Best Public Schools in Fort Eustis, VA

Summary:

The city of Fort Eustis, Virginia is home to a single public school, General Stanford Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the Newport News City Public Schools district, which is ranked 111 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the district's overall low ranking, General Stanford Elementary appears to be a standout school, consistently outperforming the district and state averages on various standardized test scores, including mathematics, reading, science, and Virginia Studies. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 85.19%, compared to 58.6% for the district and 71.56% for the state.

Further analysis reveals that General Stanford Elementary faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 97.65% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite these challenges, the school is able to deliver strong academic results, spending $7,688 per student and maintaining a student-teacher ratio of 18.7. This suggests the school is effectively allocating its resources to support student learning and overcome the socioeconomic barriers faced by its student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
General Stanford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	929 Madison Ave.	Fort Eustis	23604	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 888-3200	430	22	19.5	99.5%	173 (40.2%)	82 (19.1%)	98 (22.8%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	55 (12.8%)	68.2	373^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	66.4%		57.7	514^th of 1114 public elementary schools	53.9%	141	82.1	72.7	85.2	88.9	63.8	78.5	90.7	73.9	$9,167	$5,546	$3,621

Cities Near Fort Eustis

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newport News	0.15 mi	49	328^th
Hampton	3.1 mi	37	184^th
Suffolk	6.14 mi	23	231^st
Portsmouth	6.53 mi	23	334^th
Norfolk	7.36 mi	59	320^th

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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.

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