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Alberta Smith Elementary

Q: Is Alberta Smith Elementary a good school?

Alberta Smith Elementary ranks 139 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Alberta Smith Elementary is a PK–5 school in Midlothian, Virginia, serving 671 students in the Chesterfield County Public Schools district. Year after year, the school ranks among the top 15% of elementary schools in Virginia — placing 139th out of 1,111 schools (4 stars) in 2025–2026 and reaching as high as 76th (5 stars) the year before. What makes this especially remarkable: about 77% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate far higher than many neighboring top-performing schools.

Academically, Alberta Smith Elementary beats district and state averages by wide margins. In 2025–2026, 5th grade math proficiency hit 90.6% (vs. 73.5% for the district and 72.4% statewide), and 5th grade reading reached 91.3% (vs. 72.6% district and 72.4% state). Science and Virginia Studies scores run roughly 20 points above state averages. The school also stands out among nearby high-poverty schools: Jacobs Road Elementary, Providence Elementary, and Thelma Crenshaw Elementary have similar free/reduced lunch rates but score 15–25 points lower on key tests. Attendance is also a strength — only 9% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, compared to 16.1% for the district.

The school spends about $7,796 per student — less than several lower-performing neighbors — suggesting efficient use of resources. Students from low-income families perform in the 87th percentile statewide, and math is a particular strength, with students showing clear growth from 3rd to 5th grade. The main area for improvement is support for students with disabilities, whose scores rank closer to the middle statewide. Still, with stellar academics, strong attendance, and a track record of success despite high economic need, Alberta Smith stands out as one of Chesterfield County's most impressive elementary schools.

671

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,796

Per pupil spending ?

76.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13200 Bailey Bridge Rd
Midlothian, VA 23112-1708

(804) 739-6295

District: Chesterfield County Public Schools

Students who attend Alberta Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bailey Bridge Middle
High:	Manchester High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.7%

African American:

17.3%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (87% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school87%

District avg71%

Virginia avg72%

139^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	84.4	139 of 1111	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	87.9	76 of 1110	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	151 of 1114	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	161 of 1114	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	110 of 1109	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	44 of 1103	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	199 of 1105	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	349 of 1097	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.3	284 of 1099	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	73.8	247 of 1096	77.5%	★★★★☆
2015	69.5	308 of 1100	72.0%	★★★★☆
2014	69.6	302 of 1110	72.8%	★★★★☆
2013	60.6	444 of 1120	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.4	288 of 1117	74.2%	★★★★☆
2011	68.0	309 of 1117	72.3%	★★★★☆
2010	64.5	370 of 1113	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.8	268 of 1082	75.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.4	120 of 1081	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	72.4	231 of 1083	78.7%	★★★★☆
2006	66.7	322 of 1071	69.9%	★★★★☆
2005	41.6	705 of 1062	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	85 of 591	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	84.6	52 of 579	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	84 of 588	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	73 of 579	87.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	7 of 246	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	89.9	1 of 249	99.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	51.8	212 of 355	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	161 of 324	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	103 of 1100	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	86.7	87 of 1096	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	145 of 1098	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	180 of 1100	83.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	55 of 619	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	89.0	33 of 606	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	68 of 580	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	80 of 564	85.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	135 of 1040	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	88.3	48 of 1046	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	130 of 1036	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	174 of 1099	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	86.8	79 of 1093	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	185 of 1101	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	164 of 1093	85.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	62 of 306	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	86.4	24 of 271	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	76.3	53 of 247	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	132 of 245	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	201 of 974	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	126 of 973	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	128 of 979	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	118 of 984	88.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2026)97th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)91st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile~ school

African American (2026)86th percentile~ school

Male (2026)84th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)80th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2024)40th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics90%+16 vs state

VA Studies89%+19 vs state

Science87%+19 vs state

English Reading85%+13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Both of my children have attended this school from K thru 5th grade and we have nothing but wonderful things to say about the faculty there. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, June 28, 2017

We just finished my sons Kindergarten year at Alberta Smith and we love it! 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
Alberta Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13200 Bailey Bridge Rd	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6295	671	45	14.8	76.8%	360 (53.7%)	116 (17.3%)	80 (11.9%)	37 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (11.3%)	84.4	139^th of 1111 public elementary schools	87.5%		87.9	76^th of 1110 public elementary schools	93.2%	63	88.7	89.3	90.6	87.4	78.1	83.6	91.3	89.3	$7,796	$246	$7,550
Spring Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13901 Spring Run Rd	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 639-6352	848	52	16.4	25.2%	498 (58.7%)	150 (17.7%)	108 (12.7%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	72 (8.5%)	78.4	223^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	79.9%		75.1	288^th of 1110 public elementary schools	74.1%	65	88.6	80.3	79.3	82.8	83.0	88.7	81.3	84.8	$7,182	$00	$7,182
Thelma Crenshaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11901 Bailey Bridge Rd.	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 739-6250	708	52	13.7	78.0%	312 (44.1%)	164 (23.2%)	157 (22.2%)	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (7.3%)	36.7	768^th of 1111 public elementary schools	30.9%		43.8	678^th of 1110 public elementary schools	38.9%	90	61.5	64.6	79.1	76.2	56.0	59.8	78.1	51.2	$8,087	$446	$7,641
Clover Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 Woodlake Village Pkwy	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6220	866	57	15.0	32.8%	473 (54.6%)	155 (17.9%)	101 (11.7%)	42 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	90 (10.4%)	66	400^th of 1111 public elementary schools	64.0%		71.7	331^st of 1110 public elementary schools	70.2%	69	80.0	79.4	74.4	77.5	77.8	79.4	76.3	77.3	$7,690	$00	$7,690
Woolridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5401 Timber Bluff Pkwy.	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6330	813	49	16.6	11.1%	534 (65.7%)	89 (10.9%)	58 (7.1%)	78 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	49 (6.0%)	88.3	66^th of 1111 public elementary schools	94.1%		85.6	109^th of 1110 public elementary schools	90.2%	43	85.3	95.8	89.8	89.8	85.4	91.6	90.6	92.8	$7,165	$212	$6,953
Swift Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13800 Genito Rd.	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6305	724	47	15.4	27.5%	461 (63.7%)	92 (12.7%)	79 (10.9%)	36 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.7%)	76.9	254^th of 1111 public elementary schools	77.1%		87.5	83^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	92.5%	171	84.8	83.0	90.1	87.5	77.3	76.4	88.3	78.6	$7,244	$60	$7,183
Winterpock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 Elementary Way Loop	Chesterfield	23832	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 763-5051	834	50	16.8	15.9%	492 (59.0%)	148 (17.7%)	66 (7.9%)	61 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.8%)	85.7	111^th of 1111 public elementary schools	90.0%		85.2	117^th of 1110 public elementary schools	89.5%	6	94.4	84.4	91.2	81.6	90.2	89.6	86.9	87.4	$6,880	$84	$6,795
Evergreen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 E. Evergreen Pkwy	Midlothian	23114	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2400	797	60	13.1	32.9%	459 (57.6%)	107 (13.4%)	115 (14.4%)	46 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (8.7%)	45.9	664^th of 1111 public elementary schools	40.2%		49.2	608^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.2%	56	79.6	60.5	72.3	69.3	67.7	67.5	72.3	62.5	$8,653	$211	$8,442
Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11001 W. Providence Rd.	North Chesterfield	23236	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 674-1345	682	56	12.2	76.4%	223 (32.7%)	223 (32.7%)	147 (21.6%)	26 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	59 (8.7%)	25	892^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	19.7%		26.6	863^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	22.3%	29	66.3	64.9	56.2	56.2	53.0	66.4	64.9	52.6	$9,208	$902	$8,306
Jacobs Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8800 Jacobs Rd.	Chesterfield	23832	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 674-1320	716	53	13.4	77.1%	244 (34.1%)	194 (27.1%)	214 (29.9%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.1%)	55.1	558^th of 1111 public elementary schools	49.8%		50	595^th of 1110 public elementary schools	46.4%	37	69.0	88.2	74.8	66.0	58.4	86.5	61.0	86.2	$8,190	$508	$7,682

Frequently Asked Questions about Alberta Smith Elementary

What district is Alberta Smith Elementary in?

Chesterfield County Public Schools

How many students attend Alberta Smith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 671 students attended Alberta Smith Elementary.

Is Alberta Smith Elementary a good school?

Alberta Smith Elementary ranks 139^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Alberta Smith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alberta Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bailey Bridge Middle
High : Manchester High

What is the racial makeup of Alberta Smith Elementary?

Students at Alberta Smith Elementary are 54% White, 17% African American, 12% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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