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J.G. Hening Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1005^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

J.G. Hening Elementary in North Chesterfield, VA, is a PK-5 school in Chesterfield County Public Schools serving 877 students from a high-poverty community, with 77.4% of students receiving free/reduced lunch. The school ranks in the 10th percentile of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools for 2025-26, earning zero stars—a steep decline from a decade ago when it ranked near the 50th percentile. Test scores on Virginia SOL assessments are consistently 10 to 27 points below district averages across every subject and grade level, with the largest gaps in 4th grade Virginia Studies (42.3% vs. 69.0% district) and 4th grade math (49.3% vs. 72.2%).

Despite these challenges, attendance is a genuine bright spot. Hening's chronic absenteeism rate of 13.9% is better than the state average of 14.8% and the Chesterfield County Public Schools average of 16.1%, suggesting that low test scores are not caused by students missing school. The school spends $7,530 per student—less than nearly all nearby elementary schools, including Falling Creek Elementary ($9,362) and Bensley Elementary ($9,550), and well below peer schools in Richmond City Public Schools, which range from roughly $10,000 to $13,200. Subgroup rankings also vary widely: African American students at Hening rank in the 29th percentile among Virginia schools serving that subgroup, while White students rank in the 2nd percentile and English learners in the 3rd. No single group is behind; all face significant challenges.

The most encouraging comparison is Jacobs Road Elementary, just 3.6 miles away, which serves a nearly identical population (77.1% free/reduced lunch) yet ranks in the 50th percentile—with 88.2% proficiency in 4th grade math versus Hening's 49.3%. This shows that poverty alone does not dictate performance. Hening does have building blocks to work with: 5th grade reading proficiency (62.3%) is within 10 points of the district average, 5th grade math (60.8%) is close behind, and the school has improved from the 3rd percentile in 2022-23 to the 10th percentile today. With its strong attendance record and a proven model in its own district, Hening's path forward lies in targeted academic investment, early-grade literacy support, and learning from what Jacobs Road does well.

877

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,530

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5230 Chicora Dr.
North Chesterfield, VA 23234-4608

(804) 743-3655

District: Chesterfield County Public Schools

Students who attend J.G. Hening Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Manchester Middle
High:	Meadowbrook High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.0%

Hispanic:

40.1%

White:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2023 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2026) from a 3rd-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (52% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!VA Studies scores 28 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg71%

Virginia avg72%

1,005^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 41 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^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	12.9	1005 of 1111	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	1003 of 1110	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1016 of 1114	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	1081 of 1114	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	815 of 1109	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.9	594 of 1103	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	862 of 1105	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	745 of 1097	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.0	633 of 1099	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.5	543 of 1096	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.1	633 of 1100	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.2	703 of 1110	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.1	574 of 1120	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.2	642 of 1117	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.5	824 of 1117	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.6	707 of 1113	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.1	627 of 1082	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.3	368 of 1081	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.2	550 of 1083	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	66.4	331 of 1071	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.5	379 of 1062	64.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	421 of 591	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	453 of 579	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	490 of 588	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	521 of 579	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	2.4	314 of 324	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	307 of 315	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	273 of 326	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	285 of 306	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	296 of 300	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	984 of 1100	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	994 of 1096	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	988 of 1098	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1059 of 1100	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	528 of 619	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	510 of 606	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	509 of 580	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	555 of 564	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	862 of 1040	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	904 of 1046	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	931 of 1036	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	1006 of 1099	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	979 of 1093	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1034 of 1101	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1056 of 1093	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	952 of 974	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	953 of 973	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	644 of 984	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)29th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2023)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science57%-12 vs state

Mathematics54%-19 vs state

English Reading52%-19 vs state

VA Studies42%-28 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	14.8	991^st of 1111 public elementary schools	10.8%		7.9	1045^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.9%	54	70.1	57.4	62.7	50.0	49.6	43.4	39.8	41.1	$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%)	8	1043^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	6.1%		3.7	1081^st of 1110 public elementary schools	2.6%	38	48.7	60.8	47.3	50.6	32.1	49.0	46.5	45.5	$9,993	$518	$9,474

Frequently Asked Questions about J.G. Hening Elementary

What schools do graduates of J.G. Hening Elementary attend?

Students who attend J.G. Hening Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Manchester Middle
High : Meadowbrook High

What district is J.G. Hening Elementary in?

Chesterfield County Public Schools

How many students attend J.G. Hening Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 877 students attended J.G. Hening Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of J.G. Hening Elementary?

Students at J.G. Hening Elementary are 45% African American, 40% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is J.G. Hening Elementary a good school?

J.G. Hening Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Virginia elementary schools.

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