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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Richmond City Public Schools

This page covers 26 elementary schools in Richmond City Public Schools, including 1 charter school. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

26
Schools Ranked
Virginia
State
1
Charter Schools
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
John B. Cary Elementary
Grades PK–05263 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,807/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
60/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,807
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
2
rank
J.B. Fisher Elementary
Grades PK–05264 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.5:1) · above-average investment ($22,807/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
11.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,807
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
3
rank
Ginter Park Elementary
Grades PK–05290 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.1:1) · above-average investment ($22,807/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
12.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,807
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
4
rank
Bellevue Elementary
Grades PK–05188 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1) · above-average investment ($22,807/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,807
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
5
rank
Linwood Holton Elementary
Grades PK–05427 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1) · above-average investment ($22,807/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,807
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
107%
High economic need
6
rank
Chimborazo Elementary
Grades PK–05385 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1) · above-average investment ($22,807/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,807
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
7
rank
Swansboro Elementary
Grades PK–05158 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.9:1) · above-average investment ($22,807/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
9.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
28/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,807
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
8
rank
Woodville Elementary
Grades PK–05267 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1) · above-average investment ($22,807/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,807
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
9
rank
Miles Jones Elementary
Grades PK–05559 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,807/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
14.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,807
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
10
rank
Overby-Sheppard Elementary
Grades PK–05268 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1) · above-average investment ($22,807/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,807
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
16 more elementary schools in Richmond City Public Schools not shown here.
View all schools in Richmond City Public Schools
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
26
Elementary Schools
47
Total Schools
57
#1 Score
48
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.