Summary
Grange Hall Elementary is a PK-5 school in Moseley, VA, serving 724 students as part of Chesterfield County Public Schools. The school has built a strong record of academic success, consistently landing in the top quarter of Virginia elementary schools—earning 4 stars in most recent years, a 5-star rating in 2024-2025, and a 4-star rating in 2025-2026. Grange Hall particularly shines in math and science: 3rd grade math proficiency hit 92.31% in 2025-2026 compared to 74.04% statewide, and 5th grade science reached 86.92% versus 68.75% statewide. Reading scores are generally strong as well, though 3rd grade reading took an unusual dip from 93.55% to 76.92%. Since 4th and 5th grade reading remain high (88.8% and 86.15%), this appears to be a one-cohort issue rather than a school-wide problem.
Compared to nearby schools, Grange Hall is a high-efficiency, high-performing option. Its per-student spending of $7,160 is lower than several neighbors including Moseley Elementary ($7,686), Alberta Smith Elementary ($7,796), and Evergreen Elementary ($8,653), yet it posts top-quartile results. The trade-off is larger class sizes: Grange Hall's student-teacher ratio of 16.9 is the highest among its nearby peers. The school also outperforms Moseley in 4th grade reading (88.8% vs. 83.78%) and 5th grade reading (86.15% vs. 79.33%), even though Moseley has a lower percentage of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch and lower chronic absenteeism. Grange Hall's own chronic absenteeism rate of 11.1% is better than the district's 16.1% and the state's 14.8%, but higher than several comparable schools like Winterpock Elementary (8.8%) and Woolridge Elementary (7.4%).
Looking at student subgroups, Grange Hall delivers notably strong outcomes for African American students, who ranked in the 84th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, a significant improvement from two years earlier. Hispanic students also scored well, ranking in the 79th percentile. However, students from low-income households rank near the state median (48th percentile), suggesting that economic disadvantage remains the key barrier to fully equitable outcomes. The school has room to apply successful strategies from one group to another. Overall, Grange Hall is a resilient, cost-effective school in a cluster of competitive Chesterfield County elementaries. The recent rank dip is largely explained by a single grade's reading scores, and a rebound could easily restore its 5-star standing.
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