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G.H. Reid Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1043^rd

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of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

G.H. Reid Elementary is a PK–5 school in Richmond, VA, serving 671 students as part of Richmond City Public Schools. The school serves a highly economically disadvantaged population, with 99.1% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and it has historically ranked in the lowest percentiles of Virginia elementary schools—landing at the 6th percentile statewide (0 stars) in 2025-26. Chronic absenteeism, while improving, was 19.1% in 2024-25, and the student-teacher ratio of 16.5 is the highest among nearby schools, with per-pupil spending of $9,993 falling below most same-district peers.

Academically, the picture is mixed. Reid's strongest area is 4th grade math, where 60.8% of students were proficient in 2025-26—above the district average of 54.9%—and 4th grade reading (49%) and VA Studies (45.5%) were also bright spots. The school posted large one-year gains in upper elementary, including a nearly 20-point jump in 4th grade math. However, 3rd grade reading proficiency was just 32.1%, far below the state average of 67.6%, and scores declined there. English Language Learners were a notable bright spot, ranking in the 46th percentile statewide with 2 stars. Compared with nearby schools, Broad Rock Elementary outperforms Reid in nearly every subject, while Miles Jones Elementary is generally below Reid.

Encouragingly, chronic absenteeism has fallen from 24.6% in 2020-21 to 19.1% in 2024-25, now below the district average. Cross-district comparisons are instructive: A.M. Davis Elementary of Chesterfield County Public Schools outperforms Reid while serving a less impoverished population with smaller class sizes, yet J.A. Chalkley Elementary, in the same district, performs similarly to Reid on several measures despite its district's stronger reputation. This suggests school-level factors matter as much as district rankings. Reid's success with ELL students demonstrates that targeted supports can work; extending that effectiveness to early literacy will be key to lifting its overall standing.

671

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,993

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 Whitehead Rd
Richmond, VA 23225-7299

(804) 745-3550

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Students who attend G.H. Reid Elementary usually attend:

High:	Franklin Military Academy
	Huguenot High
	Open High
	Richmond Community High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.7%

African American:

37.0%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (47% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Reading scores 29 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg52%

Virginia avg72%

1,043^rd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	8.0	1043 of 1111	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.7	1081 of 1110	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1047 of 1114	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	1096 of 1114	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1060 of 1109	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	1096 of 1103	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1051 of 1105	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1040 of 1097	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	1073 of 1099	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	1057 of 1096	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.3	1096 of 1100	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.7	1103 of 1110	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.5	1070 of 1120	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	1009 of 1117	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	918 of 1117	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.4	993 of 1113	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.1	939 of 1082	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.3	1015 of 1081	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	33.1	864 of 1083	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.2	1023 of 1071	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.2	998 of 1062	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	512 of 591	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	536 of 579	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	491 of 588	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	572 of 579	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	170 of 315	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.1	244 of 326	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	205 of 306	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	226 of 300	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	1019 of 1100	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	1064 of 1096	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1028 of 1098	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	1078 of 1100	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	542 of 619	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	566 of 606	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	520 of 580	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	519 of 564	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	917 of 1040	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	959 of 1046	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	813 of 1036	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	1052 of 1099	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.5	1076 of 1093	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1054 of 1101	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1078 of 1093	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)46th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics52%-21 vs state

Science51%-18 vs state

VA Studies46%-25 vs state

English Reading42%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)	SOL Algebra I (2026)	SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Science (2026)		SOL Earth Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)						SOL Civics and Economics (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 Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
G.H. Reid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Whitehead Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 745-3550	671	41	16.5	99.1%	3 (0.4%)	248 (37.0%)	407 (60.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	8	1043^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	6.1%		3.7	1081^st of 1110 public elementary schools	2.6%	38			48.7	60.8	47.3				50.6			32.1	49.0	46.5					45.5	$9,993	$518	$9,474
Miles Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Beaufont Hill Drive	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 319-3185	505	37	13.7	99.0%	20 (4.0%)	271 (53.7%)	200 (39.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	2.7	1092^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	1.7%		4.1	1079^th of 1110 public elementary schools	2.8%	13			48.7	43.2	46.9				34.6			26.7	44.3	39.5					30.7	$10,426	$656	$9,770
J.L. Francis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5146 Snead Rd	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 745-3702	526	37	14.2	99.2%	29 (5.5%)	188 (35.7%)	289 (54.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	14.9	988^th of 1111 public elementary schools	11.1%		20	928^th of 1110 public elementary schools	16.4%	60			56.4	43.0	81.8				55.7			39.8	41.0	51.9					21.5	$11,278	$541	$10,737
J.A. Chalkley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Turner Road	Chesterfield	23832	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 674-1300	835	89	9.3	77.7%	51 (6.1%)	380 (45.5%)	364 (43.6%)	12 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	7.8	1047^th of 1111 public elementary schools	5.8%		7.9	1046^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.8%	1			41.4	54.9	56.9				38.8			34.9	52.9	55.2					39.3	$8,391	$1,202	$7,190
Cardinal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1745 Catalina Dr	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5082	821	52	15.7	99.6%	12 (1.5%)	92 (11.2%)	709 (86.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	14.8	991^st of 1111 public elementary schools	10.8%		7.9	1045^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.9%	54			70.1	57.4	62.7				50.0			49.6	43.4	39.8					41.1	$10,372	$443	$9,930
Broad Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4615 Ferguson Ln	Richmond	23234	Chesterfield County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5048	612	41	14.7	99.3%	11 (1.8%)	231 (37.7%)	361 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	20.7	934^th of 1111 public elementary schools	15.9%		14.9	983^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	11.4%	49			61.5	68.4	52.4				49.5			53.8	61.7	56.4					60.2	$13,168	$1,150	$12,018
Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5601 Jahnke Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5061	355	25	14.3	99.7%	21 (5.9%)	164 (46.2%)	159 (44.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	6.1	1058^th of 1111 public elementary schools	4.8%		8.2	1042^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	6.1%	16			58.1	52.5	34.9				30.2			34.4	49.2	34.1					49.2	$13,958	$1,513	$12,445
Chesterfield Virtual School	Public, Virtual	K-8	10055 Courthouse Rd	Chesterfield	23832	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(804) 818-5630	440	44	9.9		110 (25.0%)	201 (45.7%)	77 (17.5%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (8.2%)	19.4	952^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	14.3%		29	840^th of 1110 public elementary schools	24.3%	112	≥ 50%	71.9	58.6	39.4	43.2	42.9	19.7	23.3	54.1	40.0	84.6	66.7	60.6	64.9	67.4	63.9	65.1	68.9	51.5	$12,303	$533	$11,770
A.M. Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 S Providence Rd	North Chesterfield	23236	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 348-8747	708	57	12.3	75.6%	130 (18.4%)	188 (26.6%)	326 (46.0%)	21 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.8%)	31.9	822^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	26.0%		21.2	914^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.7%	92			64.2	61.9	66.4				68.3			59.0	60.6	64.1					66.7	$9,044	$936	$8,108
Westover Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1211 Jahnke Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5002	375	24	15.8	99.2%	83 (22.1%)	211 (56.3%)	62 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.8%)	18	967^th of 1111 public elementary schools	13.0%		13.4	995^th of 1110 public elementary schools	10.4%	28			56.9	63.6	57.1				55.1			52.6	61.4	51.0					54.6	$11,555	$1,012	$10,543

Frequently Asked Questions about G.H. Reid Elementary

What is the racial makeup of G.H. Reid Elementary?

Students at G.H. Reid Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 37% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of G.H. Reid Elementary attend?

Students who attend G.H. Reid Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Franklin Military Academy
High : Huguenot High
High : Open High
High : Richmond Community High

How many students attend G.H. Reid Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 671 students attended G.H. Reid Elementary.

What district is G.H. Reid Elementary in?

Richmond City Public Schools

Is G.H. Reid Elementary a good school?

G.H. Reid Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Virginia elementary schools.

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