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Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary

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Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary ranks 782 nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

782^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary is a public elementary school in Richmond, Virginia, serving 460 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Henrico County Public Schools district, which is ranked 89 out of 129 districts in the state.

Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Virginia elementary schools, with low performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate is 70.97%, compared to 64.2% for Henrico County and 72.89% for the state. The school's 5th-grade English Reading proficiency rates range from 54.24% to 57.83%, significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.4% to 19.3% in recent years.

While Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary faces significant challenges, the school's African American student subgroup has performed better than the overall school, ranking in the top half of Virginia elementary schools serving this population. In contrast, the school's performance for male and female students is significantly lower, ranking in the bottom quarter of Virginia elementary schools for both subgroups. Nearby Glen Lea Elementary, Highland Springs Elementary, Jacob L. Adams Elementary, and Harvie Elementary generally perform better than Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings.

425

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,438

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Cedar Fork Road
Richmond, VA 23223

(804) 343-6550

District: Henrico County Public Schools

Students who attend Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fairfield Middle
High:	Highland Springs High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.8%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (64% vs 71% meeting standards)

!English Reading scores 11 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg67%

Virginia avg71%

782^nd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^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	34.1	782 of 1110	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	829 of 1114	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	973 of 1114	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1013 of 1109	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1010 of 1103	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	965 of 1105	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	867 of 1097	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	51.2	603 of 1099	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.5	874 of 1096	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.7	773 of 1100	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.6	695 of 1110	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.4	446 of 1120	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	80.5	122 of 1117	89.1%	★★★★☆
2011	80.8	108 of 1117	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	77.9	128 of 1113	88.5%	★★★★☆
2009	60.1	427 of 1082	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.2	634 of 1081	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.1	552 of 1083	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.9	409 of 1071	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.0	252 of 1062	76.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	273 of 579	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	269 of 588	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	418 of 579	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	883 of 1096	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	798 of 1098	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	915 of 1100	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	634 of 1046	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	690 of 1036	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	646 of 1093	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	845 of 1101	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	978 of 1093	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics69%-4 vs state

Science63%-6 vs state

English Reading59%-11 vs state

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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
Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Cedar Fork Road	Richmond	23223	Henrico County	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%)	34.1	782^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	29.5%		30.8	829^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.6%	47	71.0	66.2	70.0	63.3	60.0	63.1	54.2		$11,438	$1,078	$10,360
Harvie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Harvie Road	Richmond	23223	Henrico County	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%)	40.5	715^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.6%		29.3	848^th of 1114 public elementary schools	23.9%	133	63.4	73.1	64.6	64.2	64.8	71.6	67.1		$10,860	$1,229	$9,631
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
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
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	1109^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.3	1088^th of 1114 public elementary schools	2.3%	21	39.0	23.5	33.3	31.5	33.8	25.0	32.1		$9,671	$731	$8,940
Jacob L. Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Laburnum Ave	Richmond	23223	Henrico County	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%)	17.5	956^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.9%		14	989^th of 1114 public elementary schools	11.2%	33	34.5	57.1	51.7	60.4	53.5	63.2	53.9		$10,928	$1,602	$9,326
Fairfield Court Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2510 Phaup St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4639	222	19	11.9	99.5%	2 (0.9%)	196 (88.3%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	14.3	987^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.1%		5.7	1074^th of 1114 public elementary schools	3.6%	87	39.5	64.5	46.9	53.1	63.2	45.2	51.6	9.7	$18,447	$1,452	$16,995
Woodville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 N 28th St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4821	217	21	10.5	98.6%	5 (2.3%)	193 (88.9%)	10 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	1	1108^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.2%		1	1111^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.3%	3	30.8	26.5	21.4	16.7	23.1	44.1	40.0	30.3	$18,722	$2,375	$16,348
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
Cold Harbor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6740 Cold Harbor Road	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-3620	495	41	12.0	44.2%	360 (72.7%)	35 (7.1%)	45 (9.1%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	47.7	630^th of 1110 public elementary schools	43.2%		50.8	603^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	45.9%	27	75.0	74.6	70.1	65.1	65.5	68.7	62.7	78.5	$12,242	$903	$11,340

Frequently Asked Questions about Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary?

Students at Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary are 83% African American, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

How many students attend Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary.

What district is Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary in?

Henrico County Public Schools

Is Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary a good school?

Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary ranks 782^nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arthur Ashe Junior Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fairfield Middle
High : Highland Springs High

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