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Hopkins Road Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1001^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Hopkins Road Elementary is a PK–5 school in North Chesterfield, VA, serving 776 students, with about 77% of families qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. It is part of Chesterfield County Public Schools, maintains a 13.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and spends about $8,421 per student. While its state ranking has dropped from the 68th percentile in 2016–17 to the bottom 10% today, the school still outperforms most of its immediate neighbors despite sharing nearly identical economic challenges.

Among the seven Chesterfield elementary schools within a few miles, Hopkins Road posts the highest average SOL proficiency (53.6%), ahead of J.G. Hening (52.4%), Salem Church (47.2%), Bellwood (42.4%), and Bensley (36.1%). The school also has the best attendance in the area, with a 13.3% chronic absenteeism rate that beats both the district (16.1%) and state (14.8%) averages. It achieves these results while spending less than most of its peers; Bellwood, for instance, spends about $10,504 per student yet still trails Hopkins Road by more than 11 percentage points.

The school's strengths and challenges are specific. African American students at Hopkins Road perform in the 43rd percentile statewide—far above the school's overall ranking—while Hispanic students, English language learners, and low-income students score in the single digits to mid-teens, pointing to a clear area for targeted support. Perhaps the most instructive comparison is O.B. Gates Elementary, just a few miles away, which achieves 80% proficiency with nearly identical poverty levels, higher per-pupil spending, and smaller class sizes—evidence that Hopkins Road has meaningful room to grow.

776

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,421

Per pupil spending ?

76.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6000 Hopkins Rd.
North Chesterfield, VA 23234-5438

(804) 743-3665

District: Chesterfield County Public Schools

Students who attend Hopkins Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Falling Creek Middle
High:	Meadowbrook High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.9%

African American:

38.5%

White:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (54% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 52 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg71%

Virginia avg72%

1,001^st of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 52 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	13.4	1001 of 1111	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	945 of 1110	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	926 of 1114	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	882 of 1114	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	850 of 1109	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	952 of 1103	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	703 of 1105	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	594 of 1097	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	66.8	351 of 1099	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.7	419 of 1096	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.1	810 of 1100	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.6	916 of 1110	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.0	960 of 1120	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.1	644 of 1117	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.9	965 of 1117	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.8	941 of 1113	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.9	849 of 1082	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.3	826 of 1081	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.5	720 of 1083	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.3	895 of 1071	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.5	863 of 1062	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	335 of 591	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.8	324 of 579	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	336 of 588	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	279 of 579	51.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	291 of 315	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	265 of 326	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	163 of 306	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	199 of 300	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	997 of 1100	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	1002 of 1096	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	906 of 1098	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	866 of 1100	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	568 of 619	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	520 of 606	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	443 of 580	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	411 of 564	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	898 of 1040	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	751 of 1046	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	765 of 1036	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	989 of 1099	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	854 of 1093	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	909 of 1101	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	879 of 1093	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)43rd percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading55%-16 vs state

Mathematics54%-19 vs state

Science51%-18 vs state

VA Studies49%-22 vs state

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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
Hopkins Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6000 Hopkins Rd.	North Chesterfield	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3665	776	58	13.2	76.7%	45 (5.8%)	299 (38.5%)	387 (49.9%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.0%)	13.4	1001^st of 1111 public elementary schools	9.9%		18.5	945^th of 1110 public elementary schools	14.9%	56	51.2	53.4	58.5	51.2	52.0	56.1	57.4	48.9	$8,421	$727	$7,693
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%)	12.9	1005^th of 1111 public elementary schools	9.5%		12.6	1003^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	9.6%	2	52.8	49.3	60.8	56.9	44.4	50.3	62.3	42.3	$7,530	$501	$7,029
Falling Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Hopkins Rd.	North Chesterfield	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%)	5.1	1070^th of 1111 public elementary schools	3.7%		8.8	1038^th of 1110 public elementary schools	6.5%	32	53.5	38.6	41.9	47.5	33.0	48.4	50.0	42.6	$9,362	$1,116	$8,246
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%)	3	1089^th of 1111 public elementary schools	2.0%		5.5	1071^st of 1110 public elementary schools	3.5%	18	29.0	57.4	38.4	28.7	27.9	42.0	34.9	30.7	$9,550	$885	$8,665
Beulah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5441 Beulah Rd	North Chesterfield	23237	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3620	902	66	13.6	77.1%	105 (11.6%)	368 (40.8%)	377 (41.8%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.9%)	9.7	1030^th of 1111 public elementary schools	7.3%		17.5	954^th of 1110 public elementary schools	14.1%	76	58.5	46.1	41.3	52.5	59.0	48.5	51.4	36.1	$7,402	$490	$6,912
Broad Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4615 Ferguson Ln	Richmond	23234	Chesterfield County	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%)	20.7	934^th of 1111 public elementary schools	15.9%		14.9	983^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	11.4%	49	61.5	68.4	52.4	49.5	53.8	61.7	56.4	60.2	$13,168	$1,150	$12,018
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%)	14.9	988^th of 1111 public elementary schools	11.1%		20	928^th of 1110 public elementary schools	16.4%	60	56.4	43.0	81.8	55.7	39.8	41.0	51.9	21.5	$11,278	$541	$10,737
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%)	7.8	1047^th of 1111 public elementary schools	5.8%		7.9	1046^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.8%	1	41.4	54.9	56.9	38.8	34.9	52.9	55.2	39.3	$8,391	$1,202	$7,190
Salem Church Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9600 Salem Church Rd.	North Chesterfield	23237	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 768-6215	574	42	13.6	76.3%	158 (27.5%)	152 (26.5%)	213 (37.1%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.1%)	7.7	1049^th of 1111 public elementary schools	5.6%		13.9	990^th of 1110 public elementary schools	10.8%	59	52.6	50.0	47.4	37.5	51.3	59.8	40.6	38.6	$8,756	$615	$8,141
Bellwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9536 Dawnshire Rd	North Chesterfield	23237	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3600	493	43	11.4	76.7%	53 (10.8%)	156 (31.6%)	256 (51.9%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	3.6	1086^th of 1111 public elementary schools	2.3%		4.4	1077^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.0%	9	52.3	41.6	43.0	40.9	37.2	46.2	38.7	39.2	$10,504	$867	$9,636

Frequently Asked Questions about Hopkins Road Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hopkins Road Elementary?

Students at Hopkins Road Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 39% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Hopkins Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hopkins Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Falling Creek Middle
High : Meadowbrook High

What district is Hopkins Road Elementary in?

Chesterfield County Public Schools

Is Hopkins Road Elementary a good school?

Hopkins Road Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Hopkins Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 776 students attended Hopkins Road Elementary.

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