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Kersey Creek Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
292nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools
Better than 74% of Virginia elementary schools
Summary

Kersey Creek Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mechanicsville, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 679 students. The school is part of the Hanover County Public Schools district, which is ranked 16th out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kersey Creek Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of Virginia elementary schools, with a current ranking of 292 out of 1,110 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's students perform significantly better than the state and district averages in various SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments, including mathematics, reading, science, and Virginia Studies. For example, in 3rd grade mathematics, Kersey Creek Elementary had 86.14% of students proficient or better, compared to 83.71% for the Hanover County Public Schools district and 72.89% for the state of Virginia. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, with male students and African American students ranking in the top 25% and top 30% of Virginia elementary schools, respectively.

Kersey Creek Elementary has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates over the past three years, from 19.3% in 2022-2023 to 7.5% in 2023-2024, which is in contrast to the nearby schools in the Hanover County Public Schools district and the Henrico County Public Schools district, which have maintained relatively high chronic absenteeism rates (around 15.7%) during the same period. The school's spending per student has also increased from $6,592 in 2018-2019 to $8,355 in 2020-2021, indicating a commitment to investing in student resources and support.

672
Students ?
14.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,224
Per pupil spending ?
16.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 10004 Learning Lane
       Mechanicsville, VA  23116

(804) 723-3440

District: Hanover County Public Schools


Students who attend Kersey Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Oak Knoll Middle
High:    Hanover High
Racial breakdown:

White:
78.7%
African American:
8.0%
Two or more races:
6.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Virginia average (81% vs 71% meeting standards)
Above the Virginia median (74th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school81%
District avg80%
Virginia avg71%
292nd of 1,110
Virginia public elementary schools ?
Top 26%▼ down 20 pts since 2015
From top 7% (2015) to top 26% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Virginia Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 13Elementary Schools in the Hanover County Public Schools
16th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202574.8292 of 111073.7%★★★★☆
202477.0256 of 111477.0%★★★★☆
202377.7239 of 111478.5%★★★★☆
202279.7214 of 110980.7%★★★★☆
202192.042 of 110396.2%★★★★★
201983.1113 of 110589.8%★★★★☆
201884.498 of 109791.1%★★★★★
201782.1121 of 109989.0%★★★★☆
201682.6110 of 109690.0%★★★★★
201584.974 of 110093.3%★★★★★
201479.3157 of 111085.9%★★★★☆
201381.9117 of 112089.6%★★★★☆
201280.4128 of 111788.5%★★★★☆
201180.3116 of 111789.6%★★★★☆
201081.279 of 111392.9%★★★★★
200985.431 of 108297.1%★★★★★
200877.7143 of 108186.8%★★★★☆
200778.3142 of 108386.9%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202568.4164 of 57971.7%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202357.3150 of 32453.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202571.5309 of 109671.8%★★★★☆
202472.2306 of 109872.1%★★★★☆
202368.9335 of 110069.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202564.3339 of 104667.6%★★★☆☆
202461.4399 of 103661.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202573.7296 of 109372.9%★★★★☆
202477.6230 of 110179.1%★★★★☆
202381.4167 of 109384.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202555.0484 of 97350.3%★★★☆☆
202456.2480 of 97951.0%★★★☆☆
202361.9386 of 98460.8%★★★☆☆
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)
Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school
African American (2025)72nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school
Disabled (2023)54th percentile-25 vs school
White (2025)50th percentile-23 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
VA Studies84%+16 vs state
Mathematics82%+10 vs state
English Reading82%+11 vs state
Science75%+6 vs state

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Kersey Creek Elementary ranks 292nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Kersey Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Knoll Middle
High : Hanover High

Students at Kersey Creek Elementary are 79% White, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 672 students attended Kersey Creek Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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