1%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$9,317			$721			$8,596	30.4	22.4	913	76
510366002601	838	Anthony Burns Elementary	Public	K-5	60 Gallery Road	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 658-6000	745	52	14.4	75.7%	200 (26.8%)	251 (33.7%)	172 (23.1%)	66 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.4%)	$8,289			$479			$7,810	30.3	34.5	794	44
510234000966	839	Sandusky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5828 Apache Ln	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5280	335	26	13.1	91.9%	81 (24.2%)	171 (51.0%)	45 (13.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.7%)	$7,771			$986			$6,785	30.3	23.7	901	62
510012000043	840	James K. Polk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Polk Ave	Alexandria	22304	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 461-4180	833	51	16.4	76.6%	195 (23.4%)	215 (25.8%)	280 (33.6%)	113 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.6%)	$13,225			$562			$12,663	30.3	33.5	809	31

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.