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
881	Southside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10305 Boydton Plank Rd	Dinwiddie	23841	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 469-4480	446	32	13.9	93.3%	159 (35.7%)	154 (34.5%)	95 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.1%)	$14,293			$2,653			$11,639	24.5	37.2	760	121		510117000417
882	Birdneck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	957 S Birdneck Rd	Virginia Beach	23451	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2120	584	51	11.4	77.2%	182 (31.2%)	178 (30.5%)	132 (22.6%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	74 (12.7%)	$17,916			$1,849			$16,068	24.4	37.3	758	124		510384002085
883	Captain John Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	379 Woodland Rd	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 850-5088	374	29	12.8	93.3%	96 (25.7%)	204 (54.5%)	27 (7.2%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.7%)	$11,404			$2,025			$9,379	24.3	30.9	826	57		510180000735
884	Dearington Elementary/Innovation	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	210 Smyth St	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(434) 515-5220	180	19	9.4	98.3%	29 (16.1%)	117 (65.0%)	11 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.7%)	$15,178			$2,100			$13,078	24.3	42.1	703	181		510234002205
885	Lake Anne Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	11510 North Shore Dr	Reston	20190	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 326-3500	616	45	13.5	49.4%	196 (31.8%)	84 (13.6%)	248 (40.3%)	44 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)	$12,719			$513			$12,206	24.1	24.3	910	25		510126000515
886	Madison Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	287 Learning Lane	Madison Heights	24572	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 846-2151	449	32	14	84.0%	218 (48.6%)	127 (28.3%)	47 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.5%)	$9,665			$1,688			$7,978	24.1	27.7	868	18		510021000010
887	Richard C. Haydon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9075 Park Ave	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Manassas City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 377-6200	556	39	14.2	87.1%	61 (11.0%)	42 (7.6%)	404 (72.7%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	$11,549			$857			$10,692	24.1	13.1	994	107		510236001854
888	Spotsylvania Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7415 Brock Road	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-5445	623	34	18.3	65.0%	307 (49.3%)	124 (19.9%)	108 (17.3%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (11.2%)	$7,509			$242			$7,268	23.7	30.1	844	44		510364001591
889	Suella G. Ellis Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10400 Kim Graham Lane	Manassas	20109	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 365-0287	403	29	14	71.2%	42 (10.4%)	27 (6.7%)	288 (71.5%)	34 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$15,557			$1,070			$14,486	23.6	31.9	810	79		510313002456
890	Albert Harris Elementary	Public	K-5	710 Smith Road	Martinsville	24112	Martinsville city	Martinsville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 403-5838	399	36	11	99.7%	54 (13.5%)	229 (57.4%)	91 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	$12,151			$3,516			$8,634	23.6	18.8	950	60		510240002616

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.