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Ecoff Elementary

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Ecoff Elementary ranks 569 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

569^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Ecoff Elementary is a public elementary school in Chester, Virginia, serving 757 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Chesterfield County Public Schools district, which is ranked 71 out of 129 school districts in the state.

Academically, Ecoff Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle range of Virginia elementary schools, with performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests generally below the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics and reading. However, the school performs relatively better in science, with 5th-grade science proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages in recent years. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with some improvement in recent years, but it still lags behind the district and state.

Ecoff Elementary has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with around 75-80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also has a diverse student population, with significant percentages of African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students. Interestingly, Ecoff's African American and Hispanic students tend to perform better on SOL tests compared to the overall school average. The school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15% to 20%, are also higher than the district and state averages. Compared to nearby schools, such as O.B. Gates Elementary and C.E. Curtis Elementary, Ecoff Elementary's academic performance is generally lower, but it performs better than some other nearby schools, such as Bellwood Elementary and Salem Church Elementary.

764

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,827

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5200 Ecoff Ave.
Chester, VA 23831-1516

(804) 768-6185

District: Chesterfield County Public Schools

Students who attend Ecoff Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lloyd C. Bird High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.1%

White:

30.8%

Hispanic:

17.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!VA Studies scores 11 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg72%

Virginia avg71%

569^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	52.3	569 of 1110	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	669 of 1114	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	679 of 1114	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	836 of 1109	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	719 of 1103	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	618 of 1105	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	736 of 1097	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.8	535 of 1099	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.8	477 of 1096	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.6	524 of 1100	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.4	560 of 1110	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.5	518 of 1120	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.1	490 of 1117	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.5	570 of 1117	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.4	581 of 1113	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	73.5	225 of 1082	79.2%	★★★★☆
2008	63.2	388 of 1081	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.0	223 of 1083	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	69.3	284 of 1071	73.5%	★★★★☆
2005	77.2	173 of 1062	83.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	235 of 579	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	273 of 588	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	332 of 579	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	34.5	291 of 355	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	564 of 1096	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	642 of 1098	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	680 of 1100	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	324 of 606	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	288 of 580	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.2	86 of 564	84.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	344 of 1046	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	528 of 1036	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	572 of 1093	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	712 of 1101	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	674 of 1093	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	155 of 271	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	478 of 973	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	663 of 979	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	664 of 984	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2024)18th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science77%+9 vs state

Mathematics73%~ state avg

English Reading72%~ state avg

VA Studies57%-11 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

i love the school ecoff .i think it shoud be 5 stars it is the alsomest school ever . i am very proud of the school and evey one that gos there i. i think evey body should go there.it even helps the altisic or adhd kids .ecoff is alot of help to me.thank you so much for your support for my child Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ecoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Ecoff Ave.	Chester	23831	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 768-6185	764	53	14.5	76.6%	235 (30.8%)	314 (41.1%)	130 (17.0%)	14 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.8%)	52.3	569^th of 1110 public elementary schools	48.7%		44.8	669^th of 1114 public elementary schools	39.9%	100	69.2	75.0	75.0	77.5	65.9	71.8	79.3	57.4	$7,827	$385	$7,443
C.E. Curtis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 W Hundred Rd	Chester	23831	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 768-6175	767	63	12.2	76.8%	277 (36.1%)	193 (25.2%)	220 (28.7%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (8.5%)	48.8	620^th of 1110 public elementary schools	44.1%		33.6	794^th of 1114 public elementary schools	28.7%	174	71.2	68.4	80.7	77.5	67.4	64.3	73.3	58.0	$8,046	$729	$7,316
C.C. Wells Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13101 S. Chester Rd.	Chester	23831	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 768-6265	606	43	14.0	77.1%	201 (33.2%)	249 (41.1%)	85 (14.0%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (9.7%)	52.2	571^st of 1110 public elementary schools	48.6%		35	777^th of 1114 public elementary schools	30.3%	206	77.4	75.0	67.9	71.6	71.4	70.8	67.0	70.0	$8,064	$00	$8,064
Salem Church Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9600 Salem Church Rd.	North Chesterfield	23237	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 768-6215	574	42	13.6	76.3%	158 (27.5%)	152 (26.5%)	213 (37.1%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.1%)	13.9	990^th of 1110 public elementary schools	10.8%		15.1	980^th of 1114 public elementary schools	12.0%	10	56.9	50.0	58.9	60.0	43.4	53.1	56.0	33.7	$8,756	$615	$8,141
Bellwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9536 Dawnshire Rd	North Chesterfield	23237	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3600	493	43	11.4	76.7%	53 (10.8%)	156 (31.6%)	256 (51.9%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	4.4	1077^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.0%		7.6	1053^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	5.5%	24	37.1	45.1	44.8	55.2	29.2	36.6	40.9	17.0	$10,504	$867	$9,636
O.B. Gates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10001 Courthouse Rd.	Chesterfield	23832	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 768-6195	620	54	11.3	76.9%	291 (46.9%)	173 (27.9%)	101 (16.3%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.1%)	68.5	371^st of 1110 public elementary schools	66.6%		51.3	597^th of 1114 public elementary schools	46.4%	226	91.2	78.0	78.3	71.3	76.7	76.4	79.5	77.4	$11,453	$452	$11,001
Beulah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5441 Beulah Rd	North Chesterfield	23237	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3620	902	66	13.6	77.1%	105 (11.6%)	368 (40.8%)	377 (41.8%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.9%)	17.5	954^th of 1110 public elementary schools	14.1%		7.6	1052^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	5.6%	98	59.9	52.6	56.7	62.7	43.2	52.7	62.2	43.9	$7,402	$490	$6,912
Harrowgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Cougar Trail	Chester	23831	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 520-6015	486	38	12.7	76.1%	115 (23.7%)	252 (51.9%)	86 (17.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	20.8	920^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.1%		30.6	835^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.0%	85	51.7	50.0	63.0	64.4	58.1	59.8	61.6	40.7	$9,972	$986	$8,986
Marguerite F. Christian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14801 Woods Edge Rd.	Colonial Heights	23834	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 530-5733	642	55	11.6	76.2%	159 (24.8%)	235 (36.6%)	193 (30.1%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.5%)	27.8	852^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	23.2%		25.4	892^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	19.9%	40	54.1	57.9	69.5	68.6	50.5	60.7	68.1	47.2	$8,932	$505	$8,428
Hopkins Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6000 Hopkins Rd.	North Chesterfield	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3665	776	58	13.2	76.7%	45 (5.8%)	299 (38.5%)	387 (49.9%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.0%)	18.5	945^th of 1110 public elementary schools	14.9%		22.1	926^th of 1114 public elementary schools	16.9%	19	46.8	56.7	64.1	62.4	45.1	56.5	59.5	47.9	$8,421	$727	$7,693

Frequently Asked Questions about Ecoff Elementary

Is Ecoff Elementary a good school?

Ecoff Elementary ranks 569^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ecoff Elementary?

Students at Ecoff Elementary are 41% African American, 31% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Ecoff Elementary in?

Chesterfield County Public Schools

How many students attend Ecoff Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 764 students attended Ecoff Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ecoff Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ecoff Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Lloyd C. Bird High

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