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William Fox Elementary

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William Fox Elementary ranks 557 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

557^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

William Fox Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Richmond, VA, serving 367 students from a neighborhood where virtually every family qualifies for free/reduced lunch. Part of Richmond City Public Schools, the school currently ranks in the middle of Virginia elementary schools (50th percentile, 2 stars) — a strong result given that its district ranks near the bottom statewide. William Fox beats its district average in every subject and grade level, with math proficiency between 70.7% and 75.4% and reading between 70% and 78.7%, compared to district averages in the mid-40s to mid-50s.

One of the school's standout strengths is attendance: only 8.1% of students are chronically absent, roughly a third of the district rate (20.5%) and well below the state rate (14.8%). That strong attendance culture likely helps explain how this 100% low-income school achieves proficiency rates near or above Virginia averages. Among nearby schools, William Fox occupies a middle position: it dramatically outperforms George W. Carver Elementary, Blackwell Elementary, and Frances W. McClenney Elementary, while Mary Munford Elementary and Linwood Holton Elementary post somewhat higher scores.

The school is also notably efficient with resources. Per-pupil spending at William Fox is $12,984 — less than at many lower-performing neighbors such as Blackwell ($18,216) and McClenney ($15,274) — yet outcomes are far stronger. After a pandemic-era slump, the school rebounded from the 5th percentile in 2020–2021 to the 64th percentile in 2023–2024, then leveled off near the 50th percentile. Fifth-grade reading and science are bright spots (78.7% and 77.1% proficiency), while 4th-grade reading and Virginia Studies are areas to watch. Overall, William Fox is a resilient, mid-performing school that does more with less — a solid option for parents in Richmond's southside neighborhoods.

367

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,984

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 Hanover Ave
Richmond, VA 23220-3497

(804) 780-6259

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Students who attend William Fox Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Albert Hill Middle
High:	Franklin Military Academy
	Open High
	Richmond Community High
	Thomas Jefferson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

African American:

37.9%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2021 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 50th (2026) from a 5th-percentile low (2021)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Richmond City Public Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg52%

Virginia avg72%

557^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	55.2	557 of 1111	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.4	512 of 1110	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	404 of 1114	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	609 of 1114	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	604 of 1109	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1048 of 1103	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	68.7	347 of 1105	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	251 of 1097	77.1%	★★★★☆
2017	70.3	306 of 1099	72.2%	★★★★☆
2016	78.7	173 of 1096	84.2%	★★★★☆
2015	66.4	357 of 1100	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.2	311 of 1110	72.0%	★★★★☆
2013	75.4	217 of 1120	80.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.7	138 of 1117	87.6%	★★★★☆
2011	61.5	418 of 1117	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.6	519 of 1113	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.3	577 of 1082	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	73.6	214 of 1081	80.2%	★★★★☆
2007	69.7	286 of 1083	73.6%	★★★★☆
2006	64.7	353 of 1071	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	87.0	33 of 1062	96.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	494 of 591	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	494 of 579	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	493 of 588	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	537 of 579	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	746 of 1100	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.0	511 of 1096	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	403 of 1098	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	488 of 1100	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	143 of 1040	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	40.6	670 of 1046	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	714 of 1036	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	358 of 1099	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.3	503 of 1093	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	402 of 1101	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	703 of 1093	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	52 of 974	94.7%	★★★★★
2025	85.1	58 of 973	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	2 of 979	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	37 of 984	96.2%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)95th percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+36 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-18 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+8 vs state

Mathematics74%~ state avg

English Reading74%~ state avg

VA Studies67%-4 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, October 19, 2019

William Fox Elementary is the best possible school for any K-5 student. There is a wonderful environment, great teacher-to-student relationships and an excellent PTA. I was a student there for all of elementary school and graduated in the year of 2018-19. Enjoy! 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
William Fox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Hanover Ave	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 780-6259	367	25	14.9	100.0%	158 (43.1%)	139 (37.9%)	23 (6.3%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	55.2	557^th of 1111 public elementary schools	49.9%		57.4	512^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.9%	45	75.0	70.7	75.4	77.1	70.0	71.9	78.7	66.7	$12,984	$140	$12,844
Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3021 Maplewood Ave	Richmond	23221	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6252	262	20	13.3	100.0%	111 (42.4%)	104 (39.7%)	25 (9.5%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	63.8	429^th of 1111 public elementary schools	61.4%		64.4	430^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.3%	1	84.1	71.7	95.2	85.7	68.2	70.2	83.3	68.1	$13,950	$1,152	$12,798
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	99.8%	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	$12,033	$1,477	$10,556
Mary Munford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Westmoreland Street	Richmond	23226	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 780-6267	476	21	22.4	100.4%	369 (77.5%)	31 (6.5%)	33 (6.9%)	14 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	90.9	32^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	97.1%		89.6	56^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.0%	24	88.2	90.5	96.8	93.6	89.3	96.5	93.6	92.9	$11,589	$917	$10,672
Linwood Holton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 W. Laburnum Ave	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 228-5310	433	30	14.6	103.7%	243 (56.1%)	147 (33.9%)	12 (2.8%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	65.1	412^th of 1111 public elementary schools	62.9%		62	454^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.1%	42	82.0	78.9	80.6	74.6	63.9	83.7	79.1	74.3	$11,861	$277	$11,583
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	100.4%	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	$13,214	$942	$12,273
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	$13,523	$1,629	$11,894
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	100.3%	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	$15,274	$1,519	$13,754
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
Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts	Public, Charter	K-5	3411 Semmes Avenue	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(804) 888-7061	310	19	16.6	100.0%	136 (43.9%)	124 (40.0%)	23 (7.4%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.8%)	62.5	448^th of 1111 public elementary schools	59.7%		76.9	267^th of 1110 public elementary schools	75.9%	181	64.2	93.2	76.6	78.7	56.6	88.6	85.1	79.6	$12,649	$41	$12,608

Frequently Asked Questions about William Fox Elementary

What schools do graduates of William Fox Elementary attend?

Students who attend William Fox Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albert Hill Middle
High : Franklin Military Academy
High : Open High
High : Richmond Community High
High : Thomas Jefferson High

What is the racial makeup of William Fox Elementary?

Students at William Fox Elementary are 43% White, 38% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

What district is William Fox Elementary in?

Richmond City Public Schools

How many students attend William Fox Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended William Fox Elementary.

Is William Fox Elementary a good school?

William Fox Elementary ranks 557^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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