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Highland Springs Elementary

Q: Is Highland Springs Elementary a good school?

Highland Springs Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Virginia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Highland Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Highland Springs Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Highland Springs Elementary?

Students at Highland Springs Elementary are 85% African American, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Highland Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highland Springs Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Fairfield Middle High : Highland Springs High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Highland Springs Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school in Highland Springs, Virginia, serving 469 students as part of Henrico County Public Schools. The school serves a high-poverty population, with roughly 89–93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. In the 2025–2026 school year, it ranked 1108 out of 1111 Virginia elementary schools—placing it in the 0th percentile with 0 stars. This continues a five-year pattern of ranking in the bottom 1–3% of the state.

Academic proficiency at Highland Springs is dramatically below district and state averages across every subject and grade level. For example, 2025–2026 SOL results show 3rd-grade math proficiency at 43.28% versus 66.15% for the district and 74.04% for the state; 5th-grade reading proficiency was just 29.85% compared to 68.86% for the district and 72.42% for the state. Chronic absenteeism is also a significant concern, with a 28.9% rate in 2024–2025—roughly double the district average of 14.1%—although this figure has been volatile, dipping to 9.7% in 2023–2024 before rising again.

What makes these numbers especially striking is that nearby Henrico County schools serving similar student populations achieve far stronger outcomes. Seven Pines Elementary, just 2.7 miles away, ranks in the 48th percentile statewide with 3rd-grade math proficiency of 79%. Harvie Elementary (31st percentile) and Sandston Elementary (12th percentile) also outperform Highland Springs by wide margins despite comparable poverty levels. These comparisons suggest that socioeconomic background does not fully explain the performance gap. The most promising areas for improvement appear to be reducing chronic absenteeism and implementing consistent instructional interventions—goals that nearby schools demonstrate are achievable.

469

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,671

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Pleasant St
Highland Springs, VA 23075

(804) 328-4045

District: Henrico County Public Schools

Students who attend Highland Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fairfield Middle
High:	Highland Springs High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.1%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (33% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg67%

Virginia avg72%

1,108^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th 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	1.1	1108 of 1111	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.0	1109 of 1110	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	1088 of 1114	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	1100 of 1114	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.6	1099 of 1109	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	1095 of 1103	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	1076 of 1105	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	971 of 1097	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	1040 of 1099	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	1059 of 1096	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.2	1074 of 1100	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.9	1066 of 1110	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	963 of 1120	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.6	710 of 1117	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.1	633 of 1117	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	13.1	1069 of 1113	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.4	1072 of 1082	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.4	1068 of 1081	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	1020 of 1083	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.9	1041 of 1071	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	35.3	804 of 1062	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	6.8	573 of 591	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	571 of 579	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	559 of 588	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	553 of 579	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	1.9	1093 of 1100	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.0	1094 of 1096	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	1067 of 1098	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	1092 of 1100	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	1026 of 1040	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.6	1039 of 1046	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	993 of 1036	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	1.2	1094 of 1099	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.8	1086 of 1093	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1084 of 1101	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	1075 of 1093	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading35%-37 vs state

Mathematics34%-39 vs state

Science25%-43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Pleasant St	Highland Springs	23075	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 328-4045	469	35	13.4	89.3%	10 (2.1%)	399 (85.1%)	45 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	1.1	1108^th of 1111 public elementary schools	0.3%		1	1109^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.1%	1	43.3	28.8	31.3	25.4	40.3	34.2	29.9	$9,671	$731	$8,940
Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Jennings Rd	Highland Springs	23075	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 328-4085	330	29	11.3	88.2%	36 (10.9%)	245 (74.2%)	30 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	2.5	1097^th of 1111 public elementary schools	1.3%		6.5	1060^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.5%	37	45.1	27.4	28.2	25.6	50.0	32.3	12.8	$11,909	$1,286	$10,623
Jacob L. Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Laburnum Ave	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 226-8745	453	32	14.1	89.0%	18 (4.0%)	372 (82.1%)	45 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	19.5	948^th of 1111 public elementary schools	14.7%		17.5	956^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.9%	8	42.4	37.3	74.6	60.0	54.6	55.9	60.0	$10,928	$1,602	$9,326
Sandston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Naglee Ave	Sandston	23150	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 328-4055	201	16	12.5	88.6%	77 (38.3%)	55 (27.4%)	40 (19.9%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (10.9%)	15.5	982^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	11.6%		27.4	856^th of 1110 public elementary schools	22.9%	126	48.3	55.2	65.6	56.3	37.9	51.7	59.4	$14,143	$2,427	$11,716
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
Montrose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2820 Williamsburg Rd	Richmond	23231	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 226-8765	341	24	14.2	87.1%	23 (6.7%)	259 (76.0%)	34 (10.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.6%)	4.4	1081^st of 1111 public elementary schools	2.7%		7.2	1050^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.4%	31	48.2	32.6	39.3	42.9	40.7	54.4	46.4	$12,491	$1,230	$11,262
Cashell Donahoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Graves Rd	Sandston	23150	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 328-4035	526	35	15.0	89.2%	69 (13.1%)	283 (53.8%)	128 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.2%)	5.7	1061^st of 1111 public elementary schools	4.5%		6.6	1059^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.6%	2	36.5	43.8	43.8	51.3	32.4	53.9	48.8	$9,561	$1,092	$8,470
Seven Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Beulah Rd	Sandston	23150	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 328-4065	399	27	14.7	90.5%	141 (35.3%)	184 (46.1%)	36 (9.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	52.7	583^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	47.5%		22	901^st of 1110 public elementary schools	18.8%	318	79.0	80.0	70.4	61.8	73.0	75.0	64.8	$10,675	$1,118	$9,557
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Springs Elementary

What schools do graduates of Highland Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highland Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fairfield Middle
High : Highland Springs High

What district is Highland Springs Elementary in?

Henrico County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Highland Springs Elementary?

Students at Highland Springs Elementary are 85% African American, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is Highland Springs Elementary a good school?

Highland Springs Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Highland Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Highland Springs Elementary.

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2025–26 SOL test scoresAug 25, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 6, 2026

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