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
811	Achievable Dream Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	726 16th St.	Newport News	23607	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(757) 928-6827	641	33	19.4	100.3%	16 (2.5%)	526 (82.1%)	56 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	$8,186			$769			$7,417	31.5	41	718	93		510264002343
812	Ocean View Elementary	Public	K-5	350 W. Government Ave.	Norfolk	23503	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 531-3105	512	38	13.4	98.2%	168 (32.8%)	149 (29.1%)	107 (20.9%)	11 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	71 (13.9%)	$9,568			$579			$8,989	31.4	24.9	904	92		510267001125
813	Churchville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3710 Churchville Ave	Churchville	24421	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 337-6036	448	30	14.9	66.7%	416 (92.9%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.2%)	$8,149			$554			$7,595	31.3	41.9	706	107		510030000119
814	Samuel W. Tucker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Ferdinand Day Dr	Alexandria	22304	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 933-6300	735	43	17	77.0%	187 (25.4%)	213 (29.0%)	166 (22.6%)	94 (12.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	68 (9.3%)	$14,433			$455			$13,978	31.3	39.1	736	78		510012002549
815	Garden City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3718 Garden City Blvd SE	Roanoke	24014	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2971	302	33	9.2	98.7%	160 (53.0%)	77 (25.5%)	27 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.9%)	$16,985			$2,183			$14,802	31	18.3	953	138		510330001419
816	Berkeley Glenn Elementary	Public	K-5	1020 Jefferson Ave	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 946-4680	256	19	13.4	94.9%	137 (53.5%)	47 (18.4%)	41 (16.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.9%)	$13,381			$313			$13,068	31	21.8	928	112		510393001754
817	Red Oak-Sturgeon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4081 Flatrock Road	Alberta	23821	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 949-7820	205	13	16	100.0%	45 (22.0%)	141 (68.8%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.3%)	$10,272			$1,956			$8,317	30.9	43.9	682	135		510048000185
818	T. Ryland Sanford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Colony Road	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 886-7778	498	27	18.4	99.0%	118 (23.7%)	209 (42.0%)	94 (18.9%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.2%)	$9,561			$749			$8,812	30.8	23.5	915	97		510264001075
819	Barcroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 S Wakefield St	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 228-5838	495	46	10.8	57.2%	133 (26.9%)	45 (9.1%)	277 (56.0%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$18,503			$1,058			$17,445	30.6	52.8	580	239		510027000083
820	James River Elementary	Public	K-5	8901 Pocahontas Trail	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 887-1768	449	38	11.8	64.4%	108 (24.1%)	80 (17.8%)	219 (48.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	$12,450			$1,079			$11,371	30.6	31.4	817	3		510402000705

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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.