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Harvie Elementary

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Harvie Elementary ranks 772 nd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

772^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Harvie Elementary is a PK–5 school in Richmond, VA, serving 497 students as part of Henrico County Public Schools, a district that ranks in the 31st percentile statewide. The school serves a high-poverty community, with 89% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. Academically, Harvie has staged a remarkable recovery from the pandemic: after falling to the 4th percentile in 2020–21, it now ranks in the 31st percentile (772nd out of 1,111 elementary schools) and earns 2 stars. That places it well above most neighboring schools in the Richmond/east Henrico area — Harold Macon Ratcliffe, Glen Lea, Woodville, and Fairfield Court all rank in the bottom 4th percentile statewide.

Harvie's 5th graders are a particular bright spot. In the latest year, 75.4% scored proficient in math (vs. 70.3% district and 72.4% state) and 73.9% scored proficient in science — the highest among all nearby schools, including Mechanicsville Elementary, which posted 64.2%. The school also keeps students in class: its chronic absenteeism rate is just 12.5%, compared with 28–31% at Highland Springs, Glen Lea, Fairfield Court, and Woodville. Harvie achieves these results while spending about $10,860 per student — thousands less than nearby Richmond City Public Schools like Woodville ($18,722) and Fairfield Court ($18,447), which rank far lower. Additionally, African American students at Harvie rank in the 59th percentile statewide, well above the school's overall ranking.

The school's biggest remaining challenge is consistency across grade levels. While 5th graders outperform state averages, 3rd and 4th graders lag: 3rd grade reading is 56.1% proficient (vs. 67.6% statewide) and 4th grade math is 57.1% (vs. 73.3% statewide). With low absenteeism and a strong upper-grade team, Harvie has the building blocks to close this gap. If it can bring its early grades up to the level of its 5th grade, it has the potential to become one of the stronger elementary schools in the region.

497

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,570

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3401 Harvie Road
Richmond, VA 23223

(804) 343-7010

District: Henrico County Public Schools

Students who attend Harvie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fairfield Middle
High:	Highland Springs High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.5%

Two or more races:

5.2%

Hispanic:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (66% vs 72% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg67%

Virginia avg72%

772^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	36.3	772 of 1111	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	715 of 1110	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	848 of 1114	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	805 of 1114	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1018 of 1109	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	1063 of 1103	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	735 of 1105	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	853 of 1097	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	52.6	585 of 1099	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.6	624 of 1096	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.0	622 of 1100	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.2	934 of 1110	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.8	1053 of 1120	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	973 of 1117	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.4	852 of 1117	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.4	834 of 1113	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	242 of 591	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.7	217 of 579	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	321 of 588	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	264 of 579	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	763 of 1100	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.6	567 of 1096	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	726 of 1098	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	683 of 1100	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	690 of 1040	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.4	565 of 1046	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	766 of 1036	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	736 of 1099	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	851 of 1093	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	941 of 1101	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	883 of 1093	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)59th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science74%+5 vs state

Mathematics66%-7 vs state

English Reading62%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (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	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	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		$13,570	$1,153	$12,417
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%)	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		$13,893	$1,425	$12,468
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%)	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		$13,922	$1,501	$12,421
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%)	1.8	1100^th of 1111 public elementary schools	1.0%		1	1110^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.0%	10	27.1	39.5	40.0	34.6	27.9	47.7	40.7		$13,145	$1,460	$11,685
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	—	2 (0.9%)	196 (88.3%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	5.2	1066^th of 1111 public elementary schools	4.1%		14.3	987^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.1%	79	37.5	62.5	43.3	30.0	28.1	43.8	43.3	40.6	$22,299	$2,166	$20,133
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	—	5 (2.3%)	193 (88.9%)	10 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	1.4	1103^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	0.7%		1	1108^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.2%	5	37.8	27.8	32.1	42.9	37.8	38.9	33.3	16.7	$19,824	$1,353	$18,471
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%)	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		$13,055	$1,164	$11,890
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%)	14.6	992^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	10.7%		21	917^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.4%	75	29.7	45.1	72.2	50.0	24.3	61.5	52.8	55.8	$15,272	$1,386	$13,885
Mechanicsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7425 Mechanicsville Elementary Drive	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 723-3640	572	45	12.7	—	322 (56.3%)	89 (15.6%)	61 (10.7%)	31 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (11.9%)	48.1	631^st of 1111 public elementary schools	43.2%		55.7	534^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.9%	97	72.0	83.7	81.0	64.2	54.9	74.5	65.7	67.4	$13,560	$1,426	$12,134
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		$10,652	$1,371	$9,281

Frequently Asked Questions about Harvie Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Harvie Elementary?

Students at Harvie Elementary are 89% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% White.

What district is Harvie Elementary in?

Henrico County Public Schools

How many students attend Harvie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended Harvie Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Harvie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harvie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fairfield Middle
High : Highland Springs High

Is Harvie Elementary a good school?

Harvie Elementary ranks 772^nd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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