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Patrick Copeland Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1052^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Patrick Copeland Elementary is a K-5 school in Hopewell, Virginia, serving 579 students in the Hopewell City Public Schools district, where every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.6 to 1, and per-pupil spending was $10,566 in 2023-24. However, the school currently ranks 1,052nd out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, placing it in the 5th percentile statewide—the lowest-ranked elementary school in its own district.

Academically, Patrick Copeland struggles across most subjects and grade levels. In 2025-26, 3rd grade reading proficiency was 56% versus 68% statewide, and 4th grade math was 40% versus 73% statewide. A particularly concerning pattern is the steep decline in math between 3rd and 5th grade: 3rd grade math proficiency (53.9%) actually exceeds the Hopewell district average, but it falls to 40% by 4th grade and just 31.8% by 5th grade—a drop of more than 20 percentage points, while statewide averages stay stable. Virginia Studies is another weak spot, with only 38% of 4th graders proficient compared to 70.5% statewide. Among the three Hopewell elementary schools with recent rankings, Patrick Copeland is the lowest, behind Dupont Elementary (10th percentile) and Harry E. James Elementary (18th percentile).

There are some positive signs. Chronic absenteeism has fallen dramatically from 53.4% in 2021-22 to 18.4% in 2024-25, now better than the Hopewell district average of 21.1%, though still above the Virginia state average of 14.8%. One notable concern for parents is funding: despite serving a 100% economically disadvantaged student body, Patrick Copeland receives less per-pupil funding than its same-district peers—about $2,300 less per student than Harry E. James Elementary and $1,200 less than Dupont Elementary. The improvement in attendance has not yet translated into higher test scores, and the school has now ranked at the 5th percentile or below for three consecutive years, suggesting that without significant changes in resources or programming, it may remain in the bottom tier of Virginia elementary schools.

579

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,185

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

400 Westhill Drive
Hopewell, VA 23860-3758

(804) 541-6410

District: Hopewell City Public Schools

Students who attend Patrick Copeland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carter G. Woodson Middle
High:	Hopewell High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.8%

White:

21.2%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (45% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 13% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg51%

Virginia avg72%

1,052^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Hopewell City Public Schools

128^th of 131Hopewell City 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	7.0	1052 of 1111	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	1051 of 1110	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1040 of 1114	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	952 of 1114	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1024 of 1109	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1025 of 1103	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	750 of 1105	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	788 of 1097	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.5	756 of 1099	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.1	935 of 1096	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.5	872 of 1100	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.6	982 of 1110	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	885 of 1120	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.8	847 of 1117	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.2	973 of 1117	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.8	958 of 1113	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.5	693 of 1082	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.6	498 of 1081	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.2	528 of 1083	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	79.3	123 of 1071	88.5%	★★★★☆
2005	72.5	234 of 1062	78.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	567 of 591	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	544 of 579	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	556 of 588	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	425 of 579	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	1.7	349 of 355	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	1061 of 1100	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	1056 of 1096	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1019 of 1098	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	913 of 1100	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	444 of 619	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	403 of 580	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	365 of 564	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	954 of 1040	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	935 of 1046	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	938 of 1036	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	1035 of 1099	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	1005 of 1093	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1028 of 1101	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	982 of 1093	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	287 of 306	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	916 of 974	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	924 of 973	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	829 of 979	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	925 of 984	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)6th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

African American (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading51%-21 vs state

Science46%-23 vs state

Mathematics42%-31 vs state

VA Studies38%-32 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
Patrick Copeland Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Westhill Drive	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6410	579	43	13.6	—	123 (21.2%)	300 (51.8%)	87 (15.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.9%)	7	1052^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	5.3%		7.1	1051^st of 1110 public elementary schools	5.3%	1	53.9	40.0	31.8	45.7	56.0	46.7	49.5	38.0	$10,185	$1,022	$9,163
Dupont Elementary	Public	K-5	300 S. 18th Avenue	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6406	589	41	14.5	—	114 (19.4%)	299 (50.8%)	115 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.8%)	13.5	1000^th of 1111 public elementary schools	10.0%		8.2	1044^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.9%	44	45.4	40.7	52.5	70.0	44.2	54.5	55.6	45.3	$10,866	$1,550	$9,316
Harry E. James Elementary	Public	K-5	1807 Arlington Rd	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6408	535	47	11.3	—	74 (13.8%)	305 (57.0%)	96 (17.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.1%)	23.3	914^th of 1111 public elementary schools	17.7%		19.7	931^st of 1110 public elementary schools	16.1%	17	57.5	66.2	48.7	49.0	52.6	65.5	51.0	78.6	$11,411	$1,605	$9,806
Enon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 E. Hundred Rd.	Chester	23836	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 530-5720	691	50	13.8	75.3%	308 (44.6%)	223 (32.3%)	92 (13.3%)	20 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.8%)	50.5	603^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	45.7%		49.3	605^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.5%	2	71.4	70.5	79.2	70.6	71.4	71.4	73.0	61.7	$8,600	$735	$7,865
Tussing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5501 Conduit Rd	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 524-3440	652	46	14.1	—	360 (55.2%)	115 (17.6%)	94 (14.4%)	17 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.8%)	63.1	435^th of 1111 public elementary schools	60.8%		59.2	488^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.0%	53	77.7	81.1	82.7	75.5	71.2	74.4	77.6	72.3	$11,572	$642	$10,930
Middle Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 Middle Road	Prince George	23875	Prince George County	Prince George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 733-2750	769	47	16.3	61.5%	248 (32.2%)	274 (35.6%)	162 (21.1%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	68 (8.8%)	55.9	541^st of 1111 public elementary schools	51.3%		59.7	478^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.9%	63	69.7	70.5	77.6	79.2	63.1	77.1	79.0	73.0	$8,397	$578	$7,819
Elizabeth Scott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	813 Beginners Trail Loop	Chester	23836	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-4660	729	59	12.2	77.2%	183 (25.1%)	157 (21.5%)	328 (45.0%)	20 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	67	391^st of 1111 public elementary schools	64.8%		60.8	467^th of 1110 public elementary schools	57.9%	76	86.0	88.3	85.6	73.7	72.0	77.3	71.2	74.8	$10,204	$422	$9,783
Marguerite F. Christian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14801 Woods Edge Rd.	South Chesterfield	23834	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 530-5733	642	55	11.6	76.2%	159 (24.8%)	235 (36.6%)	193 (30.1%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.5%)	33.5	807^th of 1111 public elementary schools	27.4%		27.8	852^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	23.2%	45	68.2	60.4	69.2	70.0	58.7	61.3	70.9	50.0	$9,421	$458	$8,963
Lakemont Elementary	Public	K-5	51 Gibbons St	Petersburg	23803	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7007	393	33	11.9	93.6%	17 (4.3%)	285 (72.5%)	81 (20.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1.3	1105^th of 1111 public elementary schools	0.5%		1.1	1107^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.3%	2	30.1	50.0	19.2	25.5	21.9	38.9	34.0	31.5	$9,731	$1,728	$8,003
L.L. Beazley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Courthouse Rd	Prince George	23875	Prince George County	Prince George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 733-2745	507	36	14.0	65.9%	143 (28.2%)	207 (40.8%)	87 (17.2%)	12 (2.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (10.3%)	77.5	239^th of 1111 public elementary schools	78.5%		66.6	397^th of 1110 public elementary schools	64.2%	158	88.6	84.4	88.7	76.2	80.0	84.4	77.8	84.4	$10,529	$706	$9,823

Frequently Asked Questions about Patrick Copeland Elementary

What schools do graduates of Patrick Copeland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Patrick Copeland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carter G. Woodson Middle
High : Hopewell High

Is Patrick Copeland Elementary a good school?

Patrick Copeland Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Patrick Copeland Elementary?

Students at Patrick Copeland Elementary are 52% African American, 21% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

What district is Patrick Copeland Elementary in?

Hopewell City Public Schools

How many students attend Patrick Copeland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Patrick Copeland Elementary.

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