Best Elementary Schools in Chantilly Area 2016

A focus on student outcomes often begins and ends in those last four years in high school.

What about elementary school? It's often a student's first exposure to a school environment and starts them on the path to success.

We've collected several lists of the Best Elementary Schools in Virginia to see which area schools are at the top.

Note: We've included some Herndon area schools.

Great Schools Ratings

A go-to resource for school info, Great Schools collects information on academic performance, extracurricular programs, school culture, and more.

Schools rated 8-10 are considered "above average," according to Great Schools. Here's the highest-rated schools in the area. Zillow also has the information mapped.

Rated 10 of 10

• Navy Elementary School

Rated 9 of 10

• Little River Elementary School
• Liberty Elementary School
• Poplar Tree Elementary School
• Oak Hill Elementary School
• Crossfield Elementary School

Rated 8 of 10

• Cub Run Elementary School
• Lees Corner Elementary School
• Fox Mill Elementary School
• McNair Elementary School

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• 100 Best Public High Schools in Virginia
• Best Private High Schools in Virginia 2016

School Diggers

Numbers drive the results from School Diggers, including student/teacher ratios, percent of students with free lunch and test scores. Judging by some of the top results, there can be wild swings year-to-year.

Here are the area schools in the Top 500 Virginia Elementary Schools:

27 Floris Elementary

92 Oak Hill Elementary

148 Poplar Tree Elementary

201 Fox Mill Elementary

253 Crossfield Elementary

286 McNair Elementary

Niche

Niche.com rates a variety of schools, school districts and programs, combining data-driven results (test scores, student-teacher ratios) with student and parent surveys.

Below find the Centreville area schools on Niche's 100 Best Public Elementary Schools in Virginia.

• See the methodology for the list.
• You can take Niche's survey to add your opinion for 2017's results.

27 Oak Hill Elementary School

35 Floris Elementary School

37 Lees Corner Elementary School

47 Navy Elementary School

59 Fox Mill Elementary School

74 Clearview Elementary School

80 Poplar Tree Elementary School

94 McNair Elementary School

100 Brookfield Elementary School