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Fairfield Court Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1066^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Fairfield Court Elementary is a small, pre-kindergarten through grade 5 school in Richmond, Virginia's East End, serving 222 students in the Richmond City Public Schools district, where nearly all students (99.55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's overall state ranking is very low, placing in the 4th percentile of Virginia elementary schools in 2025-26 with a 0-star rating, a decline from the 11th percentile the prior year.

Despite the low overall ranking, Fairfield Court has one notable strength: 4th grade mathematics. In 2025-26, 62.5% of 4th graders were proficient in math, higher than every nearby school in the comparison group, including Barack Obama Elementary (59.5%) and Harvie Elementary (57.1%), and above the Richmond district average of 54.9%. This has been a consistent bright spot for three straight years. Reading is the biggest challenge, with only 28.1% of 3rd graders proficient in 2025-26, far behind Barack Obama's 69.4%. Science (30%) and Virginia Studies (40.6%) also lag well below state averages.

Chronic absenteeism is a major concern: 31.1% of students were chronically absent in 2024-25, more than double the state rate and about 10 points above the Richmond district average. Only nearby Woodville Elementary (31.3%) had a comparable rate. This stands in contrast to Barack Obama Elementary and Harvie Elementary, which serve similarly high-poverty populations but have attendance rates near 14-15% and considerably stronger outcomes. Fairfield Court spends a substantial $18,447 per student and has a favorable 11.9 student-teacher ratio, suggesting that resources alone are not the answer. The school was once a strong performer, ranking in the 82nd percentile in 2014-15, making its current standing a dramatic decline.

222

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,299

Per pupil spending ?

98.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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

2510 Phaup St
Richmond, VA 23223-4199

(804) 780-4639

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Students who attend Fairfield Court Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High:	Armstrong High
	Franklin Military Academy
	Open High
	Richmond Community High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.3%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (41% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 13% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg52%

Virginia avg72%

1,066^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 41 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Richmond City Public Schools

118^th of 131Richmond 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	5.2	1066 of 1111	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	987 of 1110	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1074 of 1114	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	1106 of 1114	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.5	1103 of 1109	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.0	1105 of 1105	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	1063 of 1097	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	52.2	590 of 1099	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.6	599 of 1096	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	76.3	200 of 1100	81.8%	★★★★☆
2014	39.8	751 of 1110	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.7	581 of 1120	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.1	488 of 1117	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.8	703 of 1117	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	72.9	216 of 1113	80.6%	★★★★☆
2009	89.8	7 of 1082	99.4%	★★★★★
2008	79.8	110 of 1081	89.8%	★★★★☆
2007	90.9	8 of 1083	99.3%	★★★★★
2006	85.1	46 of 1071	95.7%	★★★★★
2005	67.6	306 of 1062	71.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	545 of 591	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	456 of 579	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	547 of 588	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	558 of 579	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	986 of 1100	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	876 of 1096	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	863 of 1098	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	1074 of 1100	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	970 of 1040	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	828 of 1046	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	943 of 1036	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	963 of 1093	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics48%-25 vs state

VA Studies41%-30 vs state

English Reading38%-33 vs state

Science30%-39 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
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
Henry Marsh III Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	813 N 28th St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4401	512	35	14.5	97.7%	9 (1.8%)	453 (88.5%)	28 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	2.6	1095^th of 1111 public elementary schools	1.4%		3.3	1089^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.9%	6	39.5	31.8	46.6	38.4	39.5	34.9	46.6	22.2	$10,907	$1,089	$9,818
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
Chimborazo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 E Marshall St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8392	403	29	14.0	—	43 (10.7%)	294 (73.0%)	35 (8.7%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	15.8	979^th of 1111 public elementary schools	11.9%		17.1	959^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.6%	20	50.7	44.6	60.0	63.3	54.1	48.5	65.0	40.9	$12,838	$1,058	$11,780
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
Bellevue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 E Grace St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4417	206	14	15.1	—	22 (10.7%)	145 (70.4%)	13 (6.3%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.2%)	9.1	1034^th of 1111 public elementary schools	6.9%		13.6	992^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	10.6%	42	52.6	55.6	42.9	37.1	48.7	60.0	45.7	50.0	$18,065	$588	$17,477
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairfield Court Elementary

How many students attend Fairfield Court Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended Fairfield Court Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fairfield Court Elementary?

Students at Fairfield Court Elementary are 88% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Fairfield Court Elementary a good school?

Fairfield Court Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Virginia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Fairfield Court Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairfield Court Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High : Armstrong High
High : Franklin Military Academy
High : Open High
High : Richmond Community High

What district is Fairfield Court Elementary in?

Richmond City Public Schools

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2023–24 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 12, 2026

2025–26 SOL test scoresAug 25, 2026

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