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Ettrick Elementary

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Ettrick Elementary ranks 470 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Ettrick Elementary, a PK-5 school in South Chesterfield, VA, serves about 560 students in Chesterfield County Public Schools with a 13:1 student-teacher ratio. About 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. In the 2025-26 ranking cycle, it placed 470th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, landing in the 58th percentile with a 3-star rating — the top result among its nearby Chesterfield County neighbors and above its district's overall 44th-percentile average.

Ettrick's greatest academic strength is math. Across grades 3-5, math proficiency averages about 81%, versus roughly 73% for the district and state. In 5th grade math, 85.9% of students tested proficient, well above Matoaca Elementary (82.7%), Marguerite F. Christian Elementary (69.2%), and Harrowgate Elementary (49.4%). Reading is also solid: 70.7% of 3rd graders are proficient, compared to 56.6% at Matoaca, 58.7% at Christian, and 44.0% at Harrowgate. The gap is even wider against Petersburg City Public Schools options like Lakemont Elementary and Cool Spring Elementary, where 5th grade math proficiency sits between 19% and 35%.

The school's recent trajectory is the most encouraging story. After bottoming out at the 23rd percentile in 2023-24, Ettrick jumped to the 45th percentile in 2024-25 and now the 58th percentile. Chronic absenteeism, while still elevated at 18.4%, is down from 32% a few years ago and far better than Pleasants Lane Elementary (44.2%) and Walnut Hill Elementary (24.4%). With per-student spending around $10,664, Ettrick delivers strong results at mid-range cost, and it stacks up well against Colonial Heights City Public Schools schools like Tussing Elementary and North Elementary.

560

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,664

Per pupil spending ?

75.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20910 Chesterfield Ave.
South Chesterfield, VA 23803-1904

(804) 520-6005

District: Chesterfield County Public Schools

Students who attend Ettrick Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Matoaca Middle
High:	Matoaca High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.9%

White:

18.6%

Hispanic:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 52 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Virginia median (58th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg71%

Virginia avg72%

470^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 52 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 41Elementary Schools in the Chesterfield County Public Schools

73^rd of 131Chesterfield 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
2026	60.4	470 of 1111	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.3	606 of 1110	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	854 of 1114	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	777 of 1114	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	804 of 1109	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	820 of 1103	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	630 of 1105	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	747 of 1097	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.7	833 of 1099	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	1031 of 1096	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.8	980 of 1100	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.5	947 of 1110	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.2	1013 of 1120	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	37.3	837 of 1117	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.5	936 of 1117	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.1	938 of 1113	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.4	1052 of 1082	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	32.2	869 of 1081	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.4	888 of 1083	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.5	937 of 1071	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	60.7	428 of 1062	59.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	103 of 591	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	64.2	188 of 579	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	394 of 588	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	359 of 579	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	506 of 1100	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.1	650 of 1096	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	884 of 1098	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	668 of 1100	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	240 of 1040	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	62.7	366 of 1046	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	672 of 1036	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	437 of 1099	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.0	567 of 1093	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	805 of 1101	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	848 of 1093	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	510 of 974	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	549 of 973	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	465 of 979	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	547 of 984	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)83rd percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics81%+8 vs state

English Reading73%~ state avg

Science71%~ state avg

VA Studies71%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Love this school! By far better communication and opportunity than Matoaca Elem !!! More exciting fun encouraging learning and better resources . Dedicated staff !!!! Close Quote

by a citizen
Saturday, September 17, 2011

Great teachers, school is older but could be made to look nice. Lunchroom looks like an inter city school(ceiling tiles), chairs in officer are dirty could use a good cleaning, over all you feel like you are in a city school instead of a county school, to many kids that don't live in the county go to school at Ettrick that needs to get looked into. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Ettrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20910 Chesterfield Ave.	South Chesterfield	23803	Petersburg city	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 520-6005	560	43	13.0	75.2%	104 (18.6%)	358 (63.9%)	64 (11.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	60.4	470^th of 1111 public elementary schools	57.7%		49.3	606^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.4%	136	79.1	79.1	85.9	70.9	70.7	75.9	72.1	70.7	$10,664	$1,492	$9,173
Matoaca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20300 Halloway Avenue	South Chesterfield	23803	Petersburg city	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 590-3100	676	49	13.6	76.5%	348 (51.5%)	206 (30.5%)	80 (11.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.3%)	47.3	648^th of 1111 public elementary schools	41.7%		55.3	539^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.4%	109	63.8	65.5	82.7	83.6	56.6	69.0	82.7	59.1	$8,467	$500	$7,966
Pleasants Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Pleasants Lane	Petersburg	23803	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7013	493	39	12.6	93.1%	15 (3.0%)	382 (77.5%)	82 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	1.3	1104^th of 1111 public elementary schools	0.6%		1.5	1103^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	0.6%	1	44.8	29.1	22.1	25.9	34.9	31.8	45.7	32.6	$12,686	$4,777	$7,909
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Taswell Ave	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 524-3435	422	34	12.4	95.7%	170 (40.3%)	106 (25.1%)	96 (22.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.1%)	46.3	655^th of 1111 public elementary schools	41.0%		49	614^th of 1110 public elementary schools	44.7%	41	74.0	74.3	74.7	68.6	59.2	68.9	74.3	62.0	$12,460	$756	$11,704
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	K-5	1450 Talley Avenue	Petersburg	23803	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7002	540	37	14.5	94.3%	22 (4.1%)	461 (85.4%)	47 (8.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1	1109^th of 1111 public elementary schools	0.2%		1.3	1105^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.5%	4	37.2	31.3	35.4	34.4	24.4	37.8	39.6	26.5	$5,417	$948	$4,469
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Dale Ave	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 524-3430	311	25	12.4	99.0%	84 (27.0%)	125 (40.2%)	54 (17.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.8%)	52.8	582^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	47.6%		64.6	426^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.6%	156	63.2	91.2	88.9	77.8	56.1	67.7	75.6	73.5	$13,020	$828	$12,191
Lakemont Elementary	Public	K-5	51 Gibbons St	Petersburg	23803	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7007	393	33	11.9	93.6%	17 (4.3%)	285 (72.5%)	81 (20.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1.3	1105^th of 1111 public elementary schools	0.5%		1.1	1107^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.3%	2	30.1	50.0	19.2	25.5	21.9	38.9	34.0	31.5	$8,675	$1,541	$7,134
Walnut Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	300 S Boulevard	Petersburg	23805	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7005	574	40	14.3	93.7%	24 (4.2%)	486 (84.7%)	52 (9.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	8.3	1041^st of 1111 public elementary schools	6.3%		6.1	1064^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.1%	23	50.6	43.5	52.3	47.1	51.9	44.0	57.5	36.3	$9,664	$743	$8,921
Tussing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5501 Conduit Rd	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 524-3440	652	46	14.1	99.4%	360 (55.2%)	115 (17.6%)	94 (14.4%)	17 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.8%)	63.1	435^th of 1111 public elementary schools	60.8%		59.2	488^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.0%	53	77.7	81.1	82.7	75.5	71.2	74.4	77.6	72.3	$11,458	$471	$10,987
Harrowgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Cougar Trail	Chester	23831	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 520-6015	486	38	12.7	76.1%	115 (23.7%)	252 (51.9%)	86 (17.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	12.1	1011^th of 1111 public elementary schools	9.0%		20.8	920^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.1%	91	46.0	52.2	49.4	57.8	44.0	55.7	57.8	50.6	$9,972	$986	$8,986

Frequently Asked Questions about Ettrick Elementary

What district is Ettrick Elementary in?

Chesterfield County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Ettrick Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ettrick Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Matoaca Middle
High : Matoaca High

Is Ettrick Elementary a good school?

Ettrick Elementary ranks 470^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ettrick Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Ettrick Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ettrick Elementary?

Students at Ettrick Elementary are 64% African American, 19% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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