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Swift Creek Elementary

Q: Is Swift Creek Elementary a good school?

Swift Creek Elementary ranks 254 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Swift Creek Elementary is a PK–5 school in Midlothian, VA, serving 724 students as part of Chesterfield County Public Schools. The school consistently delivers strong academic results that place it well above both district and state averages, with a current 4-star rating and a state ranking in the 77th percentile.

Swift Creek’s greatest strength is its consistently high SOL proficiency across almost every grade and subject. For example, 5th grade math proficiency hit 90.09% and 5th grade reading hit 88.29%, compared to district averages of roughly 73% and 72% respectively. The school also posts better attendance than the district, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 11.3% versus 16.1% districtwide. Notably, Swift Creek achieves these results while spending just $7,244 per student, which is near the low end among nearby schools and significantly less than lower-performing neighbors like Reams Road Elementary ($9,444) and Providence Elementary ($9,208). An interesting comparison is Alberta Smith Elementary, located just under four miles away, which has similar enrollment and test scores but serves a much higher-poverty population (76.75% free/reduced lunch eligibility vs. Swift Creek’s 27.49%), demonstrating that strong outcomes are achievable across different demographics.

Despite the overall strength, there are a few areas worth noting. Fourth grade Virginia Studies is a relative weak spot, with 78.64% proficiency — above district/state averages but well below top-tier neighbors like W.W. Gordon Elementary (95.15%) and Woolridge Elementary (92.75%). Additionally, while the school excels for many student subgroups, including strong results for African American, Hispanic, and low-SES students, disabled students and multiracial students score below the state median. The school’s ranking fluctuates from year to year — dropping from 83rd in 2024-25 to 254th in 2025-26 — but this reflects normal cohort variation rather than a decline. Reducing chronic absenteeism from 11.3% into single digits, which several nearby schools have achieved, could be a concrete lever for Swift Creek to close the gap with the very top tier of schools in its area.

724

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,244

Per pupil spending ?

27.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13800 Genito Rd.
Midlothian, VA 23112-4006

(804) 739-6305

District: Chesterfield County Public Schools

Students who attend Swift Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Swift Creek Middle
High:	Clover Hill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.7%

African American:

12.7%

Hispanic:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (83% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg71%

Virginia avg72%

254^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	76.9	254 of 1111	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	87.5	83 of 1110	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	76.2	265 of 1114	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	216 of 1114	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	134 of 1109	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	388 of 1103	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.6	139 of 1105	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	83 of 1097	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	81.9	125 of 1099	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	74.2	237 of 1096	78.4%	★★★★☆
2015	74.4	227 of 1100	79.4%	★★★★☆
2014	64.8	364 of 1110	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.5	216 of 1120	80.7%	★★★★☆
2012	81.3	115 of 1117	89.7%	★★★★☆
2011	84.9	45 of 1117	96.0%	★★★★★
2010	79.3	106 of 1113	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	84.0	51 of 1082	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	87.3	20 of 1081	98.1%	★★★★★
2007	85.8	43 of 1083	96.0%	★★★★★
2006	86.3	39 of 1071	96.4%	★★★★★
2005	88.2	24 of 1062	97.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	173 of 591	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	94.7	9 of 579	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	77.6	101 of 588	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	114 of 579	80.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	246 of 420	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	200 of 355	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	181 of 324	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	240 of 1100	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	88.5	57 of 1096	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	73.0	288 of 1098	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	227 of 1100	79.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	84 of 619	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	79 of 606	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	103 of 564	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	211 of 1040	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	90.9	32 of 1046	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	70.7	254 of 1036	75.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	285 of 1099	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	84.0	124 of 1093	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	253 of 1101	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	205 of 1093	81.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	177 of 306	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	197 of 974	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	96 of 973	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	66.5	320 of 979	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	286 of 984	70.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)71st percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)42nd percentile-35 vs school

Disabled (2026)41st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science88%+19 vs state

Mathematics86%+13 vs state

English Reading81%+9 vs state

VA Studies79%+8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, June 23, 2017

I went to this elementary school in the 4thgrade in 2011 I'm now in the 8th grade I can say it was my favorite year of school mrs.Slate was my teacher she was the best social studies was always interesting Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, May 18, 2015

Great school with wonderful teachers. 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
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
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
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
Old Hundred Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Old Hundred Road	Midlothian	23114	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 379-2007	981	59	16.5	13.9%	652 (66.5%)	116 (11.8%)	92 (9.4%)	49 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.9%)	77.7	236^th of 1111 public elementary schools	78.8%		81.3	189^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.0%	47	83.2	83.3	88.2	84.6	74.7	83.2	86.7	85.9	$7,602	$00	$7,602
W.W. Gordon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11701 Gordon School Rd.	North Chesterfield	23236	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2410	628	38	16.5	17.7%	469 (74.7%)	53 (8.4%)	48 (7.6%)	18 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.7%)	90.3	42^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	96.2%		89.6	54^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.1%	12	96.6	96.3	89.8	89.8	81.8	95.3	89.8	95.2	$7,411	$250	$7,161
J.B. Watkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Coalfield Rd.	Midlothian	23114	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2530	913	55	16.4	17.5%	585 (64.1%)	118 (12.9%)	55 (6.0%)	78 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (8.1%)	88.1	73^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	93.4%		89.2	63^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	94.3%	10	90.8	89.5	94.4	87.9	82.0	91.2	92.8	89.2	$7,659	$00	$7,659
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Swift Creek Elementary

How many students attend Swift Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 724 students attended Swift Creek Elementary.

What district is Swift Creek Elementary in?

Chesterfield County Public Schools

Is Swift Creek Elementary a good school?

Swift Creek Elementary ranks 254^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Swift Creek Elementary?

Students at Swift Creek Elementary are 64% White, 13% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Swift Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Swift Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Swift Creek Middle
High : Clover Hill High

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