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
871	Falmouth Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Forbes St	Falmouth	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 373-7458	724	51	14.1	78.7%	240 (33.1%)	181 (25.0%)	166 (22.9%)	53 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (11.5%)	$10,496			$647			$9,849	26.1	25	901	30		510366001596
872	Sutherland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6000 R. B. Pamplin Drive	Sutherland	23885	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 732-4168	548	38	14.4	94.2%	192 (35.0%)	227 (41.4%)	72 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.7%)	$10,167			$641			$9,526	26.1	21.6	929	57		510117000416
873	Weems Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8750 Weems Rd	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Manassas City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 377-6500	556	37	15	86.3%	55 (9.9%)	36 (6.5%)	438 (78.8%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$12,579			$567			$12,012	25.6	15.1	979	106		510236000979
874	Red Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 Red Hill School Road	North Garden	22959	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 293-5332	210	18	12	67.6%	137 (65.2%)	8 (3.8%)	44 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.0%)	$17,837			$1,381			$16,456	25.5	27.3	874			510009000029
875	Livingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6057 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22551	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 895-5101	479	29	16.5	65.1%	326 (68.1%)	40 (8.4%)	67 (14.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.4%)	$10,146			$805			$9,341	25.5	40.1	726	149		510364001590
876	Widewater Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Den Rich Rd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 658-6380	698	50	13.9	73.5%	143 (20.5%)	187 (26.8%)	267 (38.3%)	42 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (8.2%)	$10,396			$620			$9,776	25.4	29	855	21		510366002106
877	Barrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 N Henderson Rd	Arlington	22203	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 228-6288	500	52	9.5	57.0%	119 (23.8%)	44 (8.8%)	287 (57.4%)	22 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	$20,535			$1,009			$19,526	25.3	25.8	888	11		510027000084
878	R. Dean Kilby Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1800 Horner Rd.	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 494-6677	613	43	14.1	71.8%	20 (3.3%)	109 (17.8%)	414 (67.5%)	50 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.1%)	$13,390			$1,383			$12,007	25.2	25	900	22		510313001317
879	Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	912 S Birdneck Road	Virginia Beach	23451	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-3720	393	35	11.1	86.8%	41 (10.4%)	243 (61.8%)	62 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.7%)	$19,274			$2,366			$16,908	25.1	35.6	774	105		510384001715
880	Mount Vernon Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2601 Commonwealth Ave	Alexandria	22305	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 706-4460	933	52	18.1	41.2%	360 (38.6%)	30 (3.2%)	479 (51.3%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.5%)	$12,812			$91			$12,721	25.1	22.8	922	42		510012000050

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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.