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J.B. Fisher Elementary

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J.B. Fisher Elementary ranks 593 rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

593^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

J.B. Fisher Elementary is a public elementary school in Richmond, Virginia, serving 278 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Richmond City Public Schools district, which is ranked 115 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

J.B. Fisher Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, with a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. The school's student performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates often in the 30-50% range, compared to the state averages of 60-70%. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15.7% to 25.3%, which is much higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Bettie Weaver Elementary, which is in a different school district (Chesterfield County Public Schools), have significantly higher proficiency rates, often exceeding 80% or even 90% in certain grade levels. This suggests that factors beyond just the school district may be contributing to the low performance at J.B. Fisher Elementary. Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, the academic outcomes remain well below state and district averages, indicating that a comprehensive approach is needed to address the unique challenges faced by the school and its community.

285

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,576

Per pupil spending ?

100.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3701 Garden Rd
Richmond, VA 23235-1299

(804) 327-5612

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Students who attend J.B. Fisher Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.4%

White:

25.3%

Hispanic:

15.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2021 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 47th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2021)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg51%

Virginia avg71%

593^rd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Richmond City Public Schools

115^th of 129Richmond 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
2025	50.4	593 of 1110	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	811 of 1114	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	932 of 1114	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	943 of 1109	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	1087 of 1103	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	982 of 1105	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	763 of 1097	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.1	908 of 1099	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.8	884 of 1096	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	72.1	268 of 1100	75.6%	★★★★☆
2014	64.2	379 of 1110	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	25.8	931 of 1120	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.4	733 of 1117	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.0	890 of 1117	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.0	622 of 1113	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.9	448 of 1082	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.9	691 of 1081	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.2	816 of 1083	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	55.0	518 of 1071	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.0	315 of 1062	70.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	233 of 579	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	320 of 588	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	435 of 579	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	627 of 1096	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	715 of 1098	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	904 of 1100	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	465 of 1046	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	571 of 1036	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	560 of 1093	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	833 of 1101	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	899 of 1093	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	36.4	715 of 979	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)60th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)27th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics74%~ state avg

Science74%+5 vs state

VA Studies69%~ state avg

English Reading66%-5 vs state

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Schools Near J.B. Fisher Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
J.B. Fisher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 Garden Rd	Richmond	23235	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 327-5612	285	15	19.5	100.7%	72 (25.3%)	155 (54.4%)	43 (15.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	50.4	593^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	46.6%		31.9	811^th of 1114 public elementary schools	27.2%	218	72.0	83.3	69.1	73.8	70.0	72.2	55.8	69.4	$13,576	$652	$12,924
Bon Air Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8701 Polk St	Bon Air	23235	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 560-2700	488	38	12.8	75.8%	282 (57.8%)	30 (6.1%)	131 (26.8%)	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	57.5	510^th of 1110 public elementary schools	54.1%		50.5	611^th of 1114 public elementary schools	45.2%	101	80.5	75.9	71.1	69.5	78.1	74.4	74.7	63.4	$9,006	$00	$9,006
Greenfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10751 Savoy Rd.	North Chesterfield	23235	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 560-2720	519	37	14.0	31.2%	297 (57.2%)	74 (14.3%)	90 (17.3%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.5%)	81.3	192^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	82.7%		72.9	310^th of 1114 public elementary schools	72.2%	118	82.7	94.7	83.0	77.5	78.4	90.3	85.1	91.0	$9,400	$330	$9,070
Robious Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Robious Crossing Dr.	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2500	660	48	13.7	23.8%	452 (68.5%)	53 (8.0%)	84 (12.7%)	27 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.5%)	81.1	197^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.3%		72.9	309^th of 1114 public elementary schools	72.3%	112	81.8	85.3	87.9	90.9	84.3	79.0	90.7	83.8	$7,569	$00	$7,569
Southampton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3333 Cheverly Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 320-2434	473	32	14.5	98.3%	30 (6.3%)	332 (70.2%)	79 (16.7%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	6.2	1062^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	4.3%		9.9	1026^th of 1114 public elementary schools	7.9%	36	43.6	35.5	29.5	34.4	52.1	47.5	52.5	42.6	$10,608	$563	$10,045
Crestwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7600 Whittington Dr.	Richmond	23225	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 560-2710	635	45	14.0	76.9%	217 (34.2%)	128 (20.2%)	235 (37.0%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.5%)	49.7	602^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	45.8%		37.4	756^th of 1114 public elementary schools	32.1%	154	72.5	74.1	63.6	64.8	70.5	72.1	69.0	76.2	$8,564	$641	$7,923
Tuckahoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Forest Ave	Richmond	23229	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 673-3765	682	43	16.0	8.9%	612 (89.7%)	10 (1.5%)	28 (4.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	91.3	32^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	97.1%		93.7	9^th of 1114 public elementary schools	99.2%	23	89.5	97.1	95.4	90.0	87.0	98.1	91.8		$10,189	$676	$9,513
Maybeury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Maybeury Dr	Richmond	23229	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 750-2650	691	38	18.1	89.4%	379 (54.8%)	118 (17.1%)	118 (17.1%)	36 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.8%)	46.8	642^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	42.2%		44.7	670^th of 1114 public elementary schools	39.9%	28	64.4	63.5	87.8	74.5	59.5	70.2	72.5		$9,271	$551	$8,720
Bettie Weaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 James River Rd	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2540	605	36	16.8	3.8%	541 (89.4%)	7 (1.2%)	23 (3.8%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	88.5	71^st of 1110 public elementary schools	93.6%		87.1	88^th of 1114 public elementary schools	92.1%	17	96.1	86.6	91.1	91.1	88.4	85.7	94.4	89.8	$7,214	$00	$7,214
Pinchbeck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1275 Gaskins Rd	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 750-2670	538	34	15.8	90.3%	273 (50.7%)	74 (13.8%)	113 (21.0%)	48 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	54.5	544^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.0%		51.4	594^th of 1114 public elementary schools	46.7%	50	66.7	79.5	71.8	68.2	68.8	80.6	73.8		$10,086	$745	$9,341

Frequently Asked Questions about J.B. Fisher Elementary

How many students attend J.B. Fisher Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended J.B. Fisher Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of J.B. Fisher Elementary?

Students at J.B. Fisher Elementary are 54% African American, 25% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is J.B. Fisher Elementary a good school?

J.B. Fisher Elementary ranks 593^rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of J.B. Fisher Elementary attend?

Students who attend J.B. Fisher Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is J.B. Fisher Elementary in?

Richmond City Public Schools

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