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Chamberlayne Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1013^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Chamberlayne Elementary is a small school in Richmond, VA, serving 389 students in grades PK–5 under Henrico County Public Schools, where about 89% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Historically a mid-tier performer in Virginia at around the 43rd percentile, the school's most recent 2025–2026 data shows a dramatic drop to the 9th percentile statewide (rank 1,013 of 1,111), its lowest point in available data.

SOL proficiency rates in 2025–2026 are mostly well below district and state averages, with particularly large gaps in 3rd grade math (39.4% proficient vs. 66.2% district), 3rd grade reading (44.6% vs. 62.9%), 5th grade math (52.6% vs. 70.3%), and 5th grade science (49.1% vs. 67.6%). This is especially notable because nearby schools with almost identical poverty levels are doing much better: Greenwood Elementary (90.8% poverty) ranks in the 66th percentile and Maude Trevvett Elementary (89.1% poverty) ranks in the 53rd percentile, while the school sits in the 9th percentile. This suggests school-level factors like instructional strategy, leadership, and attendance support matter beyond socioeconomic status.

Chronic absenteeism at 16.8% remains above the district's 14.1% and the state's 14.8%. The school also spends more per student ($11,652) than higher-performing peers like Greenwood ($9,954) and Maude Trevvett ($9,116), yet outcomes lag, suggesting that additional funding and smaller class sizes alone are not translating into better achievement. The school has shown it can perform much better—it reached the 75th percentile in 2020–2021 and posted strong results in several subjects as recently as 2024–2025—so the current low ranking is not a permanent condition, but it does underscore the urgency of focused interventions in early grades and for economically disadvantaged students.

389

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,652

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8200 St Charles Rd
Richmond, VA 23227

(804) 261-5030

District: Henrico County Public Schools

Students who attend Chamberlayne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brookland Middle
High:	Hermitage High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.5%

Hispanic:

20.6%

White:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (51% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg67%

Virginia avg72%

1,013^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 45Elementary Schools in the Henrico County Public Schools

90^th of 131Henrico 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	12.0	1013 of 1111	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	802 of 1110	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.4	645 of 1114	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	634 of 1114	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	630 of 1109	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.8	277 of 1103	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	19.5	981 of 1105	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	900 of 1097	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	1019 of 1099	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	49.8	623 of 1096	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.3	765 of 1100	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.3	670 of 1110	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.5	480 of 1120	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.0	310 of 1117	72.2%	★★★★☆
2011	67.7	314 of 1117	71.9%	★★★★☆
2010	71.0	249 of 1113	77.6%	★★★★☆
2009	59.7	432 of 1082	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.3	321 of 1081	70.3%	★★★★☆
2007	71.7	240 of 1083	77.8%	★★★★☆
2006	69.0	293 of 1071	72.6%	★★★★☆
2005	76.3	179 of 1062	83.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	516 of 591	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	412 of 579	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.4	274 of 588	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.4	121 of 579	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	978 of 1100	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.2	739 of 1096	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	755 of 1098	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	523 of 1100	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	467 of 619	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	90.4	23 of 606	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	952 of 1040	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	36.5	722 of 1046	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	545 of 1036	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	1027 of 1099	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	799 of 1093	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.2	526 of 1101	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	600 of 1093	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	81.1	109 of 979	88.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)89th percentile+47 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading53%-19 vs state

Mathematics51%-23 vs state

Science49%-20 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
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
Longdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9500 Norfolk St	Glen Allen	23060	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 261-5095	476	35	13.6	89.3%	84 (17.6%)	239 (50.2%)	85 (17.9%)	33 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.1%)	7	1053^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	5.2%		13.9	989^th of 1110 public elementary schools	10.9%	64	42.5	48.9	42.3	54.9	40.0	46.8	50.7		$11,699	$1,579	$10,120
Lakeside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Cedar Croft St	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 261-5050	397	30	13.2	89.9%	126 (31.7%)	137 (34.5%)	98 (24.7%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	22.5	920^th of 1111 public elementary schools	17.2%		19.2	937^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.6%	17	55.2	44.9	60.0	74.6	51.7	50.7	69.1		$12,830	$1,415	$11,415
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
Maude Trevvett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Trevvett Dr	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 261-5060	578	29	19.9	89.1%	184 (31.8%)	160 (27.7%)	118 (20.4%)	72 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	57.1	523^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	52.9%		65.2	413^th of 1110 public elementary schools	62.8%	110	69.2	75.3	77.4	82.1	65.6	68.3	82.1		$9,116	$331	$8,785
Elizabeth Holladay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Galaxie Rd	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 261-5040	859	51	16.8	89.9%	139 (16.2%)	233 (27.1%)	391 (45.5%)	51 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.1%)	10.7	1021^st of 1111 public elementary schools	8.1%		12.8	1001^st of 1110 public elementary schools	9.8%	20	56.1	41.0	59.1	51.4	53.3	40.4	44.7		$8,903	$1,079	$7,824
Frances W. McClenney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3817 Chamberlayne Ave	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8193	302	17	17.3	100.3%	13 (4.3%)	264 (87.4%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	3.4	1087^th of 1111 public elementary schools	2.2%		2.2	1098^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.1%	11	50.0	18.4	41.1	33.9	42.9	47.4	46.4	31.6	$15,274	$1,519	$13,754
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9964 Honey Meadows Rd	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-3560	852	56	15.2	13.8%	569 (66.8%)	58 (6.8%)	31 (3.6%)	114 (13.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.3%)	77.3	245^th of 1111 public elementary schools	77.9%		80.1	212^th of 1110 public elementary schools	80.9%	33	90.6	86.4	78.2	76.0	84.6	80.4	84.9	86.0	$9,775	$373	$9,402
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
Linwood Holton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 W. Laburnum Ave	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 228-5310	433	30	14.6	103.7%	243 (56.1%)	147 (33.9%)	12 (2.8%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	65.1	412^th of 1111 public elementary schools	62.9%		62	454^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.1%	42	82.0	78.9	80.6	74.6	63.9	83.7	79.1	74.3	$11,861	$277	$11,583

Frequently Asked Questions about Chamberlayne Elementary

Is Chamberlayne Elementary a good school?

Chamberlayne Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Virginia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Chamberlayne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chamberlayne Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brookland Middle
High : Hermitage High

What is the racial makeup of Chamberlayne Elementary?

Students at Chamberlayne Elementary are 53% African American, 21% Hispanic, 13% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Chamberlayne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Chamberlayne Elementary.

What district is Chamberlayne Elementary in?

Henrico County Public Schools

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