Virginia · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Virginia
The 50 public schools in Virginia with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a staffing-intensity measure computed from NCES staffing data (not a direct class-size figure).
- 4.9:1
- Best ratio
- 13.9:1
- State average
- 15.7:1
- National average
- 50
- Schools listed
The ranking in one line
Dearington Elementary/Innovation runs Virginia's smallest classes at 4.9:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 13.9:1.
- 4.9:1
- smallest classes (Dearington Elementary/Innovation)
- 50
- listed schools below the state average
- 13.9:1
- Virginia average
- 15.7:1
- national average
| # | School | Enrollment | Student:Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dearington Elementary/Innovation Lynchburg | 180 | 4.9:1 |
| 2 | Charles City County High Charles City | 221 | 5.4:1 |
| 3 | Surry County High Dendron | 198 | 6:1 |
| 4 | Franklin Military Academy Richmond | 335 | 6.8:1 |
| 5 | Mountain View High Centreville | 145 | 6.9:1 |
| 6 | Carver College and Career Academy Chester | 272 | 7:1 |
| 7 | Harrisonburg High Harrisonburg | 998 | 7.4:1 |
| 8 | Highland High Monterey | 103 | 7.4:1 |
| 9 | Richmond Community High Richmond | 211 | 7.5:1 |
| 10 | Virginia Middle Bristol | 452 | 7.7:1 |
| 11 | Shawsville Middle Shawsville | 193 | 7.7:1 |
| 12 | Thomas Hunter Middle Mathews | 176 | 7.7:1 |
| 13 | Craigsville Elementary Craigsville | 117 | 7.8:1 |
| 14 | Luther P. Jackson Middle Dendron | 201 | 8:1 |
| 15 | Bland County Elementary Bland | 301 | 8.1:1 |
| 16 | Ervinton Elementary Nora | 113 | 8.1:1 |
| 17 | Henderson Middle Richmond | 430 | 8.3:1 |
| 18 | Mount Airy Elementary Gretna | 141 | 8.3:1 |
| 19 | Glade Spring Middle Glade Spring | 228 | 8.4:1 |
| 20 | Armstrong High Richmond | 709 | 8.6:1 |
| 21 | Central Elementary Amherst | 268 | 8.6:1 |
| 22 | Jefferson-Houston Pk-8 School Alexandria | 506 | 8.7:1 |
| 23 | Sydnor Jennings Elementary Nathalie | 157 | 8.7:1 |
| 24 | Barrett Elementary Arlington | 500 | 8.8:1 |
| 25 | Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy Chester | 326 | 8.8:1 |
| 26 | Central High King And Queen C H | 265 | 8.8:1 |
| 27 | St. Helena Elementary Norfolk | 229 | 8.8:1 |
| 28 | Northwood Middle Saltville | 158 | 8.8:1 |
| 29 | Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary Arlington | 417 | 8.9:1 |
| 30 | Fries Elementary Fries | 231 | 8.9:1 |
| 31 | George P. Phenix Elementary Hampton | 1,438 | 9:1 |
| 32 | Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at Melchers Fredericksburg | 280 | 9:1 |
| 33 | Eastern Montgomery High Elliston | 254 | 9.1:1 |
| 34 | Clark Elementary Charlottesville | 285 | 9.2:1 |
| 35 | Greendale Elementary Abingdon | 257 | 9.2:1 |
| 36 | Alice West Fleet Elementary Arlington | 629 | 9.3:1 |
| 37 | Taylor Elementary Arlington | 530 | 9.3:1 |
| 38 | Northwood High Saltville | 204 | 9.3:1 |
| 39 | King & Queen Elementary Mattaponi | 168 | 9.3:1 |
| 40 | Banneker Elementary Middleburg | 139 | 9.3:1 |
| 41 | Ridgeview High Clintwood | 548 | 9.4:1 |
| 42 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Richmond | 500 | 9.4:1 |
| 43 | Bayside 6th Grade Campus Virginia Beach | 329 | 9.4:1 |
| 44 | Garden City Elementary Roanoke | 302 | 9.4:1 |
| 45 | Hamilton Elementary Hamilton | 170 | 9.4:1 |
| 46 | Bayside Middle Virginia Beach | 628 | 9.5:1 |
| 47 | Albert Hill Middle Richmond | 505 | 9.5:1 |
| 48 | Powhatan Elementary Powhatan | 477 | 9.5:1 |
| 49 | Castlewood High Castlewood | 285 | 9.5:1 |
| 50 | Tidewater Park Elementary Norfolk | 124 | 9.5:1 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year.
Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.