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Mechanicsville Elementary

Q: Is Mechanicsville Elementary a good school?

Mechanicsville Elementary ranks 534 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Mechanicsville Elementary is a public elementary school in Mechanicsville, Virginia, serving 580 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Hanover County Public Schools district, which is ranked 16th out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mechanicsville Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 84.76%, compared to the state average of 72.89%. The school also performs better than the Hanover County Public Schools district average in many areas, such as 5th grade English reading and 4th grade VA Studies. However, the school's performance for students with disabilities is particularly concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom 10% of Virginia elementary schools in this category.

When compared to nearby schools, Mechanicsville Elementary's performance is generally stronger than Laurel Meadow Elementary and Cold Harbor Elementary, which are also part of the Hanover County Public Schools district. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring Henrico County Public Schools district, Mechanicsville Elementary's performance is mixed, with the school outperforming some Henrico schools but lagging behind others, particularly in the areas of math and reading proficiency.

572

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,199

Per pupil spending ?

100.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7425 Mechanicsville Elem Drive
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: Rebounding — 45th percentile in 2022 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 52nd (2025) from a 45th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Virginia median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!VA Studies scores 13 pts below the Virginia average

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg80%

Virginia avg71%

534^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Hanover County Public Schools

16^th of 129Hanover 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2025	40.4	186 of 271	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2024)12th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics81%+8 vs state

English Reading71%~ state avg

Science70%~ state avg

VA Studies55%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Mechanicsville Elementary

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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
Mechanicsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7425 Mechanicsville Elem Drive	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%)	55.7	534^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.9%		61.6	471^st of 1114 public elementary schools	57.7%	63	84.8	81.1	74.7	70.0	70.5	70.3	70.8	54.8	$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%)	71.6	332^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	70.1%		71.2	332^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	70.2%		83.8	84.8	82.0	75.8	77.0	89.5	80.3	64.3	$12,171	$156	$12,014
Glen Lea Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3909 Austin Ave	Richmond	23222	Henrico County	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	1110^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.0%		9.4	1034^th of 1114 public elementary schools	7.2%	76	30.9	16.7	35.6	20.6	34.0	32.1	38.4		$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%)	63.3	439^th of 1110 public elementary schools	60.5%		62.7	459^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.8%	20	82.7	83.2	74.7	70.5	66.7	78.7	74.5	78.7	$11,541	$545	$10,995
Harvie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Harvie Road	Richmond	23223	Henrico County	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%)	40.5	715^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.6%		29.3	848^th of 1114 public elementary schools	23.9%	133	63.4	73.1	64.6	64.2	64.8	71.6	67.1		$10,860	$1,229	$9,631
Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Cedar Fork Road	Richmond	23223	Henrico County	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%)	34.1	782^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	29.5%		30.8	829^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.6%	47	71.0	66.2	70.0	63.3	60.0	63.1	54.2		$11,438	$1,078	$10,360
Laburnum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Meriwether Ave	Richmond	23222	Henrico County	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%)	2	1100^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.9%		3.4	1097^th of 1114 public elementary schools	1.5%	3	33.8	35.2	27.1	27.1	41.8	45.7	35.8		$11,159	$1,410	$9,749
Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Thalen St	Richmond	23223	Henrico County	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%)	2.5	1096^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.3%		1.4	1110^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.4%	14	36.7	31.6	35.1	38.6	38.3	49.1	35.1		$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%)	47.7	630^th of 1110 public elementary schools	43.2%		50.8	603^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	45.9%	27	75.0	74.6	70.1	65.1	65.5	68.7	62.7	78.5	$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%)	33	802^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	27.7%		47.4	645^th of 1114 public elementary schools	42.1%	157	59.7	42.6	79.1	83.7	52.6	53.2	67.4		$11,652	$824	$10,828

Frequently Asked Questions about Mechanicsville Elementary

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.

Is Mechanicsville Elementary a good school?

Mechanicsville Elementary ranks 534^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mechanicsville Elementary?

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

What district is Mechanicsville Elementary in?

Hanover County Public Schools

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