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Dumbarton Elementary

Q: Is Dumbarton Elementary a good school?

Dumbarton Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Virginia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Dumbarton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 684 students attended Dumbarton Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dumbarton Elementary?

Students at Dumbarton Elementary are 35% Hispanic, 28% African American, 16% Asian, 13% White, 7% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Dumbarton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dumbarton Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Brookland Middle High : Hermitage High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1073^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Dumbarton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Richmond, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 620 students. The school is part of the Henrico County Public Schools district, which is ranked 89 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dumbarton Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, with a ranking between 904 and 1073 out of around 1,100 schools over the past several years. The school has received a 0 or 1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below average compared to other Virginia elementary schools. Dumbarton's proficiency rates on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests are significantly lower than the Henrico County and Virginia state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in reading. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.9% to 19.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In comparison, the nearby schools in the Henrico County district, such as Crestview Elementary, Glen Allen Elementary, and Echo Lake Elementary, significantly outperform Dumbarton Elementary on academic measures, with much higher proficiency rates on SOL tests. These higher-performing schools also have lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Dumbarton.

684

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,403

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9000 Hungary Spring Rd
Richmond, VA 23228

(804) 756-3030

District: Henrico County Public Schools

Students who attend Dumbarton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brookland Middle
High:	Hermitage High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.1%

African American:

27.9%

Asian:

16.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (44% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg67%

Virginia avg71%

1,073^rd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 45Elementary Schools in the Henrico County Public Schools

89^th of 129Henrico 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	4.8	1073 of 1110	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1032 of 1114	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	943 of 1114	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	919 of 1109	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	904 of 1103	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	956 of 1105	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	746 of 1097	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.7	901 of 1099	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.1	879 of 1096	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.2	1007 of 1100	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	1000 of 1110	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.7	907 of 1120	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.2	853 of 1117	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	65.3	363 of 1117	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.4	174 of 1113	84.4%	★★★★☆
2009	62.3	391 of 1082	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.4	234 of 1081	78.4%	★★★★☆
2007	71.4	246 of 1083	77.3%	★★★★☆
2006	66.8	321 of 1071	70.0%	★★★★☆
2005	66.4	326 of 1062	69.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	446 of 579	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	466 of 588	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.5	337 of 579	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	1.0	248 of 249	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	231 of 238	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	310 of 326	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	245 of 306	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	217 of 300	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	1070 of 1096	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1055 of 1098	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	933 of 1100	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	595 of 606	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	511 of 580	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	471 of 564	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	971 of 1046	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	837 of 1036	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	1030 of 1093	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	956 of 1101	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	941 of 1093	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	1.2	972 of 973	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	873 of 979	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	857 of 984	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)23rd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science46%-23 vs state

Mathematics43%-29 vs state

English Reading43%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Dumbarton Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dumbarton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 Hungary Spring Rd	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 756-3030	684	42	16.2	90.2%	92 (13.5%)	191 (27.9%)	240 (35.1%)	112 (16.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.6%)	4.8	1073^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	3.3%		9.5	1032^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	7.4%	41	41.5	50.0	40.3	46.2	42.0	44.7	41.9	$10,403	$1,097	$9,307
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%)	65.2	413^th of 1110 public elementary schools	62.8%		60.4	486^th of 1114 public elementary schools	56.4%	73	60.2	75.5	88.0	85.6	59.8	82.5	82.9	$9,116	$331	$8,785
R.C. Longan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9200 Mapleview Ave	Richmond	23294	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 527-4640	491	32	15.3	89.4%	134 (27.3%)	107 (21.8%)	106 (21.6%)	99 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.2%)	22.1	900^th of 1110 public elementary schools	18.9%		26.4	882^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	20.8%	18	62.7	57.7	63.7	61.3	48.1	54.8	56.0	$11,376	$1,370	$10,006
Skipwith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 Skipwith Rd	Richmond	23294	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 527-4650	603	38	15.8	88.1%	133 (22.1%)	183 (30.3%)	141 (23.4%)	96 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.3%)	19.8	929^th of 1110 public elementary schools	16.3%		19.1	943^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	15.4%	14	44.9	64.7	52.8	59.6	51.1	56.6	63.6	$9,034	$649	$8,386
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%)	12.8	1001^st of 1110 public elementary schools	9.8%		12.5	999^th of 1114 public elementary schools	10.3%	2	49.5	45.0	60.8	60.8	39.0	49.5	51.5	$8,903	$1,079	$7,824
Echo Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Francistown Rd	Glen Allen	23060	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 527-4672	506	33	15.5	28.7%	228 (45.1%)	37 (7.3%)	49 (9.7%)	141 (27.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.7%)	86.2	99^th of 1110 public elementary schools	91.1%		87.5	77^th of 1114 public elementary schools	93.1%	22	88.8	92.3	83.5	88.6	85.0	92.3	86.1	$10,604	$770	$9,835
Jackson Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8801 Nesslewood Dr	Richmond	23229	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 527-4620	535	34	15.7	88.4%	231 (43.2%)	142 (26.5%)	67 (12.5%)	68 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	50.7	591^st of 1110 public elementary schools	46.8%		58.5	503^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	54.8%	88	74.7	70.3	63.9	63.9	72.2	79.2	71.6	$10,023	$649	$9,374
Charles M. Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 Bethlehem Rd	Richmond	23230	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 673-3735	423	30	14.1	89.8%	54 (12.8%)	120 (28.4%)	194 (45.9%)	31 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	2.5	1095^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.4%		7.9	1049^th of 1114 public elementary schools	5.8%	46	37.3	38.1	39.0	41.4	37.1	40.7	42.6	$13,104	$1,715	$11,388
Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Charles St	Richmond	23226	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 673-3775	388	29	13.3	89.2%	188 (48.5%)	39 (10.1%)	107 (27.6%)	27 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	59	490^th of 1110 public elementary schools	55.9%		67.9	381^st of 1114 public elementary schools	65.8%	109	76.5	72.7	81.0	69.8	78.4	76.7	67.7	$11,900	$1,054	$10,846
Glen Allen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11101 Mill Rd	Glen Allen	23060	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 756-3040	578	37	15.6	23.0%	302 (52.2%)	84 (14.5%)	43 (7.4%)	109 (18.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	75.2	287^th of 1110 public elementary schools	74.1%		82.5	165^th of 1114 public elementary schools	85.2%	122	84.0	87.1	83.2	79.4	73.9	87.0	76.5	$10,653	$916	$9,737

Frequently Asked Questions about Dumbarton Elementary

How many students attend Dumbarton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 684 students attended Dumbarton Elementary.

Is Dumbarton Elementary a good school?

Dumbarton Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Dumbarton Elementary in?

Henrico County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Dumbarton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dumbarton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brookland Middle
High : Hermitage High

What is the racial makeup of Dumbarton Elementary?

Students at Dumbarton Elementary are 35% Hispanic, 28% African American, 16% Asian, 13% White, 7% Two or more races.

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