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Linwood Holton Elementary

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Linwood Holton Elementary ranks 412 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Linwood Holton Elementary is a pre-kindergarten through 5th grade school in Richmond City Public Schools serving 433 students, and it has become one of the strongest elementary schools in the Richmond area. The school currently ranks 412th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools with a 3-star rating, a remarkable climb from the 21st percentile just a decade ago. In fact, Linwood Holton now ranks in the 63rd percentile statewide, far above its district, which sits near the bottom of Virginia's rankings.

On state SOL assessments, Linwood Holton outperforms its district by roughly 17 to 29 percentage points in every subject and meets or exceeds state proficiency rates in nearly all of them. This is especially notable given that the entire student body qualifies for free meals. The school is a top performer among its immediate neighbors: within a 2.5-mile radius, only Mary Munford Elementary ranks higher. The contrast with nearby schools is striking — Frances W. McClenney Elementary, just 0.78 miles away, ranks in the bottom 2% of Virginia schools, while George W. Carver Elementary and Laburnum Elementary rank in the bottom 1%.

One of the school's biggest strengths is attendance: chronic absenteeism is just 7.1%, less than half the Richmond City Public Schools district rate of 20.5%. This strong attendance culture likely plays a major role in the school's academic success. Linwood Holton achieves these results while spending less per student than many lower-performing nearby schools and without unusually small class sizes. The main opportunity for growth is early literacy — 3rd grade reading trails the state average — but the school's recent gains with economically disadvantaged students, who jumped from the 7th to the 91st percentile, suggest that its instructional strategies are working well. Linwood Holton Elementary is a model of what a high-poverty school can achieve with strong teaching and consistent attendance.

433

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,861

Per pupil spending ?

103.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 W. Laburnum Ave
Richmond, VA 23227

(804) 228-5310

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Students who attend Linwood Holton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas H. Henderson Middle
High:	Franklin Military Academy
	John Marshall High
	Open High
	Richmond Community High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

African American:

33.9%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (78% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2016

✓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 school78%

District avg52%

Virginia avg72%

412^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 42 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	65.1	412 of 1111	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.0	454 of 1110	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	646 of 1114	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	535 of 1114	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	584 of 1109	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	652 of 1103	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	706 of 1105	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	837 of 1097	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.8	853 of 1099	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.3	864 of 1096	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.6	909 of 1100	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.6	777 of 1110	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.3	758 of 1120	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.6	583 of 1117	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.3	653 of 1117	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.4	751 of 1113	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.6	592 of 1082	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.9	740 of 1081	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	68.5	307 of 1083	71.7%	★★★★☆
2006	40.0	765 of 1071	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	74.0	212 of 1062	80.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	430 of 591	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	423 of 579	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	489 of 588	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	420 of 579	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	222 of 420	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	339 of 1100	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	482 of 1096	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	699 of 1098	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	593 of 1100	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	91 of 1040	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	31.6	776 of 1046	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	966 of 1036	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	498 of 1099	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.5	417 of 1093	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	560 of 1101	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.1	457 of 1093	58.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	110 of 974	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	86.0	48 of 973	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	66.5	318 of 979	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.5	152 of 984	84.6%	★★★★☆

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)91st percentile+28 vs school

White (2026)89th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2026)47th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2026)27th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics80%+7 vs state

English Reading77%+6 vs state

Science75%+6 vs state

VA Studies74%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, July 25, 2014

Wonderful school. I cannot say enough good things about the principal, teachers, and staff here. Great community feel and parent involvement. My kids have been so happy here. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, March 2, 2014

Excellent

by a parent
Friday, August 30, 2013

Obviously everyone has their own opinion of judging this school. Sometimes you have to chew the meat and spit out the bones! Overall, this is a great school, you're going to have imperfections wherever you attend. My daughter has excelled wonderfully at Linwood Holton, she's a Scholar student who loves the atmosphere. Yes, there have been some minor situations that where taken care of because of positive communication. You can not expect everything to be perfect, it's just not going to happen. As for the parents...
Some of the parents are holier then thou, and they seem to think their children are as well. If a teacher or staff member gives constructive criticism, then they're being rude and unprofessional. The teachers aren't perfect and neither are the children, but they are wonderful kids compared to some I've seen. Contrary to what some may say, try it for yourself. Please, just don't walk around with your heart on your sleeve... Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, November 25, 2012

We took our 2nd grader out of this school because it had gone downhill. Our child attended Linwood Holton from K-1 and both her teachers were excellent. However, this year, the second grade teachers are terrible. They are incredibly harsh with the kids and they have no idea how to teach. Most of them wanted to be something else and are teaching by default. They just yell and scream all day because the kids talk quietly amongst themselves between lessons. These are good kids and very sweet. They don't deserve this. The teachers all make them run laps outside during recess and the kids don't get any free play. We pulled our daughter because her teacher was such a control freak she called me at seven o'clock AT NIGHT to settle some kind of personal situation with me and was screaming at the top of her lungs. She had taken a perfectly good spelling test of our daughters, all words spelled correctly, and screamed at her because the words weren't laid out on the page exactly the way she wanted. Our daughter had nightmares for weeks thinking this awful woman would then show up at our home and scream at her.

When we took our daughter out the principal couldn't care less. Our daughter was a scholar roll student who had never been in trouble. What does this tell you?

Never again. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

This school is just like all the Richmond Public School Systems, not staffed properly with ratio of teachers in the classroom per student.The person who wrote the review before mine must not understand fully understand the public school system but rather a private institution. So if this school is so great Ivy League grandparent why don't you come teach and help out. People that live in the area this school is districted in are educated parents and most with BA/BS and MA/MS degrees. The students at this school should be showing better overall scores. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Yes, both of my grandaughters attend this school, their parents have made an effort to assure that they get the best posssible education. I have been well pleased with the school, the staff, principal, and how they are involved, and encourage the children. I have never been in the building when it was not clean, and that every staff member that passed me did not give a warm greeting. My two grandaughters are on honor roll and very active in their school. They love their school, and express school spirit. My congrat. to the school, staff, principal and parents, but most of all to the students. God Bless 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
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
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
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
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		$11,159	$1,410	$9,749
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
Lakeside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Cedar Croft St	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 261-5050	397	30	13.2	89.9%	126 (31.7%)	137 (34.5%)	98 (24.7%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	22.5	920^th of 1111 public elementary schools	17.2%		19.2	937^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.6%	17	55.2	44.9	60.0	74.6	51.7	50.7	69.1		$12,830	$1,415	$11,415
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
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
Charles M. Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 Bethlehem Rd	Richmond	23230	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 673-3735	423	30	14.1	89.8%	54 (12.8%)	120 (28.4%)	194 (45.9%)	31 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	6	1059^th of 1111 public elementary schools	4.7%		2.5	1095^th of 1110 public elementary schools	1.4%	36	46.8	50.8	46.8	50.0	45.7	40.3	40.3		$13,104	$1,715	$11,388

Frequently Asked Questions about Linwood Holton Elementary

What schools do graduates of Linwood Holton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Linwood Holton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas H. Henderson Middle
High : Franklin Military Academy
High : John Marshall High
High : Open High
High : Richmond Community High

What is the racial makeup of Linwood Holton Elementary?

Students at Linwood Holton Elementary are 56% White, 34% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Linwood Holton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Linwood Holton Elementary.

Is Linwood Holton Elementary a good school?

Linwood Holton Elementary ranks 412^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Linwood Holton Elementary in?

Richmond City Public Schools

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