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J.L. Francis Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

928^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

J.L. Francis Elementary is a public elementary school in Richmond, Virginia, serving 509 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Richmond City Public Schools district.

Academically, J.L. Francis Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Virginia elementary schools over the past several years, with significantly lower proficiency rates on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests compared to state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students is relatively stronger, ranking in the top 40% of Virginia elementary schools for this subgroup. The school faces high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 25.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Chesterfield County Public Schools district, J.L. Francis Elementary has a higher per-student spending and a higher student-teacher ratio, suggesting the Richmond City Public Schools district is allocating more resources to this school. However, the school's continued low performance indicates that simply increasing funding and resources may not be enough to improve academic outcomes, and a more comprehensive approach may be needed to address the significant challenges facing the school.

526

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,278

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5146 Snead Rd
Richmond, VA 23224-6092

(804) 745-3702

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Students who attend J.L. Francis Elementary usually attend:

High:	Franklin Military Academy
	Open High
	Richmond Community High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.9%

African American:

35.7%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (54% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!VA Studies scores 35 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg51%

Virginia avg71%

928^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Richmond City Public Schools

115^th of 129Richmond City 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	20.0	928 of 1110	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	972 of 1114	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	991 of 1114	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	990 of 1109	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1043 of 1103	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	968 of 1105	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	960 of 1097	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	1059 of 1099	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.9	893 of 1096	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.6	967 of 1100	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.0	1024 of 1110	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.1	1049 of 1120	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	34.5	878 of 1117	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.4	1000 of 1117	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.2	1003 of 1113	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.4	1046 of 1082	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	27.5	926 of 1081	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.8	857 of 1083	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.5	968 of 1071	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.0	1009 of 1062	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	367 of 579	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	395 of 588	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	463 of 579	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	126 of 326	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	148 of 306	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	119 of 300	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	949 of 1096	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1022 of 1098	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	997 of 1100	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	444 of 606	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	453 of 580	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	445 of 564	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	681 of 1046	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	670 of 1036	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	889 of 1093	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	906 of 1101	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	969 of 1093	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+45 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%-12 vs state

Science57%-12 vs state

English Reading52%-18 vs state

VA Studies33%-35 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
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
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
Cardinal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1745 Catalina Dr	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5082	821	52	15.7	99.6%	12 (1.5%)	92 (11.2%)	709 (86.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	7.9	1045^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.9%		3.7	1095^th of 1114 public elementary schools	1.7%	50	49.3	55.9	59.3	48.2	31.6	33.9	37.2	32.4	$10,372	$443	$9,930
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
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
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
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
Miles Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Beaufont Hill Drive	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 319-3185	505	37	13.7	99.0%	20 (4.0%)	271 (53.7%)	200 (39.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	4.1	1079^th of 1110 public elementary schools	2.8%		4	1090^th of 1114 public elementary schools	2.2%	11	39.5	52.9	41.8	25.3	31.3	50.0	38.2	37.2	$10,426	$656	$9,770
Swansboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3160 Midlothian Tnpk	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5030	172	17	10.3	98.3%	7 (4.1%)	114 (66.3%)	46 (26.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	19	942^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	15.1%		21.2	930^th of 1114 public elementary schools	16.5%	12	56.3	61.1	63.2		41.4	70.6	50.0	50.0	$21,515	$1,645	$19,870

Frequently Asked Questions about J.L. Francis Elementary

Is J.L. Francis Elementary a good school?

J.L. Francis Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend J.L. Francis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended J.L. Francis Elementary.

What schools do graduates of J.L. Francis Elementary attend?

Students who attend J.L. Francis Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Franklin Military Academy
High : Open High
High : Richmond Community High

What district is J.L. Francis Elementary in?

Richmond City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of J.L. Francis Elementary?

Students at J.L. Francis Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 36% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

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