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Highland Springs Elementary

Q: Is Highland Springs Elementary a good school?

Highland Springs Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.1% of Virginia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Highland Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Highland Springs Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Highland Springs Elementary?

Students at Highland Springs Elementary are 85% African American, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Highland Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highland Springs Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Fairfield Middle High : Highland Springs High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Highland Springs Elementary is a public elementary school in Highland Springs, Virginia, serving 483 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Henrico County Public Schools district, which is ranked 89 out of 129 school districts in the state.

Highland Springs Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Virginia elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very poor performance compared to other schools in the state. The school significantly underperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 39.02% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 64.2% for the district and 72.89% for the state. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 9.7% to 19.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Henrico County Public Schools district, such as Montrose Elementary, Cashell Donahoe Elementary, and Seven Pines Elementary, generally outperform Highland Springs Elementary in academic metrics, with higher test scores and better statewide rankings. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $11,015 at Highland Springs Elementary, the school has not been able to close the performance gap with the district and state averages.

469

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,671

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Pleasant St
Highland Springs, VA 23075

(804) 328-4045

District: Henrico County Public Schools

Students who attend Highland Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fairfield Middle
High:	Highland Springs High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.1%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (31% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg67%

Virginia avg71%

1,109^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 45Elementary Schools in the Henrico County Public Schools

89^th of 129Henrico 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	1.0	1109 of 1110	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	1088 of 1114	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	1100 of 1114	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.6	1099 of 1109	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	1095 of 1103	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	1076 of 1105	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	971 of 1097	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	1040 of 1099	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	1059 of 1096	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.2	1074 of 1100	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.9	1066 of 1110	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	963 of 1120	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.6	710 of 1117	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.1	633 of 1117	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	13.1	1069 of 1113	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.4	1072 of 1082	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.4	1068 of 1081	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	1020 of 1083	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.9	1041 of 1071	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	35.3	804 of 1062	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	571 of 579	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	559 of 588	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	553 of 579	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	1.0	1094 of 1096	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	1067 of 1098	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	1092 of 1100	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	1039 of 1046	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	993 of 1036	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	1086 of 1093	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1084 of 1101	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	1075 of 1093	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-40 vs state

Science31%-37 vs state

English Reading30%-40 vs state

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Schools Near Highland Springs Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Pleasant St	Highland Springs	23075	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 328-4045	469	35	13.4	89.3%	10 (2.1%)	399 (85.1%)	45 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	1	1109^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.3	1088^th of 1114 public elementary schools	2.3%	21	39.0	23.5	33.3	31.5	33.8	25.0	32.1	$9,671	$731	$8,940
Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Jennings Rd	Highland Springs	23075	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 328-4085	330	29	11.3	88.2%	36 (10.9%)	245 (74.2%)	30 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	6.5	1060^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.5%		4	1091^st of 1114 public elementary schools	2.1%	31	31.7	19.5	56.9	52.9	34.4	33.3	47.1	$11,909	$1,286	$10,623
Jacob L. Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Laburnum Ave	Richmond	23223	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 226-8745	453	32	14.1	89.0%	18 (4.0%)	372 (82.1%)	45 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	17.5	956^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.9%		14	989^th of 1114 public elementary schools	11.2%	33	34.5	57.1	51.7	60.4	53.5	63.2	53.9	$10,928	$1,602	$9,326
Sandston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Naglee Ave	Sandston	23150	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 328-4055	201	16	12.5	88.6%	77 (38.3%)	55 (27.4%)	40 (19.9%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (10.9%)	27.4	856^th of 1110 public elementary schools	22.9%		38.9	738^th of 1114 public elementary schools	33.8%	118	60.0	54.8	64.5	67.7	56.0	48.4	67.7	$14,143	$2,427	$11,716
Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Cedar Fork Road	Richmond	23223	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 343-6550	425	36	11.8	89.2%	6 (1.4%)	352 (82.8%)	49 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.3%)	34.1	782^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	29.5%		30.8	829^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.6%	47	71.0	66.2	70.0	63.3	60.0	63.1	54.2	$11,438	$1,078	$10,360
Montrose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2820 Williamsburg Rd	Richmond	23231	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 226-8765	341	24	14.2	87.1%	23 (6.7%)	259 (76.0%)	34 (10.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.6%)	7.2	1050^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.4%		8.2	1045^th of 1114 public elementary schools	6.2%	5	41.3	45.5	41.5	50.0	52.2	47.3	46.3	$12,491	$1,230	$11,262
Cashell Donahoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Graves Rd	Sandston	23150	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 328-4035	526	35	15.0	89.2%	69 (13.1%)	283 (53.8%)	128 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.2%)	6.6	1059^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.6%		15.4	975^th of 1114 public elementary schools	12.5%	84	36.2	51.7	39.2	50.6	38.7	52.3	48.7	$9,561	$1,092	$8,470
Seven Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Beulah Rd	Sandston	23150	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 328-4065	399	27	14.7	90.5%	141 (35.3%)	184 (46.1%)	36 (9.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	22	901^st of 1110 public elementary schools	18.8%		29.9	845^th of 1114 public elementary schools	24.1%	56	51.7	73.6	55.4	49.2	53.3	72.2	43.8	$10,675	$1,118	$9,557
Harvie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Harvie Road	Richmond	23223	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 343-7010	497	37	13.4	89.1%	6 (1.2%)	440 (88.5%)	15 (3.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.2%)	40.5	715^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.6%		29.3	848^th of 1114 public elementary schools	23.9%	133	63.4	73.1	64.6	64.2	64.8	71.6	67.1	$10,860	$1,229	$9,631
Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Thalen St	Richmond	23223	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 343-6535	417	32	13.1	89.7%	2 (0.5%)	375 (89.9%)	25 (6.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	2.5	1096^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.3%		1.4	1110^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.4%	14	36.7	31.6	35.1	38.6	38.3	49.1	35.1	$12,516	$1,506	$11,010

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Springs Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Highland Springs Elementary?

Students at Highland Springs Elementary are 85% African American, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Highland Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highland Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fairfield Middle
High : Highland Springs High

Is Highland Springs Elementary a good school?

Highland Springs Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.1% of Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Highland Springs Elementary in?

Henrico County Public Schools

How many students attend Highland Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Highland Springs Elementary.

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