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).

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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	Level	District	Vs State Avg	Student:Teacher
1	Dearington Elementary/InnovationLynchburg	180	Other	Lynchburg City Public Schools	-65%	4.9:1
2	Charles City County HighCharles City	221	Other	Charles City County Public Schools	-61%	5.4:1
3	Surry County HighDendron	198	High	Surry County Public Schools	-57%	6:1
4	Franklin Military AcademyRichmond	335	Other	Richmond City Public Schools	-51%	6.8:1
5	Mountain View HighCentreville	145	High	Fairfax County Public Schools	-50%	6.9:1
6	Carver College and Career AcademyChester	272	High	Chesterfield County Public Schools	-50%	7:1
7	Harrisonburg HighHarrisonburg	998	High	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	-47%	7.4:1
8	Highland HighMonterey	103	Other	Highland County Public Schools	-47%	7.4:1
9	Richmond Community HighRichmond	211	High	Richmond City Public Schools	-46%	7.5:1
10	Virginia MiddleBristol	452	Middle	Bristol City Public Schools	-45%	7.7:1
11	Shawsville MiddleShawsville	193	Middle	Montgomery County Public Schools	-45%	7.7:1
12	Thomas Hunter MiddleMathews	176	Elementary	Mathews County Public Schools	-45%	7.7:1
13	Craigsville ElementaryCraigsville	117	Other	Augusta County Public Schools	-44%	7.8:1
14	Luther P. Jackson MiddleDendron	201	Elementary	Surry County Public Schools	-42%	8:1
15	Bland County ElementaryBland	301	Other	Bland County Public Schools	-42%	8.1:1
16	Ervinton ElementaryNora	113	Other	Dickenson County Public Schools	-42%	8.1:1
17	Henderson MiddleRichmond	430	Middle	Richmond City Public Schools	-40%	8.3:1
18	Mount Airy ElementaryGretna	141	Other	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	-40%	8.3:1
19	Glade Spring MiddleGlade Spring	228	Middle	Washington County Public Schools	-40%	8.4:1
20	Armstrong HighRichmond	709	High	Richmond City Public Schools	-38%	8.6:1
21	Central ElementaryAmherst	268	Other	Amherst County Public Schools	-38%	8.6:1
22	Jefferson-Houston Pk-8 SchoolAlexandria	506	Other	Alexandria City Public Schools	-37%	8.7:1
23	Sydnor Jennings ElementaryNathalie	157	Other	Halifax County Public Schools	-37%	8.7:1
24	Barrett ElementaryArlington	500	Other	Arlington County Public Schools	-37%	8.8:1
25	Chester Early Childhood Learning AcademyChester	326	Other	Chesterfield County Public Schools	-37%	8.8:1
26	Central HighKing And Queen C H	265	Other	King and Queen County Public Schools	-37%	8.8:1
27	St. Helena ElementaryNorfolk	229	Other	Norfolk City Public Schools	-37%	8.8:1
28	Northwood MiddleSaltville	158	Middle	Smyth County Public Schools	-37%	8.8:1
29	Dr. Charles R. Drew ElementaryArlington	417	Other	Arlington County Public Schools	-36%	8.9:1
30	Fries ElementaryFries	231	Other	Grayson County Public Schools	-36%	8.9:1
31	George P. Phenix ElementaryHampton	1,438	Other	Hampton City Public Schools	-35%	9:1
32	Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at MelchersFredericksburg	280	Other	Stafford County Public Schools	-35%	9:1
33	Eastern Montgomery HighElliston	254	High	Montgomery County Public Schools	-35%	9.1:1
34	Clark ElementaryCharlottesville	285	Other	Charlottesville City Public Schools	-34%	9.2:1
35	Greendale ElementaryAbingdon	257	Other	Washington County Public Schools	-34%	9.2:1
36	Alice West Fleet ElementaryArlington	629	Other	Arlington County Public Schools	-33%	9.3:1
37	Taylor ElementaryArlington	530	Other	Arlington County Public Schools	-33%	9.3:1
38	Northwood HighSaltville	204	High	Smyth County Public Schools	-33%	9.3:1
39	King & Queen ElementaryMattaponi	168	Other	King and Queen County Public Schools	-33%	9.3:1
40	Banneker ElementaryMiddleburg	139	Other	Loudoun County Public Schools	-33%	9.3:1
41	Ridgeview HighClintwood	548	High	Dickenson County Public Schools	-32%	9.4:1
42	Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleRichmond	500	Middle	Richmond City Public Schools	-32%	9.4:1
43	Bayside 6th Grade CampusVirginia Beach	329	Middle	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	-32%	9.4:1
44	Garden City ElementaryRoanoke	302	Other	Roanoke City Public Schools	-32%	9.4:1
45	Hamilton ElementaryHamilton	170	Other	Loudoun County Public Schools	-32%	9.4:1
46	Bayside MiddleVirginia Beach	628	Middle	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	-32%	9.5:1
47	Albert Hill MiddleRichmond	505	Middle	Richmond City Public Schools	-32%	9.5:1
48	Powhatan ElementaryPowhatan	477	Other	Powhatan County Public Schools	-32%	9.5:1
49	Castlewood HighCastlewood	285	Other	Russell County Public Schools	-32%	9.5:1
50	Tidewater Park ElementaryNorfolk	124	Elementary	Norfolk City Public Schools	-32%	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.

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