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Laburnum Elementary

Q: Is Laburnum Elementary a good school?

Laburnum Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Virginia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Laburnum Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Laburnum Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Laburnum Elementary?

Students at Laburnum Elementary are 82% African American, 9% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Laburnum Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laburnum Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Henrico High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Laburnum Elementary is a public elementary school in Richmond, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 454 students. The school is part of the Henrico County Public Schools district, which is ranked 89 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Laburnum Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Virginia elementary schools over the past several years, with a statewide ranking between 1027 and 1110 out of around 1100 schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state. Laburnum'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 math and science. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.6% to 25.6% over the past few years, much higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools in the Henrico County and Richmond City districts, Laburnum Elementary's performance lags behind. For example, Chamberlayne Elementary and George W. Carver Elementary both perform significantly better on academic measures. Additionally, Laburnum's high spending per student, which has increased from $7,963 in 2018-2019 to $10,175 in 2020-2021, has not yet translated into improved academic outcomes.

466

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,159

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Meriwether Ave
Richmond, VA 23222

(804) 228-2720

District: Henrico County Public Schools

Students who attend Laburnum Elementary usually attend:

High:

Henrico High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.0%

Hispanic:

9.0%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (35% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg67%

Virginia avg71%

1,100^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd 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	2.0	1100 of 1110	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	1097 of 1114	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	1103 of 1114	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1029 of 1109	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	1074 of 1103	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1085 of 1105	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	1062 of 1097	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	1027 of 1099	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	1038 of 1096	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.5	1078 of 1100	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	30.6	881 of 1110	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	51.2	588 of 1120	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.5	416 of 1117	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.3	235 of 1117	79.0%	★★★★☆
2010	12.7	1072 of 1113	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.8	1019 of 1082	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.8	1066 of 1081	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	47.4	642 of 1083	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.8	794 of 1071	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.7	786 of 1062	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	569 of 579	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	563 of 588	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	551 of 579	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	1.0	1095 of 1096	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	1094 of 1098	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	1090 of 1100	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	1025 of 1046	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	995 of 1036	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	1066 of 1093	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1065 of 1101	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	1080 of 1093	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading41%-29 vs state

Mathematics32%-40 vs state

Science27%-42 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 30, 2022

My son is 3 years old and started headstart program in Jan. His teacher is very nice and patient with him. The administration is TRASH. They were bullying my 3 year old about his hair. I would expect that from a child, but not the people I leave him with to protect him. No wonder they are ranked so Low. My son has not been there a whole 5 months and I found their bullying to students tactics and smiling in your face when u pick them up. They will not Mold my child into their bullying tactics. Find a new Administration. Close Quote

Schools Near Laburnum 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
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
Frances W. McClenney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3817 Chamberlayne Ave	Richmond	23227	Richmond city	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%)	2.2	1098^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.1%		8.8	1043^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	6.4%	55	33.3	33.3	30.2	41.8	40.5	45.6	39.6	21.1	$15,274	$1,519	$13,754
Barack Obama Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 Fendall Ave	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4879	274	23	12.1	100.4%	49 (17.9%)	200 (73.0%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	16.5	966^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.0%		30.4	837^th of 1114 public elementary schools	24.9%	129	50.0	52.2	53.5	52.3	53.3	60.9	65.9	39.1	$13,214	$942	$12,273
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
Linwood Holton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 W. Laburnum Ave	Richmond	23227	Richmond city	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%)	62	454^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.1%		47	646^th of 1114 public elementary schools	42.0%	192	83.5	82.1	63.1	63.1	84.5	82.1	70.8	68.7	$11,861	$277	$11,583
Overby-Sheppard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 1st Ave	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 329-2515	256	23	11.2	97.3%	5 (2.0%)	223 (87.1%)	15 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	21	917^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.4%		25.1	898^th of 1114 public elementary schools	19.4%	19	44.7	46.3	76.9	71.8	47.8	57.1	53.9	36.6	$13,523	$1,629	$11,894
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
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
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
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%)	19.2	937^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.6%		27.2	876^th of 1114 public elementary schools	21.4%	61	59.2	48.4	50.0	69.2	50.0	61.9	51.9		$12,830	$1,415	$11,415

Frequently Asked Questions about Laburnum Elementary

How many students attend Laburnum Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Laburnum Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Laburnum Elementary?

Students at Laburnum Elementary are 82% African American, 9% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Laburnum Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laburnum Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Henrico High

What district is Laburnum Elementary in?

Henrico County Public Schools

Is Laburnum Elementary a good school?

Laburnum Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Virginia elementary schools.

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