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
1051	Patrick Copeland Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Westhill Drive	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6410	579	43	13.6	100.0%	123 (21.2%)	300 (51.8%)	87 (15.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.9%)	$10,566			$1,233			$9,333	7.1	8.9	1040	11		510198000870
1052	Fallon Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	502 19th St SE	Roanoke	24013	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2535	591	50	11.7	99.3%	158 (26.7%)	200 (33.8%)	171 (28.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.3%)	$15,267			$2,866			$12,401	7.1	8.9	1041	11		510330001416
1053	Kegotank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13300 Lankford Highway	Mappsville	23407	Accomack County	Accomack County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 824-4756	501	35	14.3	98.0%	141 (28.1%)	188 (37.5%)	150 (29.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$11,028			$2,160			$8,869	7	7.5	1054	1		510006000009
1054	Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Horne Ave	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 465-2901	439	32	13.7	100.2%	25 (5.7%)	353 (80.4%)	27 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.4%)	$12,417			$3,144			$9,273	7	15	981	73		510300001254
1055	Braddock Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7825 Heritage Dr	Annandale	22003	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 914-7300	955	60	15.8	82.9%	60 (6.3%)	26 (2.7%)	793 (83.0%)	69 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	$14,404			$1,209			$13,195	6.9	4.6	1084	29		510126000431
1056	Crestwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6010 Hanover Ave	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 923-5400	582	42	13.7	76.1%	52 (8.9%)	13 (2.2%)	428 (73.5%)	78 (13.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$13,630			$1,227			$12,404	6.9	9.1	1039	17		510126000454
1057	West Gate Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8031 Urbanna Rd	Manassas	20109	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 368-4404	482	36	13.4	71.8%	15 (3.1%)	27 (5.6%)	409 (84.9%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$14,639			$1,185			$13,454	6.8	28.2	862	195		510313001325
1058	Waterview Elementary	Public	K-6	3649 Hartford St	Portsmouth	23707	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8879	576	38	15.1	99.7%	71 (12.3%)	410 (71.2%)	43 (7.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.6%)	$9,034			$2,451			$6,582	6.6	7.4	1057	1		510300001253
1059	Cashell Donahoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Graves Rd	Sandston	23150	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 328-4035	526	35	15	89.2%	69 (13.1%)	283 (53.8%)	128 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.2%)	$9,561			$1,092			$8,470	6.6	15.4	975	84		510189000794
1060	Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Jennings Rd	Highland Springs	23075	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 328-4085	330	29	11.3	88.2%	36 (10.9%)	245 (74.2%)	30 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	$11,909			$1,286			$10,623	6.5	4	1091	31		510189000798

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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.