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Richmond County Elementary

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Richmond County Elementary ranks 624 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-7

624^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Richmond County Elementary is a public elementary school in Warsaw, Virginia, serving 830 students in grades PK-7. The school is part of the Richmond County Public Schools district, which is ranked 76 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richmond County Elementary stands out for its strong student performance, particularly in Algebra I, Mathematics, and English Reading, where it consistently outperforms the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 100% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 98.85% statewide. The school's 3rd-grade proficiency rates were also higher than the state in Mathematics (87.13% vs. 72.89%) and English Reading (70% vs. 66.93%). However, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.7% to 19.3%, which are higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Richmond County Elementary generally outperforms Lawson-Marriott Elementary and Cople Elementary, but underperforms Northumberland Elementary in some subject areas. The nearby schools also face similar challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, like Richmond County Elementary.

854

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,954

Per pupil spending ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

361 Walnut St
Warsaw, VA 22572

(804) 333-3510

District: Richmond County Public Schools

Students who attend Richmond County Elementary usually attend:

High:

Rappahannock High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.5%

African American:

20.5%

Hispanic:

13.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!VA Studies scores 12 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg69%

Virginia avg70%

Elementary school

624^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

236^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^th of 129Richmond County 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	624 of 1110	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	797 of 1114	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	804 of 1114	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	793 of 1109	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	815 of 1103	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	624 of 1105	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	588 of 1097	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.4	491 of 1099	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.8	660 of 1096	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.2	595 of 1100	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.9	839 of 1110	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	58.0	473 of 1120	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	39.0	802 of 1117	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.6	885 of 1117	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.9	1061 of 1113	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	35.6	855 of 1082	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.6	915 of 1081	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.2	780 of 1083	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.8	969 of 1071	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.7	1002 of 1062	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	331 of 579	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	341 of 588	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	474 of 579	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	563 of 1096	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	716 of 1098	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	761 of 1100	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	141 of 606	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	320 of 580	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	267 of 564	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	466 of 1046	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	731 of 1036	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	666 of 1093	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	898 of 1101	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	832 of 1093	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	236 of 271	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	727 of 973	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	782 of 979	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	824 of 984	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	236 of 419	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	257 of 417	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	268 of 422	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	226 of 415	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	282 of 419	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	233 of 424	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	146 of 413	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.9	112 of 415	73.0%	★★★★☆
2016	58.4	147 of 409	64.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	170 of 297	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	221 of 299	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	216 of 298	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	213 of 403	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	201 of 407	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	236 of 411	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	119 of 279	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	78 of 272	71.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	185 of 403	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	195 of 402	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	249 of 404	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	304 of 407	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	280 of 409	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	288 of 400	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	257 of 396	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	255 of 402	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-31 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%~ state avg

Mathematics74%+6 vs state

Science72%+3 vs state

English Reading67%-4 vs state

VA Studies57%-12 vs state

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Sunday, October 4, 2015

Worst special education department in the state. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Algebra I (2025)	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 Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richmond County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	361 Walnut St	Warsaw	22572	Richmond County	Richmond County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 333-3510	854	61	14.1	85.7%	474 (55.5%)	175 (20.5%)	117 (13.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.7%)	48.3	624^th of 1110 public elementary schools	43.8%		33.5	797^th of 1114 public elementary schools	28.5%	173	100.0	87.1	72.2	68.0	70.1	71.7	72.2	70.0	72.9	60.8	66.0	65.1	56.6	$8,954	$1,052	$7,902
Tappahannock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	205 Elementary School Circle	Tappahannock	22560	Essex County	Essex County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 443-5301	400	32	12.5	102.5%	102 (25.5%)	213 (53.3%)	21 (5.3%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.0%)	33.4	793^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	28.6%		33.1	803^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	27.9%	10		89.2	57.1					56.9	65.8				46.1	$7,464	$586	$6,878
Cople Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7114 Cople Highway	Hague	22469	Westmoreland County	Westmoreland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 472-2081	337	32	10.5	108.3%	89 (26.4%)	162 (48.1%)	54 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.2%)	33.3	795^th of 1110 public elementary schools	28.4%		28.9	856^th of 1114 public elementary schools	23.2%	61		53.2	75.6	70.2			55.3	40.3	80.5	63.8			69.4	$13,614	$1,664	$11,950
Northumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	757 Academic Lane	Heathsville	22473	Northumberland County	Northumberland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 580-8032	503	43	11.6	99.2%	253 (50.3%)	161 (32.0%)	53 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	60.2	474^th of 1110 public elementary schools	57.3%		49.3	626^th of 1114 public elementary schools	43.8%	152		85.9	74.0	83.1			63.4	77.5	63.4	76.1			77.5	$14,957	$2,165	$12,792
Lawson-Marriott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1599 Newtown Rd	Saint Stephens Church	23148	King and Queen County	King and Queen County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 769-3116	178	16	11.0	102.2%	59 (33.1%)	86 (48.3%)	8 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.8%)	20.1	926^th of 1110 public elementary schools	16.6%		9.9	1027^th of 1114 public elementary schools	7.8%	101			60.0	47.6	43.5		42.9	52.6		61.9	72.0		50.0	$9,031	$958	$8,073

Frequently Asked Questions about Richmond County Elementary

What schools do graduates of Richmond County Elementary attend?

Students who attend Richmond County Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Rappahannock High

What district is Richmond County Elementary in?

Richmond County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Richmond County Elementary?

Students at Richmond County Elementary are 56% White, 20% African American, 14% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

Is Richmond County Elementary a good school?

Richmond County Elementary ranks 624^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Richmond County Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 854 students attended Richmond County Elementary.

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