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Broad Rock Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

934^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Broad Rock Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Richmond, VA, serving 612 students in the Richmond City Public Schools district. The school serves an exceptionally high-poverty community, with 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and it has been on a clear upward trajectory in recent years. Broad Rock currently ranks in the 16th percentile statewide — low overall, but notably the best of all nearby comparable elementary schools, including Swansboro Elementary, Miles Jones Elementary, G.H. Reid Elementary, J.L. Francis Elementary, and Cardinal Elementary. It also outperforms nearby Chesterfield County schools such as J.G. Hening Elementary, J.A. Chalkley Elementary, Bensley Elementary, and Falling Creek Elementary in most subjects, despite serving a much higher-poverty population.

Broad Rock’s strongest area is its English Learner program. ELL students at the school rank in the top 18% of Virginia elementary schools serving ELL students — a remarkable bright spot given the school’s overall ranking. The school also posts solid SOL scores in 4th grade, with 68.4% proficiency in math, 61.7% in reading, and 60.2% in Virginia Studies. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically from 24.7% in 2021-22 to 17.6% in 2024-25, which is better than the Richmond City Public Schools average of 20.5% and better than most nearby schools, including Falling Creek Elementary (25.9%) and Bensley Elementary (26.9%).

The school’s recent progress is notable: 3rd-grade reading proficiency has nearly doubled from 29.5% to 53.8% since 2022-23, and math has risen from 39% to 61.5%. Per-pupil spending has increased sharply to $13,168, though class sizes have grown slightly. Areas to watch are 5th-grade math and science, where proficiency is lower than other grades. Broad Rock is not yet a high-performing school by statewide standards, but it is clearly beating expectations given its demographics and improving faster than its neighbors.

612

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,082

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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

4615 Ferguson Ln
Richmond, VA 23234-1999

(804) 780-5048

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Students who attend Broad Rock Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas C. Boushall Middle
High:	Franklin Military Academy
	Open High
	Richmond Community High
	Richmond High School for the Arts

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.0%

African American:

37.7%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2021 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2026) from a 1st-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (58% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Science scores 19 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg52%

Virginia avg72%

934^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 64 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	20.7	934 of 1111	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	983 of 1110	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	952 of 1114	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1029 of 1114	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1079 of 1109	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	1094 of 1103	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1032 of 1105	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	56.7	532 of 1097	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.6	572 of 1099	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	74.8	223 of 1096	79.7%	★★★★☆
2015	61.9	436 of 1100	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	35.7	808 of 1110	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	79.9	146 of 1120	87.0%	★★★★☆
2012	72.6	240 of 1117	78.5%	★★★★☆
2011	70.4	265 of 1117	76.3%	★★★★☆
2010	67.6	315 of 1113	71.7%	★★★★☆
2009	69.1	288 of 1082	73.4%	★★★★☆
2008	67.8	311 of 1081	71.2%	★★★★☆
2007	73.2	215 of 1083	80.1%	★★★★☆
2006	84.6	51 of 1071	95.2%	★★★★★
2005	51.6	559 of 1062	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	385 of 591	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	420 of 579	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	412 of 588	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	506 of 579	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	281 of 420	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	57 of 315	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	55.4	135 of 326	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	127 of 306	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	179 of 300	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	922 of 1100	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	932 of 1096	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	962 of 1098	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1013 of 1100	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	409 of 619	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.4	468 of 606	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	428 of 580	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	466 of 564	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	651 of 1040	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.5	727 of 1046	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	719 of 1036	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	906 of 1099	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	1000 of 1093	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	928 of 1101	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1029 of 1093	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)82nd percentile+66 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2026)33rd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics61%-13 vs state

VA Studies60%-10 vs state

English Reading57%-14 vs state

Science50%-19 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	Directly certified (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
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	$13,082	$643	$12,439
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	$11,545	$609	$10,935
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	$12,812	$615	$12,198
Bensley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4724 Hopkins Road	North Chesterfield	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3610	615	56	11.0	77.6%	19 (3.1%)	100 (16.3%)	481 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	3	1089^th of 1111 public elementary schools	2.0%		5.5	1071^st of 1110 public elementary schools	3.5%	18	29.0	57.4	38.4	28.7	27.9	42.0	34.9	30.7	$12,417	$848	$11,569
Falling Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Hopkins Rd.	North Chesterfield	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3630	823	77	10.7	77.5%	56 (6.8%)	241 (29.3%)	500 (60.8%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	5.1	1070^th of 1111 public elementary schools	3.7%		8.8	1038^th of 1110 public elementary schools	6.5%	32	53.5	38.6	41.9	47.5	33.0	48.4	50.0	42.6	$10,797	$771	$10,026
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	$11,884	$596	$11,288
J.G. Hening Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5230 Chicora Dr.	North Chesterfield	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3655	877	75	11.7	77.4%	80 (9.1%)	395 (45.0%)	352 (40.1%)	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.2%)	12.9	1005^th of 1111 public elementary schools	9.5%		12.6	1003^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	9.6%	2	52.8	49.3	60.8	56.9	44.4	50.3	62.3	42.3	$9,526	$700	$8,827
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	$11,436	$1,306	$10,130
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	$13,458	$834	$12,624
Swansboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3160 Midlothian Tnpk	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5030	172	17	10.3	98.3%	7 (4.1%)	114 (66.3%)	46 (26.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	5.2	1068^th of 1111 public elementary schools	3.9%		19	942^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	15.1%	126	55.9	52.8	40.7	33.3	27.3	42.9	38.5	47.2	$19,774	$1,869	$17,905

Frequently Asked Questions about Broad Rock Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Broad Rock Elementary?

Students at Broad Rock Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 38% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Broad Rock Elementary attend?

Students who attend Broad Rock Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas C. Boushall Middle
High : Franklin Military Academy
High : Open High
High : Richmond Community High
High : Richmond High School for the Arts

How many students attend Broad Rock Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Broad Rock Elementary.

Is Broad Rock Elementary a good school?

Broad Rock Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Broad Rock Elementary in?

Richmond City Public Schools

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