Best Elementary Schools in Virginia

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1110)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
551	Boyce Elementary	Public	K-5	119 W Main St	Boyce	22620	Clarke County	Clarke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 955-6115	281	20	13.8	34.5%	203 (72.2%)	6 (2.1%)	50 (17.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.8%)	$10,474			$709			$9,765	54.3	44.5	671	120		510087000352
552	Dinwiddie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13811 Boydton Plank Rd	Dinwiddie	23841	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 469-4580	341	27	12.6	95.0%	215 (63.0%)	90 (26.4%)	20 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	$16,165			$1,753			$14,412	54.2	41.8	709	157		510117000411
553	Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11900 Lake Newport Rd	Reston	20194	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 375-4800	357	35	10	19.3%	215 (60.2%)	30 (8.4%)	54 (15.1%)	26 (7.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	$18,590			$773			$17,817	54.1	57.2	522	31		510126002058
554	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	360	29	12.6	85.3%	245 (68.1%)	58 (16.1%)	43 (11.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$13,996			$1,844			$12,152	54.1	48.3	638	84		510258001160
555	Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 N Roxbury Mill Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 582-7617	691	45	15.3	66.1%	347 (50.2%)	130 (18.8%)	146 (21.1%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.4%)	$9,560			$857			$8,702	54.1	64.8	427	128		510364000987
556	St. Paul	Public	PK, KG-7	231 Flower Gap Road	Cana	24317	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 755-3512	304	28	10.7	94.1%	269 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	$9,806			$1,416			$8,390	53.9	56.3	537	19		510069000254
557	Amherst Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	156 Davis St	Amherst	24521	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 946-9704	307	22	13.9	83.4%	193 (62.9%)	46 (15.0%)	29 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.4%)	$11,022			$1,610			$9,413	53.7	55.8	540	17		510021000067
558	McNair Upper Elementary	Public	3-6	2410 Fox Mill Road	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 793-4800	605	36	16.9	34.7%	76 (12.6%)	103 (17.0%)	103 (17.0%)	300 (49.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$10,903			$271			$10,633	53.7	58.5	505	53		510126003078
559	Discovery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	44020 Grace Bridge Drive	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2370	639	55	11.6	33.8%	203 (31.8%)	91 (14.2%)	109 (17.1%)	166 (26.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (9.9%)	$17,818			$651			$17,168	53.6	61.7	469	90		510225002955
560	George Mason Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Cameron Mills Rd	Alexandria	22302	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 706-4470	332	24	14.1	41.6%	164 (49.4%)	32 (9.6%)	119 (35.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$17,981			$71			$17,911	53.4	54.1	570	10		510012000041

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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 28, 2025, 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.