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Flat Rock Elementary

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Flat Rock Elementary ranks 188 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Flat Rock Elementary is a PK–5 school in Powhatan, VA, serving 654 students as part of Powhatan County Public Schools. The school has climbed steadily from the 63rd percentile in 2021-22 to the 83rd percentile in 2025-26, earning 4 stars and ranking 188th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools — the highest-ranked elementary in its district, ahead of Pocahontas Elementary and Powhatan Elementary. Among nearby Chesterfield County schools, it sits above Old Hundred Elementary, Swift Creek Elementary, and Clover Hill Elementary, while trailing a cluster of top performers like Woolridge Elementary and J.B. Watkins Elementary.

One of Flat Rock's most impressive results is with its economically disadvantaged students: this subgroup ranked in the 93rd percentile statewide with 5 stars in 2025-26, a huge jump from the 48th percentile just two years earlier. With about 26% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a more economically diverse population than many comparable high-performing nearby schools. Flat Rock's male students also stand out, ranking in the 87th percentile (above the female students' 78th percentile), which is unusual statewide. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at 6.7% — less than half the state average of 14.8% — and the school has stayed below 7.5% for five straight years.

Academically, math is a clear strength, with 4th and 5th grade SOL proficiency at 95% and 92%, well above state averages. Reading is strong in 3rd and 4th grades, though 5th grade reading (80%) dips below the district average. Science (79%) tops the state but trails most nearby schools. Flat Rock also invests more per student ($10,065) than its Chesterfield County peers and maintains a low 13.0 student-teacher ratio, factors that likely support its strong attendance and steady improvement. Areas for ongoing focus include 5th grade reading, 5th grade science, and 3rd grade math — but overall, Flat Rock's upward trajectory and standout results with economically disadvantaged students make it a compelling choice for families in the area.

654

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,065

Per pupil spending ?

26.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2210 Batterson Road
Powhatan, VA 23139

(804) 598-5743

District: Powhatan County Public Schools

Students who attend Flat Rock Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Powhatan Middle
High:	Powhatan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Two or more races:

7.8%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (86% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg82%

Virginia avg72%

188^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Powhatan County Public Schools

24^th of 131Powhatan 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	81.0	188 of 1111	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	268 of 1110	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	363 of 1114	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	299 of 1114	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	406 of 1109	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	362 of 1103	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	419 of 1105	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	351 of 1097	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.8	500 of 1099	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.8	225 of 1096	79.5%	★★★★☆
2015	65.3	379 of 1100	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.7	556 of 1110	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.5	554 of 1120	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.3	603 of 1117	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.5	393 of 1117	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.5	419 of 1113	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	37.8	250 of 324	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	243 of 1100	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	238 of 1096	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	452 of 1098	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	328 of 1100	70.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	84.9	76 of 1040	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	75.3	187 of 1046	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	51.2	537 of 1036	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	139 of 1099	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	300 of 1093	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	283 of 1101	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	280 of 1093	74.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	119 of 271	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.1	40 of 247	83.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	387 of 974	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	430 of 973	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	577 of 979	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	536 of 984	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2023)23rd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics89%+16 vs state

VA Studies89%+18 vs state

English Reading84%+13 vs state

Science79%+10 vs state

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Monday, August 5, 2019

We love this school!!! We moved from Chesterfield. Great student/teacher ratio!! Close Quote

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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 (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 (2025)	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
Flat Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2210 Batterson Road	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 598-5743	654	50	13.0	26.1%	534 (81.7%)	21 (3.2%)	44 (6.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.8%)	81	188^th of 1111 public elementary schools	83.1%		76.7	268^th of 1110 public elementary schools	75.9%	80	80.4	95.5	91.6	79.0	83.3	88.6	80.0	88.5	$10,065	$806	$9,259
Old Hundred Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Old Hundred Road	Midlothian	23114	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 379-2007	981	59	16.5	13.9%	652 (66.5%)	116 (11.8%)	92 (9.4%)	49 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.9%)	77.7	236^th of 1111 public elementary schools	78.8%		81.3	189^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.0%	47	83.2	83.3	88.2	84.6	74.7	83.2	86.7	85.9	$7,602	$00	$7,602
Powhatan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4111 Old Buckingham Rd	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 598-5730	477	34	14.0	27.3%	418 (87.6%)	17 (3.6%)	18 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	72.6	309^th of 1111 public elementary schools	72.2%		77.1	262^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	76.4%	47	81.1	89.6	90.0	83.1	63.5	77.9	85.0	84.4	$10,563	$597	$9,966
J.B. Watkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Coalfield Rd.	Midlothian	23114	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2530	913	55	16.4	17.5%	585 (64.1%)	118 (12.9%)	55 (6.0%)	78 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (8.1%)	88.1	73^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	93.4%		89.2	63^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	94.3%	10	90.8	89.5	94.4	87.9	82.0	91.2	92.8	89.2	$7,659	$00	$7,659
Bettie Weaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 James River Rd	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2540	605	36	16.8	3.8%	541 (89.4%)	7 (1.2%)	23 (3.8%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	86.7	95^th of 1111 public elementary schools	91.4%		88.5	71^st of 1110 public elementary schools	93.6%	24	93.3	88.4	86.9	84.9	89.5	89.3	87.9	89.3	$7,214	$00	$7,214
Moseley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7100 Magnolia Green Parkway	Moseley	23120	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(804) 818-5581	972	60	16.0	8.3%	574 (59.1%)	133 (13.7%)	89 (9.2%)	103 (10.6%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (6.8%)	83.8	147^th of 1111 public elementary schools	86.8%		84.6	131^st of 1110 public elementary schools	88.2%	16	95.8	88.6	90.6	86.0	92.8	83.8	79.3	84.3	$7,686	$00	$7,686
Woolridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5401 Timber Bluff Pkwy.	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6330	813	49	16.6	11.1%	534 (65.7%)	89 (10.9%)	58 (7.1%)	78 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	49 (6.0%)	88.3	66^th of 1111 public elementary schools	94.1%		85.6	109^th of 1110 public elementary schools	90.2%	43	85.3	95.8	89.8	89.8	85.4	91.6	90.6	92.8	$7,165	$212	$6,953
Pocahontas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4294 Anderson Hwy	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 598-5717	668	51	13.0	30.5%	548 (82.0%)	42 (6.3%)	43 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	73.5	298^th of 1111 public elementary schools	73.2%		61.2	462^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	58.4%	164	83.9	83.0	80.5	82.1	72.3	81.1	82.9	83.0	$9,072	$822	$8,250
Swift Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13800 Genito Rd.	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6305	724	47	15.4	27.5%	461 (63.7%)	92 (12.7%)	79 (10.9%)	36 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.7%)	76.9	254^th of 1111 public elementary schools	77.1%		87.5	83^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	92.5%	171	84.8	83.0	90.1	87.5	77.3	76.4	88.3	78.6	$7,244	$60	$7,183
Grange Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19301 Hull Street Rd.	Moseley	23120	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6265	724	43	16.9	15.9%	555 (76.7%)	56 (7.7%)	55 (7.6%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.7%)	82.2	169^th of 1111 public elementary schools	84.8%		88.2	75^th of 1110 public elementary schools	93.2%	94	92.3	84.7	83.9	86.9	76.9	88.8	86.2	87.0	$7,160	$141	$7,018

Frequently Asked Questions about Flat Rock Elementary

Is Flat Rock Elementary a good school?

Flat Rock Elementary ranks 188^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Flat Rock Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 654 students attended Flat Rock Elementary.

What district is Flat Rock Elementary in?

Powhatan County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Flat Rock Elementary attend?

Students who attend Flat Rock Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Powhatan Middle
High : Powhatan High

What is the racial makeup of Flat Rock Elementary?

Students at Flat Rock Elementary are 82% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American.

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