Best Elementary Schools in Dale City 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.

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

• Mary G. Porter Traditional

Rated 9 of 10

• A. Henderson Elementary School
• Old Bridge Elementary School

Rated 8 of 10

• Minnieville Elementary School
• Lake Ridge Elementary School
• Lake Ridge Middle School
  
• Westridge Elementary School
  
• Antietam 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 200 Virginia Elementary Schools:

21 Mary G. Porter Traditional, Woodbridge

40 T Clay Wood Elementary, Nokesville

99 Old Bridge Elementary, Woodbridge

174 A. Henderson Elementary, Dumfries

197 Nokesville Elementary, Nokesville

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.

Here is 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.