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Ecoff Elementary

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Ecoff Elementary ranks 790 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

790^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Ecoff Elementary in Chester, VA, serves 764 students in grades PK-5 and is part of Chesterfield County Public Schools, a district ranked in the middle of Virginia's 131 school divisions. Ecoff currently ranks in the 29th percentile of Virginia elementary schools—a meaningful drop from the prior year's 49th-percentile ranking. The school serves a high-poverty population, with about 77% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 16% is slightly better than the district average and improved significantly from 22% two years ago.

Despite its middling statewide ranking, Ecoff is a relative bright spot in its immediate neighborhood. In the most recent school year, Ecoff beat the average of its 10 nearby schools in every subject and grade tested, often by wide margins—even while spending less per student ($7,827 vs. about $8,908 nearby) and carrying the highest student-teacher ratio in the cluster (14.5 vs. about 12.5). That said, it still trails both the district and state averages in nearly every subject. The most striking contrast is with O.B. Gates Elementary, located just under 3 miles away. O.B. Gates serves nearly identical demographics but ranks in the 70th percentile statewide, scores dramatically higher on state tests, and spends roughly $3,600 more per student.

Ecoff's recent ranking drop reflects a broad decline from a strong 2024-25 year: fifth-grade reading fell 16 points, fourth-grade math fell 14 points, and fifth-grade science fell 12 points. A persistent weakness is fourth-grade Virginia Studies, which has trailed the state by roughly 10 points every year for the past four years. The school's effectiveness for different student groups is also uneven—results for Hispanic, multiracial, and disabled students were well below the state median, and several subgroups saw sharp year-over-year declines. For parents, the key takeaways are that Ecoff is a solid choice compared with its immediate neighbors, but there is clear room for improvement, particularly in Virginia Studies and reversing the most recent year's slide.

764

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,827

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5200 Ecoff Ave.
Chester, VA 23831-1516

(804) 768-6185

District: Chesterfield County Public Schools

Students who attend Ecoff Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lloyd C. Bird High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.1%

White:

30.8%

Hispanic:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (65% vs 72% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg71%

Virginia avg72%

790^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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	34.9	790 of 1111	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.3	569 of 1110	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	669 of 1114	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	679 of 1114	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	836 of 1109	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	719 of 1103	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	618 of 1105	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	736 of 1097	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.8	535 of 1099	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.8	477 of 1096	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.6	524 of 1100	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.4	560 of 1110	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.5	518 of 1120	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.1	490 of 1117	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.5	570 of 1117	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.4	581 of 1113	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	73.5	225 of 1082	79.2%	★★★★☆
2008	63.2	388 of 1081	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.0	223 of 1083	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	69.3	284 of 1071	73.5%	★★★★☆
2005	77.2	173 of 1062	83.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	354 of 591	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.0	235 of 579	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	273 of 588	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	332 of 579	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	330 of 420	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	291 of 355	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	775 of 1100	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.0	564 of 1096	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	642 of 1098	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	680 of 1100	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	532 of 619	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.5	324 of 606	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	288 of 580	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.2	86 of 564	84.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	649 of 1040	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.9	344 of 1046	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	528 of 1036	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	813 of 1099	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.8	572 of 1093	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	712 of 1101	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	674 of 1093	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	268 of 306	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.7	155 of 271	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	468 of 974	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	478 of 973	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	663 of 979	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	664 of 984	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)52nd percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile~ school

Male (2026)26th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2026)21st percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)12th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics67%-6 vs state

Science66%-3 vs state

English Reading64%-8 vs state

VA Studies59%-11 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

i love the school ecoff .i think it shoud be 5 stars it is the alsomest school ever . i am very proud of the school and evey one that gos there i. i think evey body should go there.it even helps the altisic or adhd kids .ecoff is alot of help to me.thank you so much for your support for my child 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
Ecoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Ecoff Ave.	Chester	23831	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 768-6185	764	53	14.5	76.6%	235 (30.8%)	314 (41.1%)	130 (17.0%)	14 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.8%)	34.9	790^th of 1111 public elementary schools	28.9%		52.3	569^th of 1110 public elementary schools	48.7%	221	71.8	60.8	69.5	65.9	60.5	68.1	63.0	59.1	$7,827	$385	$7,443
C.E. Curtis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 W Hundred Rd	Chester	23831	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 768-6175	767	63	12.2	76.8%	277 (36.1%)	193 (25.2%)	220 (28.7%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (8.5%)	40	737^th of 1111 public elementary schools	33.7%		48.8	620^th of 1110 public elementary schools	44.1%	117	67.7	66.9	72.3	73.8	65.4	66.0	65.7	59.9	$8,046	$729	$7,316
C.C. Wells Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13101 S. Chester Rd.	Chester	23831	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 768-6265	606	43	14.0	77.1%	201 (33.2%)	249 (41.1%)	85 (14.0%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (9.7%)	47.2	649^th of 1111 public elementary schools	41.6%		52.2	571^st of 1110 public elementary schools	48.6%	78	72.9	67.7	71.7	68.5	72.9	73.5	67.4	66.7	$8,064	$00	$8,064
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
O.B. Gates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10001 Courthouse Rd.	Chesterfield	23832	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 768-6195	620	54	11.3	76.9%	291 (46.9%)	173 (27.9%)	101 (16.3%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.1%)	71.3	335^th of 1111 public elementary schools	69.8%		68.5	371^st of 1110 public elementary schools	66.6%	36	81.3	87.7	76.7	76.7	71.1	82.1	82.2	82.5	$11,453	$452	$11,001
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
Harrowgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Cougar Trail	Chester	23831	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 520-6015	486	38	12.7	76.1%	115 (23.7%)	252 (51.9%)	86 (17.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	12.1	1011^th of 1111 public elementary schools	9.0%		20.8	920^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.1%	91	46.0	52.2	49.4	57.8	44.0	55.7	57.8	50.6	$9,972	$986	$8,986
Marguerite F. Christian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14801 Woods Edge Rd.	South Chesterfield	23834	Colonial Heights city	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 530-5733	642	55	11.6	76.2%	159 (24.8%)	235 (36.6%)	193 (30.1%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.5%)	33.5	807^th of 1111 public elementary schools	27.4%		27.8	852^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	23.2%	45	68.2	60.4	69.2	70.0	58.7	61.3	70.9	50.0	$8,932	$505	$8,428
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ecoff Elementary

How many students attend Ecoff Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 764 students attended Ecoff Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ecoff Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ecoff Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Lloyd C. Bird High

What district is Ecoff Elementary in?

Chesterfield County Public Schools

Is Ecoff Elementary a good school?

Ecoff Elementary ranks 790^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ecoff Elementary?

Students at Ecoff Elementary are 41% African American, 31% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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