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Washington-Henry Elementary

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Washington-Henry Elementary ranks 332 nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

332^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Washington-Henry Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mechanicsville, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 401 students. The school is part of the Hanover County Public Schools district, which is ranked 16th out of 129 school districts in Virginia and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Washington-Henry Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25-30% of Virginia elementary schools, with a current ranking of 332 out of 1,110 schools (2024-2025). The school's performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is generally above the Hanover County and Virginia state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Washington-Henry's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 83.78%, compared to 83.71% for Hanover County and 72.89% for Virginia. The school's male students have performed better than female students in recent years, ranking 327 out of 1,093 Virginia elementary schools for male students in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school's low socioeconomic status (SES) students have performed relatively well, ranking 280 out of 1,046 Virginia elementary schools in 2024-2025.

However, Washington-Henry Elementary has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, from 5.6% in 2022-2023 to 15.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the other high-performing elementary schools in the Hanover County district, such as Pole Green Elementary, Rural Point Elementary, and Pearson's Corner Elementary. In comparison, Washington-Henry's performance is significantly higher than the nearby Henrico County elementary schools, such as Laburnum Elementary, Longdale Elementary, and Chamberlayne Elementary, which have lower rankings and test scores.

386

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,171

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9025 Washington Henry Drive
Mechanicsville, VA 23116

(804) 723-2300

District: Hanover County Public Schools

Students who attend Washington-Henry Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chickahominy Middle
High:	Atlee High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.6%

African American:

10.1%

Asian:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2022 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (80% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2022) to 70th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg80%

Virginia avg71%

332^nd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Hanover County Public Schools

16^th of 129Hanover 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	71.6	332 of 1110	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	332 of 1114	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	260 of 1114	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	221 of 1109	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	361 of 1103	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.7	246 of 1105	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	269 of 1097	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	61.0	440 of 1099	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.2	571 of 1096	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.3	445 of 1100	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.9	263 of 1110	76.3%	★★★★☆
2013	82.5	110 of 1120	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	70.9	264 of 1117	76.4%	★★★★☆
2011	81.5	97 of 1117	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	72.2	227 of 1113	79.6%	★★★★☆
2009	67.0	323 of 1082	70.1%	★★★★☆
2008	65.1	356 of 1081	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.6	523 of 1083	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.3	400 of 1071	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.6	278 of 1062	73.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	44.9	221 of 324	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	336 of 1096	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	341 of 1098	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.7	173 of 1100	84.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	280 of 1046	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.2	461 of 1036	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	327 of 1093	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	338 of 1101	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	353 of 1093	67.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	466 of 973	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	526 of 979	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	428 of 984	56.5%	★★★☆☆

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)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

White (2025)52nd percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2023)32nd percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics84%+11 vs state

English Reading82%+11 vs state

Science76%+7 vs state

VA Studies64%-4 vs state

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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
Washington-Henry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9025 Washington Henry Drive	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-2300	386	30	12.8	35.8%	257 (66.6%)	39 (10.1%)	27 (7.0%)	30 (7.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	71.6	332^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	70.1%		71.2	332^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	70.2%		83.8	84.8	82.0	75.8	77.0	89.5	80.3	64.3	$12,171	$156	$12,014
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9964 Honey Meadows Rd	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-3560	852	56	15.2	13.8%	569 (66.8%)	58 (6.8%)	31 (3.6%)	114 (13.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.3%)	80.1	212^th of 1110 public elementary schools	80.9%		79.2	225^th of 1114 public elementary schools	79.8%	13	86.5	85.9	86.8	82.7	77.3	83.4	88.7	83.1	$9,775	$373	$9,402
Pearson's Corner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8290 New Ashcake Road	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-3660	571	40	14.2	15.1%	432 (75.7%)	35 (6.1%)	21 (3.7%)	48 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)	92.1	22^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	98.0%		90.8	36^th of 1114 public elementary schools	96.8%	14	94.4	95.9	94.1	90.7	93.3	91.8	93.5	93.8	$9,958	$294	$9,664
Mechanicsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7425 Mechanicsville Elem Drive	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 723-3640	572	45	12.7	100.9%	322 (56.3%)	89 (15.6%)	61 (10.7%)	31 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (11.9%)	55.7	534^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.9%		61.6	471^st of 1114 public elementary schools	57.7%	63	84.8	81.1	74.7	70.0	70.5	70.3	70.8	54.8	$12,199	$1,347	$10,852
Rural Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7161 Studley Road	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-3580	627	43	14.5	14.5%	490 (78.1%)	23 (3.7%)	28 (4.5%)	37 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.5%)	86.3	97^th of 1110 public elementary schools	91.3%		82.5	166^th of 1114 public elementary schools	85.1%	69	89.5	93.7	88.5	82.4	79.8	90.6	89.1	94.8	$10,002	$456	$9,547
Laurel Meadow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8248 Lee-Davis Road	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-2040	591	45	13.1	44.0%	411 (69.5%)	63 (10.7%)	64 (10.8%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	63.3	439^th of 1110 public elementary schools	60.5%		62.7	459^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.8%	20	82.7	83.2	74.7	70.5	66.7	78.7	74.5	78.7	$11,541	$545	$10,995
Kersey Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10004 Learning Lane	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-3440	672	47	14.2	16.1%	529 (78.7%)	54 (8.0%)	30 (4.5%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.7%)	74.8	292^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	73.7%		77	256^th of 1114 public elementary schools	77.0%	36	86.1	82.4	78.6	75.2	77.2	84.6	83.1	84.3	$10,224	$469	$9,755
Chamberlayne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8200 St Charles Rd	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 261-5030	389	27	14.4	89.2%	50 (12.9%)	208 (53.5%)	80 (20.6%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.3%)	33	802^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	27.7%		47.4	645^th of 1114 public elementary schools	42.1%	157	59.7	42.6	79.1	83.7	52.6	53.2	67.4		$11,652	$824	$10,828
Pole Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8393 Pole Green Park Ln	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 365-4700	527	39	13.5	20.9%	382 (72.5%)	34 (6.5%)	31 (5.9%)	24 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.4%)	80.8	202^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	81.8%		82.8	155^th of 1114 public elementary schools	86.1%	47	84.4	86.4	85.5	85.9	76.7	86.4	84.8	87.4	$11,057	$645	$10,412
Laburnum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Meriwether Ave	Richmond	23222	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 228-2720	466	36	12.9	89.3%	17 (3.6%)	382 (82.0%)	42 (9.0%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	2	1100^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.9%		3.4	1097^th of 1114 public elementary schools	1.5%	3	33.8	35.2	27.1	27.1	41.8	45.7	35.8		$11,159	$1,410	$9,749

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington-Henry Elementary

What schools do graduates of Washington-Henry Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington-Henry Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chickahominy Middle
High : Atlee High

What district is Washington-Henry Elementary in?

Hanover County Public Schools

How many students attend Washington-Henry Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Washington-Henry Elementary.

Is Washington-Henry Elementary a good school?

Washington-Henry Elementary ranks 332^nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Washington-Henry Elementary?

Students at Washington-Henry Elementary are 67% White, 10% African American, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

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