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Mechanicsville Elementary

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Mechanicsville Elementary ranks 631 st of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

631^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Mechanicsville Elementary is a PK–5 school in Mechanicsville, VA, serving 572 students as part of Hanover County Public Schools, one of Virginia's stronger districts. The school currently ranks in the 43rd percentile of Virginia elementary schools, down from the 72nd percentile in 2020–21. What most sets Mechanicsville apart from its Hanover neighbors is its student population: 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with roughly 36–44% at nearby Laurel Meadow Elementary, Cold Harbor Elementary, and Washington-Henry Elementary. Chronic absenteeism (10.9%) is also nearly double the district average of 6.9% and the highest among nearby Hanover elementaries.

Academically, the school shows a clear split. Math is a genuine bright spot: 4th graders scored 83.67% proficient and 5th graders 81.03%, both above district and state averages, and the school actually outperformed all three neighboring Hanover elementaries in 4th and 5th grade math. Reading and content areas are weaker. Only 54.88% of 3rd graders passed reading (vs. 72.44% district), 65.67% of 5th graders passed reading (vs. 76.93%), 64.18% passed science (vs. 77.07%), and 67.35% passed Virginia Studies (vs. 80.72%). The 3rd grade reading decline is especially steep—dropping from 75.76% in 2023–24 to just 54.88% in 2025–26. Students with disabilities have also struggled, ranking in the 24th percentile statewide after two years in the single digits or low teens.

Despite these challenges, Mechanicsville outperforms similar high-poverty schools across the county line in Henrico County Public Schools. For example, its 5th grade math score of 81.03% far exceeds Laburnum Elementary (27.78%), Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary (45.61%), and Glen Lea Elementary (40.00%). Even in reading, 4th grade results beat Chamberlayne Elementary and Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary. Per-student spending ($12,199) and class sizes are comparable to other Hanover schools, suggesting poverty and attendance—not resources—are the main obstacles. For parents, the picture is mixed: strong math instruction and solid results given the poverty level, but urgent work needed in early literacy, science, social studies, and support for students with disabilities.

572

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,199

Per pupil spending ?

100.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7425 Mechanicsville Elementary
Mechanicsville, VA 23111

(804) 723-3640

District: Hanover County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.3%

African American:

15.6%

Two or more races:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Hanover County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg78%

Virginia avg72%

631^st of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Hanover County Public Schools

27^th of 131Hanover 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	48.1	631 of 1111	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.7	534 of 1110	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	471 of 1114	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	419 of 1114	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	614 of 1109	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.1	308 of 1103	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	405 of 1105	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	386 of 1097	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.3	559 of 1099	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	67.9	338 of 1096	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.5	322 of 1100	70.7%	★★★★☆
2014	75.7	212 of 1110	80.9%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	215 of 1120	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	65.8	342 of 1117	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.2	237 of 1117	78.8%	★★★★☆
2010	77.4	141 of 1113	87.3%	★★★★☆
2009	77.7	139 of 1082	87.2%	★★★★☆
2008	72.3	239 of 1081	77.9%	★★★★☆
2007	68.5	308 of 1083	71.6%	★★★★☆
2006	48.2	647 of 1071	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	67.5	307 of 1062	71.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	216 of 591	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.9	357 of 579	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.8	203 of 588	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	234 of 579	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	318 of 420	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	312 of 355	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	295 of 324	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	674 of 1100	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	708 of 1096	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	569 of 1098	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	505 of 1100	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	439 of 619	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.3	364 of 606	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	74.0	125 of 580	78.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	518 of 1040	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	327 of 1046	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	270 of 1036	73.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	593 of 1099	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.0	383 of 1093	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	384 of 1101	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	363 of 1093	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	202 of 306	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	186 of 271	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	671 of 974	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	596 of 973	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	570 of 979	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	567 of 984	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)63rd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)34th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2026)24th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics79%+6 vs state

VA Studies67%-3 vs state

English Reading66%-6 vs state

Science64%-5 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
Mechanicsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7425 Mechanicsville Elementary	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 723-3640	572	45	12.7	100.9%	322 (56.3%)	89 (15.6%)	61 (10.7%)	31 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (11.9%)	48.1	631^st of 1111 public elementary schools	43.2%		55.7	534^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.9%	97	72.0	83.7	81.0	64.2	54.9	74.5	65.7	67.4	$12,199	$1,347	$10,852
Washington-Henry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9025 Washington Henry Drive	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-2300	386	30	12.8	35.8%	257 (66.6%)	39 (10.1%)	27 (7.0%)	30 (7.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	72.1	317^th of 1111 public elementary schools	71.5%		71.6	332^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	70.1%	15	84.1	76.6	80.0	80.3	77.3	81.8	82.0	83.1	$12,171	$156	$12,014
Glen Lea Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3909 Austin Ave	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 228-2725	461	30	15.3	88.7%	10 (2.2%)	415 (90.0%)	25 (5.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1.8	1100^th of 1111 public elementary schools	1.0%		1	1110^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.0%	10	27.1	39.5	40.0	34.6	27.9	47.7	40.7		$11,071	$1,602	$9,469
Laurel Meadow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8248 Lee-Davis Road	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-2040	591	45	13.1	44.0%	411 (69.5%)	63 (10.7%)	64 (10.8%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	67.8	376^th of 1111 public elementary schools	66.2%		63.3	439^th of 1110 public elementary schools	60.5%	63	89.7	80.7	79.0	81.1	73.6	70.9	80.0	78.2	$11,541	$545	$10,995
Harvie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Harvie Road	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 343-7010	497	37	13.4	89.1%	6 (1.2%)	440 (88.5%)	15 (3.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.2%)	36.3	772^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	30.5%		40.5	715^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.6%	57	65.2	57.1	75.4	73.9	56.1	63.5	66.7		$10,860	$1,229	$9,631
Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Cedar Fork Road	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 343-6550	425	36	11.8	89.2%	6 (1.4%)	352 (82.8%)	49 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.3%)	19.4	951^st of 1111 public elementary schools	14.4%		34.1	782^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	29.5%	169	54.0	64.5	61.3	53.2	41.3	57.4	66.1		$11,438	$1,078	$10,360
Laburnum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Meriwether Ave	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 228-2720	466	36	12.9	89.3%	17 (3.6%)	382 (82.0%)	42 (9.0%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	0.8	1110^th of 1111 public elementary schools	0.1%		2	1100^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.9%	10	25.0	37.7	27.8	26.4	29.6	41.6	38.0		$11,159	$1,410	$9,749
Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Thalen St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 343-6535	417	32	13.1	89.7%	2 (0.5%)	375 (89.9%)	25 (6.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	4.6	1078^th of 1111 public elementary schools	3.0%		2.5	1096^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.3%	18	36.5	37.3	45.6	43.9	47.6	42.4	49.1		$12,516	$1,506	$11,010
Cold Harbor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6740 Cold Harbor Road	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-3620	495	41	12.0	44.2%	360 (72.7%)	35 (7.1%)	45 (9.1%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	44.8	680^th of 1111 public elementary schools	38.8%		47.7	630^th of 1110 public elementary schools	43.2%	50	64.4	76.8	72.9	68.2	57.5	74.4	66.7	71.3	$12,242	$903	$11,340
Chamberlayne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8200 St Charles Rd	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 261-5030	389	27	14.4	89.2%	50 (12.9%)	208 (53.5%)	80 (20.6%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.3%)	12	1013^th of 1111 public elementary schools	8.8%		33	802^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	27.7%	211	39.4	61.4	52.6	49.1	44.6	61.4	52.6		$11,652	$824	$10,828

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Mechanicsville Elementary ranks 631^st of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Hanover County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Mechanicsville Elementary?

Students at Mechanicsville Elementary are 56% White, 16% African American, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Mechanicsville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended Mechanicsville Elementary.

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