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Goochland Elementary

Q: Is Goochland Elementary a good school?

Goochland Elementary ranks 440 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Goochland Elementary is a public elementary school in Goochland, Virginia, serving 357 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Goochland County Public Schools district, which is ranked 37 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Goochland Elementary consistently ranks in the top 30% of Virginia elementary schools, with strong academic performance, particularly in mathematics and English reading. The school's 5th-grade students are projected to have 80.36% proficiency in mathematics, compared to 81.51% for the district and 71.56% for the state. However, the school's performance for male students and low socioeconomic status students has been more variable. Goochland Elementary also faces challenges with fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates, which have been higher than the state average in some years.

When compared to nearby schools, Goochland Elementary's performance is generally stronger than Byrd Elementary, another Goochland County school. But Randolph Elementary, also in Goochland County, has outperformed Goochland Elementary in several academic areas. Compared to schools outside the Goochland district, such as Gayton Elementary and Nuckols Farm Elementary in Henrico County, Goochland Elementary's performance is lower, particularly in mathematics and English reading.

509

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,344

Per pupil spending ?

28.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 Bulldog Way
Goochland, VA 23063

(804) 556-5321

District: Goochland County Public Schools

Students who attend Goochland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Goochland Middle
High:	Goochland High

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.7%

African American:

13.0%

Hispanic:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (76% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg79%

Virginia avg71%

440^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Goochland County Public Schools

37^th of 129Goochland 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
2025	63.2	440 of 1110	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	323 of 1114	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	302 of 1114	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	326 of 1109	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	179 of 1103	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	450 of 1105	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	358 of 1097	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.5	333 of 1099	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	81.9	124 of 1096	88.7%	★★★★☆
2015	76.9	193 of 1100	82.5%	★★★★☆
2014	87.4	58 of 1110	94.8%	★★★★★
2013	80.9	134 of 1120	88.0%	★★★★☆
2012	66.7	329 of 1117	70.5%	★★★★☆
2011	78.6	145 of 1117	87.0%	★★★★☆
2010	77.1	146 of 1113	86.9%	★★★★☆
2009	81.8	76 of 1082	93.0%	★★★★★
2008	77.6	146 of 1081	86.5%	★★★★☆
2007	83.2	77 of 1083	92.9%	★★★★★
2006	87.3	26 of 1071	97.6%	★★★★★
2005	88.4	22 of 1062	97.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	59.4	138 of 324	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	456 of 1096	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.1	257 of 1098	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	160 of 1100	85.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	860 of 1046	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.7	352 of 1036	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	422 of 1093	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	468 of 1101	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	491 of 1093	55.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	454 of 973	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	403 of 979	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	411 of 984	58.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile~ school

Disabled (2023)57th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+4 vs state

English Reading77%+6 vs state

VA Studies75%+6 vs state

Science74%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Goochland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Bulldog Way	Goochland	23063	Goochland County	Goochland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 556-5321	509	36	14.1	28.3%	360 (70.7%)	66 (13.0%)	41 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	63.2	440^th of 1110 public elementary schools	60.4%		72	323^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	71.0%	117	75.0	75.6	80.4	74.2	68.8	84.8	74.2	74.7	$13,344	$801	$12,543
Randolph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1552 Sheppard Town Rd	Crozier	23039	Goochland County	Goochland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 556-5385	387	28	14.0	26.1%	270 (69.8%)	38 (9.8%)	54 (14.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	84.1	142^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	87.2%		81.5	180^th of 1114 public elementary schools	83.8%	38	81.8	87.1	91.2	91.4	76.4	90.3	91.4	85.5	$10,374	$461	$9,914
Byrd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2704 Hadensville Fife Rd	Goochland	23063	Goochland County	Goochland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 556-5380	281	25	11.3	38.1%	216 (76.9%)	33 (11.7%)	13 (4.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	55	541^st of 1110 public elementary schools	51.3%		54.7	561^st of 1114 public elementary schools	49.6%	20	68.9	75.0	66.7	72.5	57.8	74.2	90.0	83.3	$13,960	$1,269	$12,692
Pocahontas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4294 Anderson Hwy	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 598-5717	668	51	13.0	30.5%	548 (82.0%)	42 (6.3%)	43 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	61.2	462^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	58.4%		60.5	483^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	56.6%	21	77.2	83.6	72.0	78.0	65.4	75.9	76.5	71.3	$9,072	$822	$8,250
Powhatan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4111 Old Buckingham Rd	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 598-5730	477	34	14.0	27.3%	418 (87.6%)	17 (3.6%)	18 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	77.1	262^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	76.4%		78.2	239^th of 1114 public elementary schools	78.5%	23	84.0	83.1	93.0	77.5	75.3	78.0	88.7	84.5	$10,563	$597	$9,966
South Anna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13122 Waltons Tavern Road	Montpelier	23192	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 883-6089	439	32	13.7	36.9%	334 (76.1%)	31 (7.1%)	44 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	67.8	377^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.0%		71.8	326^th of 1114 public elementary schools	70.7%	51	78.7	77.9	75.5	78.1	76.0	79.5	79.5	77.6	$10,793	$170	$10,623
Jouett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Jouett School Rd	Mineral	23117	Louisa County	Louisa County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 872-3931	647	47	13.7	78.1%	510 (78.8%)	51 (7.9%)	29 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (7.9%)	80.8	203^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	81.7%		73.7	299^th of 1114 public elementary schools	73.2%	96	94.2	91.2	83.3	82.2	84.5	85.7	75.0	83.5	$11,585	$11,585	$00
Flat Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2210 Batterson Road	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 598-5743	654	50	13.0	26.1%	534 (81.7%)	21 (3.2%)	44 (6.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.8%)	76.7	268^th of 1110 public elementary schools	75.9%		69.7	363^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	67.4%	95	85.4	86.0	82.6	77.4	78.4	82.8	79.1	91.4	$10,065	$806	$9,259
Nuckols Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12351 Graham Meadows Dr	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 364-0840	627	37	16.9	10.8%	395 (63.0%)	32 (5.1%)	39 (6.2%)	109 (17.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.7%)	91	36^th of 1110 public elementary schools	96.8%		88	69^th of 1114 public elementary schools	93.8%	33	96.9	94.5	93.6	89.2	90.8	92.2	88.3		$9,631	$869	$8,762
David A. Kaechele Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5680 Pouncey Tract Road	Glen Allen	23059	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 364-8080	455	33	14.0	11.9%	197 (43.3%)	37 (8.1%)	22 (4.8%)	167 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	89.4	60^th of 1110 public elementary schools	94.6%		89.7	51^st of 1114 public elementary schools	95.4%	9	92.1	89.2	91.8	91.8	90.8	87.8	91.7		$10,753	$893	$9,861

Frequently Asked Questions about Goochland Elementary

Is Goochland Elementary a good school?

Goochland Elementary ranks 440^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Goochland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Goochland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Goochland Middle
High : Goochland High

How many students attend Goochland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Goochland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Goochland Elementary?

Students at Goochland Elementary are 71% White, 13% African American, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Goochland Elementary in?

Goochland County Public Schools

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