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J.A. Chalkley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1046^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

J.A. Chalkley Elementary is a public elementary school in Chesterfield, Virginia, serving 868 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Chesterfield County Public Schools district.

Despite being part of a district ranked 71 out of 129 in Virginia, J.A. Chalkley Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Virginia elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments. The school's proficiency rates in math and reading range from 37.6% to 57.02%, compared to 66.93% to 73.52% for the district and state. This low academic performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, who perform in the bottom 50% of Virginia schools in those categories. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.6% to 23.1%, and relatively low per-student spending, between $6,167 and $7,006.

When compared to nearby schools within the Chesterfield County Public Schools district, J.A. Chalkley Elementary generally performs worse academically. However, the nearby schools in the Richmond City Public Schools district, which have similar demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, also struggle academically, suggesting that broader systemic factors may be at play. Addressing the challenges faced by J.A. Chalkley Elementary will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve instructional practices, support student and family engagement, and ensure equitable access to resources and opportunities.

835

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,391

Per pupil spending ?

77.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3301 Turner Road
Chesterfield, VA 23832

(804) 674-1300

District: Chesterfield County Public Schools

Students who attend J.A. Chalkley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Manchester Middle
High:	Manchester High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.5%

Hispanic:

43.6%

White:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (47% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Science scores 28 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg72%

Virginia avg71%

1,046^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 41Elementary Schools in the Chesterfield County Public Schools

71^st of 129Chesterfield County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1046 of 1110	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1018 of 1114	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1040 of 1114	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	938 of 1109	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	1041 of 1103	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	870 of 1105	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	818 of 1097	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.0	830 of 1099	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.6	862 of 1096	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	989 of 1100	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.2	899 of 1110	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.8	615 of 1120	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.1	537 of 1117	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	35.7	863 of 1117	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.0	885 of 1113	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.2	753 of 1082	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.9	817 of 1081	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	57.4	482 of 1083	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.9	609 of 1071	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.1	607 of 1062	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	522 of 579	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	497 of 588	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	513 of 579	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	5.3	342 of 355	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	297 of 326	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	243 of 306	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	251 of 300	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	1043 of 1096	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1010 of 1098	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	995 of 1100	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	503 of 606	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	470 of 580	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	460 of 564	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	823 of 1046	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	841 of 1036	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1025 of 1093	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1017 of 1101	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	1047 of 1093	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading48%-23 vs state

VA Studies47%-21 vs state

Mathematics47%-26 vs state

Science40%-28 vs state

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by a teacher
Tuesday, March 12, 2024

I was assigned to JAC ES as an itinerate resource teacher and it was my home school. From the first week, I worked there, I was confronted with things I wish no one ever had to deal with again. Administrative negligence, looking over behaviors and violence in the classroom, like throwing chairs and desks, kids choking each other, stabbing other students with pencils, and even at one time in the year a kid brought ammunition from a firearm. The Admin walked on eggshells with behaviors because of the ages of the kids, but the teachers were the ones being abused and putting up with it all. Worst school in CCPS. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Algebra I (2025)	SOL Mathematics (2025)					SOL Science (2025)		SOL Earth Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)						SOL Civics and Economics (2025)	SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
J.A. Chalkley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Turner Road	Chesterfield	23832	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 674-1300	835	89	9.3	77.7%	51 (6.1%)	380 (45.5%)	364 (43.6%)	12 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	7.9	1046^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.8%		10.8	1018^th of 1114 public elementary schools	8.6%	28		46.1	55.3	39.2			40.5			37.6	57.0	50.0					47.3	$8,391	$1,202	$7,190
G.H. Reid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Whitehead Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 745-3550	671	41	16.5	99.1%	3 (0.4%)	248 (37.0%)	407 (60.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	3.7	1081^st of 1110 public elementary schools	2.6%		8	1047^th of 1114 public elementary schools	6.0%	34		51.3	40.9	43.1			37.6			37.3	29.8	45.6					28.0	$9,993	$518	$9,474
J.L. Francis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5146 Snead Rd	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 745-3702	526	37	14.2	99.2%	29 (5.5%)	188 (35.7%)	289 (54.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	20	928^th of 1110 public elementary schools	16.4%		16	972^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	12.7%	44		52.3	54.3	72.8			56.5			33.3	64.6	59.6					33.3	$11,278	$541	$10,737
J.G. Hening Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5230 Chicora Dr.	North Chesterfield	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3655	877	75	11.7	77.4%	80 (9.1%)	395 (45.0%)	352 (40.1%)	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.2%)	12.6	1003^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	9.6%		10.9	1016^th of 1114 public elementary schools	8.8%	13		51.1	53.3	47.7			57.0			44.6	54.1	53.0					51.1	$7,530	$501	$7,029
Chesterfield Virtual School	Public, Virtual	K-8	421 South Providence Road	Chesterfield	23236	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(804) 818-5630	440	44	9.9		110 (25.0%)	201 (45.7%)	77 (17.5%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (8.2%)	29	840^th of 1110 public elementary schools	24.3%		22.5	924^th of 1114 public elementary schools	17.1%	84	55.9	62.1	61.5	45.0	26.5	36.2	43.9	56.3	73.7	75.9	75.0	67.5	65.5	66.2	66.7	70.4	66.7	$12,303	$533	$11,770
Broad Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4615 Ferguson Ln	Richmond	23234	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5048	612	41	14.7	99.3%	11 (1.8%)	231 (37.7%)	361 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	14.9	983^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	11.4%		18.3	952^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	14.5%	31		52.3	63.2	59.3			47.3			41.0	52.1	63.6					38.7	$13,168	$1,150	$12,018
A.M. Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 S Providence Rd	North Chesterfield	23236	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 674-1310	708	57	12.3	75.6%	130 (18.4%)	188 (26.6%)	326 (46.0%)	21 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.8%)	21.2	914^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.7%		18.1	954^th of 1114 public elementary schools	14.4%	40		58.7	57.5	51.0			61.5			56.0	60.0	54.3					60.9	$9,044	$936	$8,108
Bensley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4724 Hopkins Road	North Chesterfield	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3610	615	56	11.0	77.6%	19 (3.1%)	100 (16.3%)	481 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	5.5	1071^st of 1110 public elementary schools	3.5%		3.5	1096^th of 1114 public elementary schools	1.6%	25		51.4	45.7	49.4			47.4			43.9	33.7	37.5					25.5	$9,550	$885	$8,665
Falling Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Hopkins Rd.	Richmond	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3630	823	77	10.7	77.5%	56 (6.8%)	241 (29.3%)	500 (60.8%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	8.8	1038^th of 1110 public elementary schools	6.5%		8.6	1044^th of 1114 public elementary schools	6.3%	6		43.3	43.4	51.2			57.0			37.1	49.6	55.8					35.9	$9,362	$1,116	$8,246
Jacobs Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8800 Jacobs Rd.	Chesterfield	23832	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 674-1320	716	53	13.4	77.1%	244 (34.1%)	194 (27.1%)	214 (29.9%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.1%)	50	595^th of 1110 public elementary schools	46.4%		36.9	763^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	31.5%	168		88.9	77.9	70.5			62.5			74.1	62.5	62.2					64.4	$8,190	$508	$7,682

Frequently Asked Questions about J.A. Chalkley Elementary

What schools do graduates of J.A. Chalkley Elementary attend?

Students who attend J.A. Chalkley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Manchester Middle
High : Manchester High

What is the racial makeup of J.A. Chalkley Elementary?

Students at J.A. Chalkley Elementary are 46% African American, 44% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is J.A. Chalkley Elementary a good school?

J.A. Chalkley Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Virginia elementary schools.

What district is J.A. Chalkley Elementary in?

Chesterfield County Public Schools

How many students attend J.A. Chalkley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 835 students attended J.A. Chalkley Elementary.

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