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Providence Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

892^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Providence Elementary is a public elementary school serving 682 students in grades PK–5 in North Chesterfield, Virginia, as part of Chesterfield County Public Schools. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 76.4% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch — among the highest rates in the area. For the 2025–26 school year, Providence ranks 892nd out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, placing it in the 20th percentile with a 1-star rating, a decline from its 63rd-percentile ranking a decade ago.

Academically, Providence trails district and state averages by 15–20 percentage points across math, reading, science, and Virginia Studies. For example, 5th grade math proficiency is 56.16% compared to the district average of 73.54%, and 4th grade Virginia Studies proficiency is 52.58% versus 69% districtwide. The contrast with nearby schools is stark: W.W. Gordon Elementary, just 1.56 miles away, ranks 42nd in the state with 96th-percentile performance and a 5-star rating, with 5th grade math proficiency at 89.8%. Providence is part of a cluster of high-poverty schools in the area — A.M. Davis Elementary, Thelma Crenshaw Elementary, Jacobs Road Elementary, and Reams Road Elementary all serve similarly disadvantaged populations (75–78% free/reduced lunch) and post modest rankings. However, some of these peer schools outperform Providence in certain subjects, suggesting that high poverty does not predetermine outcomes.

Despite these challenges, there are encouraging signs. English Language Learner students at Providence perform at the 76th percentile statewide — far above the school's overall ranking — indicating that targeted instructional strategies for these students are effective. Chronic absenteeism has also improved dramatically, dropping from 20.6% in 2022–23 to 13.9% in 2024–25, now better than both district (16.1%) and state (14.8%) averages. Additionally, Providence spends $9,208 per student with a 12.2:1 student-teacher ratio — more resources and smaller classes than top-performing neighbors like W.W. Gordon ($7,411 per student, 16.5:1 ratio). The challenge for school leaders is replicating the ELL success and leveraging improved attendance to drive systemic gains for all students.

682

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,862

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

11001 W. Providence Rd.
North Chesterfield, VA 23236-5220

(804) 674-1345

District: Chesterfield County Public Schools

Students who attend Providence Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Providence Middle
High:	Monacan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.7%

African American:

32.7%

Hispanic:

21.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (60% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg71%

Virginia avg72%

892^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 44 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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	25.0	892 of 1111	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	863 of 1110	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	866 of 1114	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	831 of 1114	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	839 of 1109	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	772 of 1103	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	719 of 1105	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	587 of 1097	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.0	477 of 1099	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.7	403 of 1096	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.5	306 of 1100	72.2%	★★★★☆
2014	59.2	455 of 1110	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.8	381 of 1120	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.1	323 of 1117	71.1%	★★★★☆
2011	67.8	312 of 1117	72.1%	★★★★☆
2010	57.4	502 of 1113	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.0	353 of 1082	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.0	273 of 1081	74.7%	★★★★☆
2007	73.1	219 of 1083	79.8%	★★★★☆
2006	71.3	250 of 1071	76.7%	★★★★☆
2005	60.8	427 of 1062	59.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	536 of 591	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	518 of 579	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	508 of 588	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	477 of 579	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	78 of 326	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	940 of 1100	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	823 of 1096	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	741 of 1098	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	817 of 1100	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	430 of 619	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.3	373 of 606	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	412 of 580	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	74.7	121 of 564	78.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	836 of 1040	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	793 of 1046	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	805 of 1036	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	826 of 1099	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	892 of 1093	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	955 of 1101	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	855 of 1093	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	710 of 974	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	688 of 973	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	735 of 979	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	692 of 984	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+54 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics63%-10 vs state

English Reading61%-10 vs state

Science56%-13 vs state

VA Studies53%-18 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 (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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	$9,862	$1,091	$8,771
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	$8,535	$234	$8,301
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	$9,953	$302	$9,651
Reams Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10141 Reams Rd.	North Chesterfield	23236	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 674-1370	612	56	11.0	77.1%	221 (36.1%)	160 (26.1%)	163 (26.6%)	22 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.9%)	43.4	698^th of 1111 public elementary schools	37.2%		32.2	807^th of 1110 public elementary schools	27.3%	109	68.0	70.0	69.3	75.6	62.5	65.5	69.8	66.4	$11,270	$748	$10,522
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	$8,272	$445	$7,827
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	$9,420	$502	$8,918
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	$8,717	$76	$8,641
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	$7,953	$00	$7,953
A.M. Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 S Providence Rd	North Chesterfield	23236	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 348-8747	708	57	12.3	75.6%	130 (18.4%)	188 (26.6%)	326 (46.0%)	21 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.8%)	31.9	822^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	26.0%		21.2	914^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.7%	92	64.2	61.9	66.4	68.3	59.0	60.6	64.1	66.7	$10,600	$749	$9,851
Greenfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10751 Savoy Rd.	North Chesterfield	23235	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 560-2720	519	37	14.0	31.2%	297 (57.2%)	74 (14.3%)	90 (17.3%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.5%)	78.2	229^th of 1111 public elementary schools	79.4%		81.3	192^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	82.7%	37	74.0	88.4	84.4	82.7	73.5	90.8	85.2	91.2	$9,954	$324	$9,630

Frequently Asked Questions about Providence Elementary

How many students attend Providence Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 682 students attended Providence Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Providence Elementary?

Students at Providence Elementary are 33% White, 33% African American, 22% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Providence Elementary attend?

Students who attend Providence Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Providence Middle
High : Monacan High

Is Providence Elementary a good school?

Providence Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Providence Elementary in?

Chesterfield County Public Schools

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