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Skipwith Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

929^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Skipwith Elementary is a public elementary school in Richmond, Virginia, serving 565 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Henrico County Public Schools district, which is ranked 89 out of 129 school districts in the state.

Skipwith Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance compared to the district and state averages. The school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was just 44.9% in the 2024-2025 school year, far below the 64.2% rate for Henrico County and 72.89% for Virginia. Skipwith also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with over 90% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school has struggled with higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.6% to 19.3% in recent years.

In contrast, nearby Tuckahoe Elementary and Pemberton Elementary significantly outperform Skipwith on academic measures, with much higher SOL proficiency rates and overall state rankings. These schools also have lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing the unique challenges faced by Skipwith's student population, such as providing targeted interventions and support services, could be crucial in improving the school's performance and outcomes.

603

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,034

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2401 Skipwith Rd
Richmond, VA 23294

(804) 527-4650

District: Henrico County Public Schools

Students who attend Skipwith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Quioccasin Middle
High:	John Randolph Tucker High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

30.3%

Hispanic:

23.4%

White:

22.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (56% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg67%

Virginia avg71%

929^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	19.8	929 of 1110	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	943 of 1114	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	673 of 1114	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	588 of 1109	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	840 of 1103	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	734 of 1105	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	563 of 1097	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.2	589 of 1099	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.1	497 of 1096	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.3	658 of 1100	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.4	659 of 1110	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.1	483 of 1120	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.9	410 of 1117	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.1	556 of 1117	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.4	371 of 1113	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.1	262 of 1082	75.8%	★★★★☆
2008	69.5	281 of 1081	74.0%	★★★★☆
2007	71.0	250 of 1083	76.9%	★★★★☆
2006	82.0	86 of 1071	92.0%	★★★★★
2005	82.8	95 of 1062	91.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	411 of 579	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	495 of 588	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.6	228 of 579	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	246 of 249	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	235 of 238	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	222 of 230	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	296 of 326	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	46.9	161 of 306	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.8	107 of 300	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	964 of 1096	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	898 of 1098	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.8	609 of 1100	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	499 of 606	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	350 of 580	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	309 of 564	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	702 of 1046	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	794 of 1036	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	883 of 1093	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	957 of 1101	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	717 of 1093	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	818 of 973	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	846 of 979	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	670 of 984	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

White (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science60%-9 vs state

English Reading57%-13 vs state

Mathematics54%-19 vs state

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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
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
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%)	73.2	305^th of 1110 public elementary schools	72.5%		69.7	365^th of 1114 public elementary schools	67.2%	60	69.7	94.4	78.4	80.8	65.6	92.5	80.8	$12,337	$1,195	$11,142
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
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%)	2.4	1097^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.2%		5.8	1071^st of 1114 public elementary schools	3.9%	26	38.2	35.8	31.1	41.9	39.3	41.7	41.2	$10,903	$1,142	$9,761
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
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
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
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
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%)	84.7	128^th of 1110 public elementary schools	88.5%		83.3	145^th of 1114 public elementary schools	87.0%	17	90.1	86.0	92.6	86.8	83.6	88.0	82.7	$13,232	$900	$12,333
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	32^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	97.1%		93.7	9^th of 1114 public elementary schools	99.2%	23	89.5	97.1	95.4	90.0	87.0	98.1	91.8	$10,189	$676	$9,513

Frequently Asked Questions about Skipwith Elementary

How many students attend Skipwith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 603 students attended Skipwith Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Skipwith Elementary?

Students at Skipwith Elementary are 30% African American, 23% Hispanic, 22% White, 16% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

Is Skipwith Elementary a good school?

Skipwith Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Skipwith Elementary in?

Henrico County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Skipwith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Skipwith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Quioccasin Middle
High : John Randolph Tucker High

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