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David A. Kaechele Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

60^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

David A. Kaechele Elementary is a public elementary school in Glen Allen, Virginia, serving 496 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 Virginia.

David A. Kaechele Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, with 92.13% of 3rd graders proficient or better in SOL/Mathematics, compared to 64.2% for the district and 72.89% for the state. The school has been ranked among the top 5% of elementary schools in Virginia, placing 18th out of 1,103 schools in 2020-2021 and projected to rank 60th out of 1,110 schools in 2024-2025. The school's performance is particularly strong for female and Asian students, who have ranked in the top 5% and top 10% of Virginia elementary schools, respectively.

While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, it remains below the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 5.66% to 12.98% over the past few years. When compared to nearby schools in the Henrico County Public Schools district, Gayton Elementary and Nuckols Farm Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance, providing valuable insights into effective educational practices.

455

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,753

Per pupil spending ?

11.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5680 Pouncey Tract Road
Glen Allen, VA 23059

(804) 364-8080

District: Henrico County Public Schools

Students who attend David A. Kaechele Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Short Pump Middle
High:	Deep Run High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.3%

Asian:

36.7%

African American:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (91% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Henrico County Public Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school91%

District avg67%

Virginia avg71%

60^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	89.4	60 of 1110	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	51 of 1114	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	41 of 1114	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	23 of 1109	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	18 of 1103	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	13 of 1105	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	28 of 1097	97.4%	★★★★★
2017	88.7	41 of 1099	96.3%	★★★★★
2016	88.1	34 of 1096	96.9%	★★★★★
2015	87.2	40 of 1100	96.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	173 of 579	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	81 of 588	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	133 of 579	77.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	31 of 249	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	10 of 238	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	8 of 230	96.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	33 of 1096	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	51 of 1098	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	35 of 1100	96.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	227 of 1046	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	150 of 1036	85.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	90 of 1093	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	61 of 1101	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	53 of 1093	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	105 of 973	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	142 of 979	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	133 of 984	86.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science92%+23 vs state

Mathematics91%+19 vs state

English Reading90%+20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, January 6, 2020

Our child loves going to Kaechele elementary school every day! All teachers are so caring and extremely bright people. Totally one of the Best schools in Short pump area! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, December 7, 2018

i think this school is okay Close Quote

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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
David A. Kaechele Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5680 Pouncey Tract Road	Glen Allen	23059	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 364-8080	455	33	14.0	11.9%	197 (43.3%)	37 (8.1%)	22 (4.8%)	167 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	89.4	60^th of 1110 public elementary schools	94.6%		89.7	51^st of 1114 public elementary schools	95.4%	9	92.1	89.2	91.8	91.8	90.8	87.8	91.7	$10,753	$893	$9,861
Shady Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12200 Wyndham Lake Dr	Glen Allen	23059	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 360-0825	600	36	16.9	11.3%	289 (48.2%)	43 (7.2%)	34 (5.7%)	190 (31.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.8%)	87.4	84^th of 1110 public elementary schools	92.4%		89.3	56^th of 1114 public elementary schools	95.0%	28	87.1	89.0	90.5	88.5	85.0	91.5	91.5	$10,009	$841	$9,168
Twin Hickory Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 Twin Hickory Lake Dr	Glen Allen	23059	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 360-4700	516	35	14.7	20.7%	139 (26.9%)	38 (7.4%)	31 (6.0%)	265 (51.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.6%)	86.1	101^st of 1110 public elementary schools	90.9%		82.6	163^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	85.4%	62	87.9	85.6	91.4	85.7	87.9	86.4	91.2	$10,605	$720	$9,885
Colonial Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12101 Bacova Drive	Glen Allen	23059	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 364-0055	710	39	18.2	21.5%	105 (14.8%)	88 (12.4%)	55 (7.7%)	398 (56.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.9%)	79.1	228^th of 1110 public elementary schools	79.5%		78.9	228^th of 1114 public elementary schools	79.5%		81.8	84.0	88.2	86.4	74.5	92.9	83.3	$9,286	$469	$8,817
Nuckols Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12351 Graham Meadows Dr	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 364-0840	627	37	16.9	10.8%	395 (63.0%)	32 (5.1%)	39 (6.2%)	109 (17.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.7%)	91	36^th of 1110 public elementary schools	96.8%		88	69^th of 1114 public elementary schools	93.8%	33	96.9	94.5	93.6	89.2	90.8	92.2	88.3	$9,631	$869	$8,762
Rivers Edge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11600 Holman Ridge Rd.	Glen Allen	23059	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 935-6760	735	42	17.5	11.3%	160 (21.8%)	30 (4.1%)	23 (3.1%)	474 (64.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.9%)	91.6	27^th of 1110 public elementary schools	97.6%		92.2	19^th of 1114 public elementary schools	98.3%	8	94.9	90.3	93.3	91.9	94.2	92.9	93.3	$9,388	$591	$8,797
Short Pump Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3425 Pump Rd	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 360-0812	545	35	15.5	18.5%	257 (47.2%)	46 (8.4%)	42 (7.7%)	153 (28.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.4%)	81	199^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.1%		84.5	129^th of 1114 public elementary schools	88.4%	70	84.5	88.7	85.1	81.6	87.1	87.5	79.5	$9,937	$721	$9,216
Gayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12481 Church Rd	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 360-0820	605	36	16.8	15.5%	450 (74.4%)	23 (3.8%)	40 (6.6%)	58 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	87.6	82^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	92.6%		87.5	76^th of 1114 public elementary schools	93.2%	6	90.2	86.9	90.6	87.1	91.5	88.9	91.8	$9,336	$645	$8,691
Springfield Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4301 Fort McHenry Pkwy	Glen Allen	23060	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 527-4630	652	39	16.7	90.5%	276 (42.3%)	98 (15.0%)	80 (12.3%)	143 (21.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.0%)	69.7	359^th of 1110 public elementary schools	67.7%		67.8	383^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	65.6%	24	78.7	72.8	83.5	78.9	77.8	80.9	81.7	$9,815	$726	$9,090
Echo Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Francistown Rd	Glen Allen	23060	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 527-4672	506	33	15.5	28.7%	228 (45.1%)	37 (7.3%)	49 (9.7%)	141 (27.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.7%)	86.2	99^th of 1110 public elementary schools	91.1%		87.5	77^th of 1114 public elementary schools	93.1%	22	88.8	92.3	83.5	88.6	85.0	92.3	86.1	$10,604	$770	$9,835

Frequently Asked Questions about David A. Kaechele Elementary

Is David A. Kaechele Elementary a good school?

Yes. David A. Kaechele Elementary ranks in the top 5.4% of Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend David A. Kaechele Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended David A. Kaechele Elementary.

What district is David A. Kaechele Elementary in?

Henrico County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of David A. Kaechele Elementary?

Students at David A. Kaechele Elementary are 43% White, 37% Asian, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of David A. Kaechele Elementary attend?

Students who attend David A. Kaechele Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Short Pump Middle
High : Deep Run High

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