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
541	Byrd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2704 Hadensville Fife Rd	Goochland	23063	Goochland County	Goochland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 556-5380	281	25	11.3	38.1%	216 (76.9%)	33 (11.7%)	13 (4.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	$13,960			$1,269			$12,692	55	54.7	561	20		510165000683
542	Ferry Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Pendleton Rd	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 373-7366	555	42	13.2	44.5%	303 (54.6%)	66 (11.9%)	125 (22.5%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.9%)	$13,170			$927			$12,242	54.8	54.7	560	18		510366001597
543	Mary Calcott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	137 Westmont Avenue	Norfolk	23503	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 531-3039	404	28	14.4	99.8%	147 (36.4%)	85 (21.0%)	119 (29.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.9%)	$9,268			$246			$9,023	54.6	48.8	632	89		510267001116
544	Pinchbeck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1275 Gaskins Rd	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 750-2670	538	34	15.8	90.3%	273 (50.7%)	74 (13.8%)	113 (21.0%)	48 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	$10,086			$745			$9,341	54.5	51.4	594	50		510189000820
545	East Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1765 Boulevard	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 375-7001	378	30	12.8	88.1%	163 (43.1%)	76 (20.1%)	94 (24.9%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.3%)	$12,726			$1,432			$11,295	54.4	56.5	530	15		510346002047
546	Stuarts Draft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	63 School Blvd	Stuarts Draft	24477	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 337-2951	646	40	16.1	69.3%	479 (74.1%)	31 (4.8%)	64 (9.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (10.4%)	$8,313			$662			$7,651	54.4	49.1	629	83		510030000131
547	David A. Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12900 E Quaker Rd	Disputanta	23842	Prince George County	Prince George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 991-2242	630	43	14.6	64.0%	292 (46.3%)	115 (18.3%)	157 (24.9%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	53 (8.4%)	$9,815			$879			$8,937	54.4	44.2	676	129		510309001275
548	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	453	30	15.1	74.6%	307 (67.8%)	19 (4.2%)	86 (19.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.5%)	$9,621			$678			$8,943	54.4	50.7	605	57		510387001636
549	Norton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	205 E Park Ave	Norton	24273	Norton city	Norton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 679-0971	527	39	13.6	99.8%	455 (86.3%)	15 (2.8%)	12 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	$10,100			$1,080			$9,020	54.3	60.1	489	60		510276001163
550	Narrows Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	401 Wolf St	Narrows	24124	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 726-2391	514	38	13.4	64.4%	484 (94.2%)	8 (1.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$9,147			$1,060			$8,087	54.3	56.4	535	15		510159000672

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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.