Elementary Schools in Richmond City Public Schools

Summary:

The Richmond City Public Schools district in Virginia encompasses 29 elementary schools serving students from pre-K through 5th grade. The schools in this district demonstrate a wide range of academic performance, with some standout high-achieving schools as well as lower-performing ones.

Among the top-performing elementary schools in the district are Mary Munford Elementary, Linwood Holton Elementary, and Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts. These schools consistently rank among the best in Virginia, with high test scores and strong ratings from SchoolDigger. In contrast, many other schools in the district struggle with low proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism.

Across the district, the vast majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with free and reduced-price lunch rates exceeding 99% at most schools. Spending per student varies widely, from around $7,000 to over $15,000, but higher spending does not necessarily translate to better academic outcomes. Addressing the significant inequities within the Richmond City Public Schools system will require a multi-faceted approach targeting funding, school leadership, community engagement, and student support services.

District Detail

301 North 9th St
Richmond, VA 23219-1927

(804) 780-7700

SchoolDigger Rank:
115^th of 129 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 20,962

Primary Schools: 26
Middle Schools: 7
High Schools: 10
Alternative Schools: 1

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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
Barack Obama Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 Fendall Ave	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4879	274	23	12.1	100.4%	49 (17.9%)	200 (73.0%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	16.5	966^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.0%		30.4	837^th of 1114 public elementary schools	24.9%	129	50.0	52.2	53.5	52.3	53.3	60.9	65.9	39.1	$13,214	$942	$12,273
Blackwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Everett St	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5078	420	21	20.3	98.8%	10 (2.4%)	323 (76.9%)	71 (16.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	1.6	1102^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	0.7%		3.1	1099^th of 1114 public elementary schools	1.3%	3	30.4	38.2	25.0	30.0	32.7	30.9	35.1	39.7	$18,216	$1,487	$16,728
Chimborazo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 E Marshall St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8392	403	29	14.0	99.5%	43 (10.7%)	294 (73.0%)	35 (8.7%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	17.1	959^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.6%		24.5	905^th of 1114 public elementary schools	18.8%	54	42.7	50.9	58.2	64.8	41.8	61.7	60.0	50.0	$13,205	$1,687	$11,518
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
Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5601 Jahnke Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5061	355	25	14.3	99.7%	21 (5.9%)	164 (46.2%)	159 (44.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	8.2	1042^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	6.1%		14.3	985^th of 1114 public elementary schools	11.6%	57	59.1	42.2	53.6	46.4	42.2	31.8	48.2	26.7	$13,958	$1,513	$12,445
Fairfield Court Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2510 Phaup St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4639	222	19	11.9	99.5%	2 (0.9%)	196 (88.3%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	14.3	987^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.1%		5.7	1074^th of 1114 public elementary schools	3.6%	87	39.5	64.5	46.9	53.1	63.2	45.2	51.6	9.7	$18,447	$1,452	$16,995
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
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
Henry Marsh III Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	813 N 28th St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4401	512	35	14.5	97.7%	9 (1.8%)	453 (88.5%)	28 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	3.3	1089^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.9%		2.8	1101^st of 1114 public elementary schools	1.2%	12	33.9	51.4	44.0	32.0	26.2	44.6	40.0	32.4	$9,931	$834	$9,097
Frances W. McClenney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3817 Chamberlayne Ave	Richmond	23227	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8193	302	17	17.3	100.3%	13 (4.3%)	264 (87.4%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	2.2	1098^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.1%		8.8	1043^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	6.4%	55	33.3	33.3	30.2	41.8	40.5	45.6	39.6	21.1	$15,274	$1,519	$13,754
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
Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3021 Maplewood Ave	Richmond	23221	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6252	262	20	13.3	100.0%	111 (42.4%)	104 (39.7%)	25 (9.5%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	64.4	430^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.3%		45.8	660^th of 1114 public elementary schools	40.8%	230	71.7	94.4	72.4	65.5	73.9	91.7	62.1	88.9	$13,950	$1,152	$12,798
Mary Munford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Westmoreland Street	Richmond	23226	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 780-6267	476	21	22.4	100.4%	369 (77.5%)	31 (6.5%)	33 (6.9%)	14 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	89.6	56^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.0%		88	67^th of 1114 public elementary schools	94.0%	11	90.9	90.5	91.7	90.0	89.7	95.2	91.7	87.3	$11,589	$917	$10,672
Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2409 Webber Avenue	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5008	551	36	15.4	98.0%	9 (1.6%)	310 (56.3%)	220 (39.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	2.7	1094^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.4%		2.5	1104^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.9%	10	34.2	41.9	22.1	35.9	42.7	46.6	41.1	33.3	$11,716	$1,109	$10,607
Overby-Sheppard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 1st Ave	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 329-2515	256	23	11.2	97.3%	5 (2.0%)	223 (87.1%)	15 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	21	917^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.4%		25.1	898^th of 1114 public elementary schools	19.4%	19	44.7	46.3	76.9	71.8	47.8	57.1	53.9	36.6	$13,523	$1,629	$11,894
Southampton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3333 Cheverly Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 320-2434	473	32	14.5	98.3%	30 (6.3%)	332 (70.2%)	79 (16.7%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	6.2	1062^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	4.3%		9.9	1026^th of 1114 public elementary schools	7.9%	36	43.6	35.5	29.5	34.4	52.1	47.5	52.5	42.6	$10,608	$563	$10,045
Westover Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1211 Jahnke Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5002	375	24	15.8	99.2%	83 (22.1%)	211 (56.3%)	62 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.8%)	13.4	995^th of 1110 public elementary schools	10.4%		11.3	1013^th of 1114 public elementary schools	9.1%	18	47.8	67.9	48.1	43.1	48.5	63.6	42.3	39.3	$11,555	$1,012	$10,543
William Fox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Hanover Ave	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 780-6259	367	25	14.9	100.0%	158 (43.1%)	139 (37.9%)	23 (6.3%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	57.4	512^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.9%		66.7	404^th of 1114 public elementary schools	63.7%	108	70.5	75.4	78.2	69.1	73.3	77.2	72.7	71.9	$12,984	$140	$12,844
Woodville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 N 28th St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4821	217	21	10.5	98.6%	5 (2.3%)	193 (88.9%)	10 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	1	1108^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.2%		1	1111^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.3%	3	30.8	26.5	21.4	16.7	23.1	44.1	40.0	30.3	$18,722	$2,375	$16,348
Bellevue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 E Grace St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4417	206	14	15.1	99.5%	22 (10.7%)	145 (70.4%)	13 (6.3%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.2%)	13.6	992^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	10.6%		19.9	938^th of 1114 public elementary schools	15.8%	54	40.5	42.2	60.0	50.0	46.0	53.3	65.7	48.9	$18,703	$1,398	$17,304
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
George W. Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 W Leigh St	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6247	404	26	15.6	99.8%	6 (1.5%)	359 (88.9%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	1.2	1106^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.4%		0.3	1114^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.0%	8	26.6	37.3	28.1	8.8	28.1	48.0	22.4	31.4	$12,033	$1,477	$10,556
J.B. Fisher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 Garden Rd	Richmond	23235	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 327-5612	285	15	19.5	100.7%	72 (25.3%)	155 (54.4%)	43 (15.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	50.4	593^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	46.6%		31.9	811^th of 1114 public elementary schools	27.2%	218	72.0	83.3	69.1	73.8	70.0	72.2	55.8	69.4	$13,576	$652	$12,924
Linwood Holton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 W. Laburnum Ave	Richmond	23227	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 228-5310	433	30	14.6	103.7%	243 (56.1%)	147 (33.9%)	12 (2.8%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	62	454^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.1%		47	646^th of 1114 public elementary schools	42.0%	192	83.5	82.1	63.1	63.1	84.5	82.1	70.8	68.7	$11,861	$277	$11,583
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
Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts	Public, Charter	K-5	3411 Semmes Avenue	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(804) 888-7061	310	19	16.6	100.0%	136 (43.9%)	124 (40.0%)	23 (7.4%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.8%)	76.9	267^th of 1110 public elementary schools	75.9%		43.4	689^th of 1114 public elementary schools	38.2%	422	90.7	87.5	76.6	72.3	81.4	92.5	79.2	87.5	$12,649	$41	$12,608

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
CodeRVA Regional High School	1.13 mi	1
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School	1.47 mi	1
Henrico County Public Schools	1.64 mi	79	89^th
Department of Education State-Operated Educ Prgms	1.77 mi	23
Department Of Corrections	2.03 mi	61

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.