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Bellevue Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1034^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Bellevue Elementary is a small PK–5 school located at 2301 E Grace St in Richmond's East End, serving 206 students as part of Richmond City Public Schools. The school serves one of the most economically challenged populations in the city — 99.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — and its 2025-26 state ranking of 1,034th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (7th percentile, 0 stars) reflects those challenges. Bellevue has slipped from a stronger 2023-24 season when it ranked 938th (16th percentile, 1 star), though its trajectory mirrors broader district struggles in a high-poverty cluster.

Academically, Bellevue is a story of early-grade strengths and upper-grade struggles. In 4th grade, students outperform district averages in reading (60% vs. 54.9%) and math (55.6% vs. 54.9%), and 3rd grade reading also beats the district (48.7% vs. 46.6%). But by 5th grade, scores fall sharply: math drops to 42.9% vs. the district's 55.4%, and science falls to 37.1% vs. 51.1%. That pattern sets up interesting comparisons with nearby schools. Bellevue beats Henry Marsh III Elementary by a wide margin on most tests, and it actually beats Chimborazo Elementary in 4th grade — but Chimborazo pulls ahead in 5th.

Attendance is one of Bellevue's clearest bright spots: only 16.7% of students are chronically absent, far better than the district's 20.5% and dramatically better than nearby schools like George W. Carver Elementary (47.5%) or Woodville Elementary (31.3%). The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $18,703 per child in 2023-24, among the highest in the area. Yet these resources don't yet consistently translate into strong outcomes for every group, and male students in particular lag well behind their peers statewide. With a small student body, year-to-year score swings are common, but Bellevue's attendance edge and early-grade momentum give parents real reasons for cautious optimism.

206

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,703

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2301 E Grace St
Richmond, VA 23223-7151

(804) 780-4417

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Students who attend Bellevue Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.4%

White:

10.7%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (49% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg52%

Virginia avg72%

1,034^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	9.1	1034 of 1111	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	992 of 1110	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	938 of 1114	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	960 of 1114	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1028 of 1109	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	993 of 1103	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1052 of 1105	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1020 of 1097	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	946 of 1099	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.3	827 of 1096	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	875 of 1100	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.1	1050 of 1110	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	58.9	462 of 1120	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.6	253 of 1117	77.4%	★★★★☆
2011	69.9	279 of 1117	75.0%	★★★★☆
2010	77.5	140 of 1113	87.4%	★★★★☆
2009	84.9	41 of 1082	96.2%	★★★★★
2008	63.6	383 of 1081	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.8	422 of 1083	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.1	253 of 1071	76.4%	★★★★☆
2005	69.6	280 of 1062	73.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	547 of 591	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	514 of 579	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	481 of 588	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	459 of 579	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	879 of 1100	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	787 of 1096	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.3	623 of 1098	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	824 of 1100	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	886 of 1040	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	902 of 1046	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	758 of 1036	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	6.8	1053 of 1099	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	1019 of 1093	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	999 of 1101	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	808 of 1093	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)20th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading51%-20 vs state

Mathematics50%-23 vs state

VA Studies50%-21 vs state

Science37%-32 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 (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
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	99.5%	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	$18,703	$1,398	$17,304
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	99.5%	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	$13,205	$1,687	$11,518
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	$9,931	$834	$9,097
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	98.6%	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	$18,722	$2,375	$16,348
Blackwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 E. 15th Street	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5078	420	21	20.3	98.8%	10 (2.4%)	323 (76.9%)	71 (16.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	2.1	1099^th of 1111 public elementary schools	1.1%		1.6	1102^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	0.7%	3	32.9	42.9	24.6	26.1	37.0	42.9	34.8	47.6	$18,216	$1,487	$16,728
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	99.5%	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	$18,447	$1,452	$16,995
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
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
Montrose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2820 Williamsburg Rd	Richmond	23231	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 226-8765	341	24	14.2	87.1%	23 (6.7%)	259 (76.0%)	34 (10.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.6%)	4.4	1081^st of 1111 public elementary schools	2.7%		7.2	1050^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.4%	31	48.2	32.6	39.3	42.9	40.7	54.4	46.4		$12,491	$1,230	$11,262
Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2409 Webber Avenue	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5008	551	36	15.4	98.0%	9 (1.6%)	310 (56.3%)	220 (39.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	5.1	1073^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	3.4%		2.7	1094^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.4%	21	55.2	37.5	41.9	48.7	45.8	31.8	48.0	29.9	$11,716	$1,109	$10,607

Frequently Asked Questions about Bellevue Elementary

What district is Bellevue Elementary in?

Richmond City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Bellevue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bellevue 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

How many students attend Bellevue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 206 students attended Bellevue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bellevue Elementary?

Students at Bellevue Elementary are 70% African American, 11% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Bellevue Elementary a good school?

Bellevue Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Virginia elementary schools.

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