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Harvie Elementary

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Harvie Elementary ranks 715 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

715^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Harvie Elementary is a public elementary school in Richmond, Virginia, serving 530 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 and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harvie Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, with its students consistently scoring lower on standardized tests compared to the Henrico County and Virginia state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 63.38%, compared to 64.2% for the county and 72.89% for the state. The school's performance has been consistently low, with its statewide ranking ranging from 715 out of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools in 2024-2025 to as low as 1,063 out of 1,103 in 2020-2021. Additionally, Harvie Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.6% to 19.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the typical rate for elementary schools in Virginia.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Henrico County Public Schools district, such as Jacob L. Adams Elementary, Highland Springs Elementary, and Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary, also have relatively low academic performance and high rates of poverty, similar to Harvie Elementary. However, the nearby Mechanicsville Elementary, which is part of the Hanover County Public Schools district, has significantly higher academic performance and a lower percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

497

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,860

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2021 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 36th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2021)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg67%

Virginia avg71%

715^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	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
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
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
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
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 (2025)63rd percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading68%-3 vs state

Mathematics67%-6 vs state

Science64%-5 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Harvie Elementary

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 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.

Is Harvie Elementary a good school?

Harvie Elementary ranks 715^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

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