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Overby-Sheppard Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

992^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Overby-Sheppard Elementary is a small PK-5 school in Richmond, VA, serving 256 students, and nearly all students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school is part of Richmond City Public Schools, a district ranked in the bottom quarter of Virginia. Despite that, it ranks second among ten nearby elementary schools, behind only Barack Obama Elementary. It also outranks Glen Lea Elementary, Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary, and Laburnum Elementary — three schools in Henrico County Public Schools, a district that overall ranks far higher than Richmond City Public Schools.

The school's strongest results come in 5th grade. In 2025-2026, 72.2% of 5th graders were proficient in math, nearly matching the Virginia state average of 72.4% and far exceeding the Richmond City Public Schools district average of 55.4%. The previous year, 76.9% of 5th graders were proficient in math and 71.8% in science — both above state averages. That contrasts sharply with nearby peers: Glen Lea Elementary and Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary posted 5th grade math proficiency rates between 27% and 36%. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 17.1%, below the Richmond City Public Schools district rate of 20.5% and far better than several nearby schools where more than 30% of students are chronically absent.

The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of about 11 to 1 and spends roughly $13,500 per student — less than several nearby schools that post worse results. The main concerns are 3rd grade reading and math, where proficiency sits at just 24.3% and 29.7%, suggesting the school's impact is strongest in upper grades. Male students also perform well below their female classmates. Still, the long-term trend is encouraging: Overby-Sheppard has climbed from the bottom 1-6% of Virginia schools a decade ago to the 11th percentile today, making it one of the more promising options in the area.

256

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,272

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2300 1st Ave
Richmond, VA 23222-4699

(804) 329-2515

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Students who attend Overby-Sheppard Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.1%

Hispanic:

5.9%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (50% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (20% vs 13% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg52%

Virginia avg72%

992^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	14.6	992 of 1111	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	917 of 1110	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	898 of 1114	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1044 of 1114	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	1067 of 1109	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	1089 of 1103	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1071 of 1105	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1034 of 1097	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.9	1083 of 1099	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.7	1026 of 1096	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.2	1087 of 1100	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.4	1098 of 1110	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.1	949 of 1120	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	58.3	470 of 1117	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.1	622 of 1117	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.6	554 of 1113	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	35.0	860 of 1082	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.9	797 of 1081	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	54.1	530 of 1083	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	36.5	813 of 1071	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	79.9	140 of 1062	86.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	460 of 591	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	429 of 579	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	382 of 588	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.8	499 of 579	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	896 of 1100	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	891 of 1096	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	65.0	402 of 1098	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	692 of 1100	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	801 of 1040	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	754 of 1046	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	689 of 1036	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	994 of 1099	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	909 of 1093	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	900 of 1101	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1041 of 1093	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)23rd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies56%-15 vs state

Science50%-19 vs state

Mathematics48%-25 vs state

English Reading48%-23 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
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
Barack Obama Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 Fendall Ave	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4879	274	23	12.1	—	49 (17.9%)	200 (73.0%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	28.2	864^th of 1111 public elementary schools	22.2%		16.5	966^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.0%	102	57.1	59.5	54.2	47.9	69.4	73.8	62.5	64.3	$14,548	$569	$13,978
George W. Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 W Leigh St	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6247	404	26	15.6	—	6 (1.5%)	359 (88.9%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	0.4	1111^th of 1111 public elementary schools	0.0%		1.2	1106^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.4%	5	24.3	16.3	25.6	22.7	26.1	32.7	41.9	22.9	$15,842	$3,611	$12,231
Glen Lea Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3909 Austin Ave	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	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
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
Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Thalen St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	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
Frances W. McClenney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3817 Chamberlayne Ave	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8193	302	17	17.3	—	13 (4.3%)	264 (87.4%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	3.4	1087^th of 1111 public elementary schools	2.2%		2.2	1098^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.1%	11	50.0	18.4	41.1	33.9	42.9	47.4	46.4	31.6	$13,544	$700	$12,844
Laburnum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Meriwether Ave	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 228-2720	466	36	12.9	89.3%	17 (3.6%)	382 (82.0%)	42 (9.0%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	0.8	1110^th of 1111 public elementary schools	0.1%		2	1100^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.9%	10	25.0	37.7	27.8	26.4	29.6	41.6	38.0		$13,520	$1,169	$12,351
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Overby-Sheppard Elementary

How many students attend Overby-Sheppard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Overby-Sheppard Elementary.

Is Overby-Sheppard Elementary a good school?

Overby-Sheppard Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Overby-Sheppard Elementary?

Students at Overby-Sheppard Elementary are 87% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Overby-Sheppard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Overby-Sheppard Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Overby-Sheppard Elementary in?

Richmond City Public Schools

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