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Pemberton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

79^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Pemberton Elementary is a public school serving 344 students in grades PK–5 in western Henrico County near Richmond, VA 23233, and it ranks in the top 7% of all Virginia elementary schools. Within Henrico County Public Schools — a district ranking in the 31st percentile statewide — Pemberton is a clear standout, earning a 5-star rating and a rank of 79th out of 1,111 elementary schools for 2025–2026. This reflects sustained growth over the past decade, from the 65th percentile in 2020–2021 to the 93rd percentile today.

Pemberton's academic performance is strong across all subjects and grades. On 2025–2026 SOL tests, math proficiency ranged from 86.6% to 95.6%, reading from 83.6% to 91.1%, and 5th-grade science reached 91.1% — roughly 20–30 points above district and state averages. The school also has an exceptionally healthy climate: chronic absenteeism is just 5.5% versus 14.1% district-wide, the student-teacher ratio is a favorable 13.7:1, and per-student spending of $13,232 is the highest among nearby schools. Only Tuckahoe Elementary ranks higher academically (28th statewide), while nearby Maybeury Elementary and Ridge Elementary rank hundreds of places lower despite being within a mile or two.

Pemberton is particularly notable for outperforming its demographic profile. About 24% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — a rate nearly three times higher than Tuckahoe's — yet Pemberton's 5th-grade math proficiency actually edges out Tuckahoe's. In a district where many neighboring schools serve far higher-poverty populations, Pemberton is a true island of excellence. Two watch items stand out: female students rank at the 96th percentile statewide while males rank at the 86th, and the low-income student subgroup saw a sharp one-year decline in its statewide ranking. Even so, Pemberton's decade-long climb, low absenteeism, and strong resource investment make it one of the most impressive elementary schools in Virginia.

344

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,271

Per pupil spending ?

24.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1400 Pemberton Rd
Richmond, VA 23233

(804) 750-2660

District: Henrico County Public Schools

Students who attend Pemberton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Quioccasin Middle
High:	Mills E. Godwin High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.3%

African American:

10.5%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (90% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school90%

District avg67%

Virginia avg72%

79^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	79 of 1111	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	84.7	128 of 1110	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	145 of 1114	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	222 of 1114	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	279 of 1109	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	386 of 1103	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	317 of 1105	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	222 of 1097	79.8%	★★★★☆
2017	73.2	253 of 1099	77.0%	★★★★☆
2016	68.4	331 of 1096	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.4	323 of 1100	70.6%	★★★★☆
2014	62.6	402 of 1110	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	86.8	67 of 1120	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	84.7	57 of 1117	94.9%	★★★★★
2011	78.4	150 of 1117	86.6%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	82 of 1113	92.6%	★★★★★
2009	67.1	321 of 1082	70.3%	★★★★☆
2008	77.4	150 of 1081	86.1%	★★★★☆
2007	90.3	10 of 1083	99.1%	★★★★★
2006	85.0	48 of 1071	95.5%	★★★★★
2005	92.5	4 of 1062	99.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	49 of 1100	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	82.8	147 of 1096	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	137 of 1098	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	233 of 1100	78.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	577 of 1040	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	80.2	132 of 1046	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	237 of 1036	77.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	149 of 1099	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.4	159 of 1093	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	191 of 1101	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	206 of 1093	81.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	108 of 974	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	97 of 973	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	166 of 979	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	233 of 984	76.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)96th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics92%+18 vs state

Science91%+22 vs state

English Reading87%+16 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 (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Pemberton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Pemberton Rd	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 750-2660	344	25	13.7	24.1%	252 (73.3%)	36 (10.5%)	25 (7.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	87.7	79^th of 1111 public elementary schools	92.9%		84.7	128^th of 1110 public elementary schools	88.5%	49	94.6	86.6	95.6	91.1	83.6	88.1	91.1	$16,271	$639	$15,632
Pinchbeck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1275 Gaskins Rd	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 750-2670	538	34	15.8	90.3%	273 (50.7%)	74 (13.8%)	113 (21.0%)	48 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	61.3	460^th of 1111 public elementary schools	58.6%		54.5	544^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.0%	84	71.3	78.7	79.0	79.0	66.0	80.8	81.6	$11,515	$467	$11,048
Maybeury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Maybeury Dr	Richmond	23229	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 750-2650	691	38	18.1	89.4%	379 (54.8%)	118 (17.1%)	118 (17.1%)	36 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.8%)	40.5	730^th of 1111 public elementary schools	34.3%		46.8	642^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	42.2%	88	67.7	61.4	70.9	67.9	66.3	68.0	71.6	$10,464	$302	$10,162
Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8910 Three Chopt Rd	Richmond	23229	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 673-3745	512	32	16.0	87.7%	142 (27.7%)	116 (22.7%)	174 (34.0%)	44 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.4%)	2.9	1090^th of 1111 public elementary schools	1.9%		2.4	1097^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.2%	7	42.6	32.3	47.7	45.5	35.5	35.8	42.2	$12,129	$1,230	$10,899
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%)	47.4	645^th of 1111 public elementary schools	41.9%		50.7	591^st of 1110 public elementary schools	46.8%	54	70.6	83.3	60.3	63.2	65.1	78.4	65.2	$11,816	$543	$11,272
Tuckahoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Forest Ave	Richmond	23229	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 673-3765	682	43	16.0	8.9%	612 (89.7%)	10 (1.5%)	28 (4.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	91.3	28^th of 1111 public elementary schools	97.5%		91.3	32^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	97.1%	4	94.3	89.8	95.0	93.1	90.5	90.8	95.1	$11,240	$497	$10,743
Three Chopt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Skipwith Rd	Richmond	23229	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 673-3755	306	24	12.7	90.2%	152 (49.7%)	26 (8.5%)	84 (27.5%)	25 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	74.9	280^th of 1111 public elementary schools	74.8%		73.2	305^th of 1110 public elementary schools	72.5%	25	82.9	75.4	90.6	84.9	75.0	80.0	90.6	$16,074	$1,075	$14,998
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%)	16	976^th of 1111 public elementary schools	12.2%		19.8	929^th of 1110 public elementary schools	16.3%	47	60.9	65.4	50.6	40.9	51.8	49.4	61.6	$10,068	$636	$9,431
Ruby F. Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Lauderdale Rd	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 750-2640	509	32	16.1	88.0%	220 (43.2%)	110 (21.6%)	92 (18.1%)	39 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.8%)	27	875^th of 1111 public elementary schools	21.2%		47	638^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.5%	237	60.5	76.3	62.4	58.1	58.7	61.6	51.7	$11,471	$494	$10,977
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%)	33.4	808^th of 1111 public elementary schools	27.3%		22.1	900^th of 1110 public elementary schools	18.9%	92	66.7	58.2	78.4	63.5	63.8	59.7	62.0	$13,269	$1,086	$12,183

Frequently Asked Questions about Pemberton Elementary

What district is Pemberton Elementary in?

Henrico County Public Schools

How many students attend Pemberton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Pemberton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pemberton Elementary?

Students at Pemberton Elementary are 73% White, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Pemberton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pemberton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Quioccasin Middle
High : Mills E. Godwin High

Is Pemberton Elementary a good school?

Yes. Pemberton Elementary ranks in the top 7.1% of Virginia elementary schools.

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