Summary:
The 23150 zip code area is home to a single middle school, Elko Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. This school appears to be struggling, with consistently low test scores across multiple subjects and grade levels compared to the Henrico County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia averages.
Elko Middle School is ranked 401 out of 419 Virginia middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% and a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 92.34%, suggesting it serves a socioeconomically disadvantaged student population. Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $8,830, which is lower than the district and state averages.
While Elko Middle School's student-teacher ratio of 13.3 is slightly lower than the typical middle school ratio, this does not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes. The school's test scores are significantly lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels, indicating that the school needs significant improvement to better serve its students and close the achievement gap.
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