Virginia · NCES CCD 2022-23

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Virginia

The 50 public schools in Virginia with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a class-size measure computed from NCES staffing data.

4.3:1
Best ratio
14:1
State average
15.7:1
National average
50
Schools listed

The ranking in one line

Dearington Elementary/Innovation runs Virginia's smallest classes at 4.3:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 14:1.

4.3:1
smallest classes (Dearington Elementary/Innovation)
50
listed schools below the state average
14:1
Virginia average
15.7:1
national average
# School EnrollmentStudent:Teacher
1 Dearington Elementary/Innovation Lynchburg 180 4.3:1
2 R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus Danville 163 4.6:1
3 Franklin Military Academy Richmond 335 6:1
4 Charles City County High Charles City 221 6:1
5 Mountain View High Centreville 145 6:1
6 Surry County High Dendron 198 6.3:1
7 Carver College and Career Academy Chester 272 6.4:1
8 Richmond Community High Richmond 211 7.1:1
9 Highland High Monterey 103 7.4:1
10 Luther P. Jackson Middle Dendron 201 8:1
11 Ervinton Elementary Nora 113 8.1:1
12 Virginia Middle Bristol 452 8.3:1
13 Henderson Middle Richmond 430 8.3:1
14 Shawsville Middle Shawsville 193 8.3:1
15 Northwood Middle Saltville 158 8.4:1
16 Mount Airy Elementary Gretna 141 8.4:1
17 Dungannon Elementary School Dungannon 131 8.4:1
18 Albert Hill Middle Richmond 505 8.5:1
19 Powhatan Elementary Powhatan 477 8.6:1
20 St. Helena Elementary Norfolk 229 8.8:1
21 Damascus Middle Damascus 188 8.9:1
22 Alice West Fleet Elementary Arlington 629 9:1
23 Armstrong High Richmond 709 9.1:1
24 Bucknell Elementary Alexandria 319 9.1:1
25 Central High King And Queen C H 265 9.1:1
26 P.B. Young Sr. Elementary Norfolk 241 9.1:1
27 Hamilton Elementary Hamilton 170 9.1:1
28 Lucille M. Brown Middle Richmond 605 9.2:1
29 Natural Bridge Elementary Natural Bridge Station 230 9.2:1
30 Bayside 6th Grade Campus Virginia Beach 329 9.3:1
31 Barrett Elementary Arlington 500 9.4:1
32 Green Run Elementary Virginia Beach 350 9.4:1
33 Glade Spring Middle Glade Spring 228 9.4:1
34 George P. Phenix Elementary Hampton 1,438 9.5:1
35 Taylor Elementary Arlington 530 9.5:1
36 Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Richmond 500 9.5:1
37 Castlewood Elementary Castlewood 354 9.5:1
38 Garden City Elementary Roanoke 302 9.5:1
39 Tidewater Park Elementary Norfolk 124 9.5:1
40 Rappahannock County High Washington 316 9.6:1
41 Swords Creek Elementary Swords Creek 106 9.6:1
42 Wallace Middle Bristol 443 9.7:1
43 Rena B. Wright Primary Chesapeake 300 9.7:1
44 Fries Elementary Fries 231 9.7:1
45 Craigsville Elementary Craigsville 117 9.7:1
46 Highland Elementary Monterey 105 9.7:1
47 Mary Ellen Henderson Middle Falls Church 632 9.8:1
48 Sully Elementary Sterling 476 9.8:1
49 Roanoke Academy for Mathematics & Science Elementary Roanoke 464 9.8:1
50 Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at Melchers Fredericksburg 280 9.8:1
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2022-23 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.