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North Elementary

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North Elementary ranks 582 nd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

582^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

North Elementary in Colonial Heights, VA, serves about 311 students in grades PK–5 as the smallest of three elementary schools in Colonial Heights City Public Schools, a small city south of Richmond where 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school maintains a favorable 12.4:1 student-teacher ratio and spends $13,020 per student—significantly more than nearby Matoaca Elementary ($8,467) and C.C. Wells Elementary ($8,064).

Academically, North is something of a "two schools in one." Its 4th and 5th graders post exceptional math results—91% proficiency in 4th grade math and 89% in 5th grade math—outpacing nearby schools in Chesterfield and Petersburg. Fifth-grade science reaches 78% proficiency, above C.C. Wells (68%) and Harrowgate Elementary (58%). But 3rd grade tells a different story: reading proficiency sits at 56%, below the district's 64% and the state's 68%, and 3rd grade math also trails. This split is the main reason North's statewide ranking sits at the 48th percentile rather than much higher.

Chronic absenteeism affects about 20.7% of students—an improvement from 27.1% the year before but still above the state's 14.8%. Attendance matters for early literacy, and addressing it alongside K–3 instruction could yield big gains. The school has shown it can move the needle: low-income students at North ranked at the 71st percentile statewide in 2025-2026, up from the 49th percentile two years earlier. Within Colonial Heights, Tussing Elementary is more consistent overall, but North's upper-grade results are the best in the district. With high spending, small classes, and clear strengths, the path forward is about sharpening the early-grade foundation.

311

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,020

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3201 Dale Ave
Colonial Heights, VA 23834-3798

(804) 524-3430

District: Colonial Heights City Public Schools

Students who attend North Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Colonial Heights Middle
High:	Colonial Heights High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.2%

White:

27.0%

Hispanic:

17.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg73%

Virginia avg72%

582^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Colonial Heights City Public Schools

65^th of 131Colonial Heights City 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	52.8	582 of 1111	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.6	426 of 1110	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	747 of 1114	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	576 of 1114	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	573 of 1109	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	804 of 1103	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	676 of 1105	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	622 of 1097	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.6	486 of 1099	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.6	689 of 1096	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	65.0	386 of 1100	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.1	506 of 1110	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.0	414 of 1120	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.3	749 of 1117	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.7	807 of 1117	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	68.4	300 of 1113	73.0%	★★★★☆
2009	52.7	550 of 1082	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.3	728 of 1081	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.9	555 of 1083	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.0	648 of 1071	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.6	438 of 1062	58.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	326 of 591	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	80.0	77 of 579	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	39.5	402 of 588	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.3	231 of 579	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	624 of 1100	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.0	538 of 1096	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	742 of 1098	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	548 of 1100	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	83.8	58 of 580	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	70.3	152 of 564	73.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	298 of 1040	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	199 of 1046	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	527 of 1036	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	550 of 1099	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.2	345 of 1093	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	744 of 1101	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	574 of 1093	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	265 of 974	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	174 of 973	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	29.7	776 of 979	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	629 of 984	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)90th percentile+57 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile~ school

African American (2026)45th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics79%+5 vs state

Science78%+9 vs state

VA Studies74%+3 vs state

English Reading65%-6 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 (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
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Dale Ave	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 524-3430	311	25	12.4	99.0%	84 (27.0%)	125 (40.2%)	54 (17.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.8%)	52.8	582^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	47.6%		64.6	426^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.6%	156	63.2	91.2	88.9	77.8	56.1	67.7	75.6	73.5	$13,020	$828	$12,191
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Taswell Ave	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 524-3435	422	34	12.4	95.7%	170 (40.3%)	106 (25.1%)	96 (22.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.1%)	46.3	655^th of 1111 public elementary schools	41.0%		49	614^th of 1110 public elementary schools	44.7%	41	74.0	74.3	74.7	68.6	59.2	68.9	74.3	62.0	$12,460	$756	$11,704
Tussing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5501 Conduit Rd	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 524-3440	652	46	14.1	99.4%	360 (55.2%)	115 (17.6%)	94 (14.4%)	17 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.8%)	63.1	435^th of 1111 public elementary schools	60.8%		59.2	488^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.0%	53	77.7	81.1	82.7	75.5	71.2	74.4	77.6	72.3	$11,458	$471	$10,987
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
Ettrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20910 Chesterfield Ave.	South Chesterfield	23803	Petersburg city	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 520-6005	560	43	13.0	75.2%	104 (18.6%)	358 (63.9%)	64 (11.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	60.4	470^th of 1111 public elementary schools	57.7%		49.3	606^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.4%	136	79.1	79.1	85.9	70.9	70.7	75.9	72.1	70.7	$10,664	$1,492	$9,173
Matoaca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20300 Halloway Avenue	South Chesterfield	23803	Petersburg city	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 590-3100	676	49	13.6	76.5%	348 (51.5%)	206 (30.5%)	80 (11.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.3%)	47.3	648^th of 1111 public elementary schools	41.7%		55.3	539^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.4%	109	63.8	65.5	82.7	83.6	56.6	69.0	82.7	59.1	$8,467	$500	$7,966
Lakemont Elementary	Public	K-5	51 Gibbons St	Petersburg	23803	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7007	393	33	11.9	93.6%	17 (4.3%)	285 (72.5%)	81 (20.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1.3	1105^th of 1111 public elementary schools	0.5%		1.1	1107^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.3%	2	30.1	50.0	19.2	25.5	21.9	38.9	34.0	31.5	$8,675	$1,541	$7,134
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
Pleasants Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Pleasants Lane	Petersburg	23803	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7013	493	39	12.6	93.1%	15 (3.0%)	382 (77.5%)	82 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	1.3	1104^th of 1111 public elementary schools	0.6%		1.5	1103^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	0.6%	1	44.8	29.1	22.1	25.9	34.9	31.8	45.7	32.6	$12,686	$4,777	$7,909
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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Elementary

What is the racial makeup of North Elementary?

Students at North Elementary are 40% African American, 27% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of North Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Colonial Heights Middle
High : Colonial Heights High

Is North Elementary a good school?

North Elementary ranks 582^nd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is North Elementary in?

Colonial Heights City Public Schools

How many students attend North Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended North Elementary.

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