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Virginia schools underperforming demographics

Every Virginia public school in the bottom 10% of its state by BeatsExpectations. Being on this list is a starting question, not a verdict: a school may be in leadership transition, recovering from a demographic shift, or working through curriculum or staffing problems.

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VIRGINIA · UNDERPERFORMING DEMOGRAPHICS

#	School	City	District	% FRL	% Proficient	Expected	Gap (pp)
1	R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus	Danville	Danville City Public Schools	62.0%	13.5%	71.2%	-57.73
2	George W. Carver Elementary	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	99.8%	18.9%	60.9%	-42.06
3	Pleasants Lane Elementary	Petersburg	Petersburg City Public Schools	93.1%	22.0%	62.8%	-40.75
4	Lakemont Elementary	Petersburg	Petersburg City Public Schools	93.6%	24.1%	62.6%	-38.48
5	Carlin Springs Elementary	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	57.5%	34.9%	72.5%	-37.57
6	Ruffner School	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	93.4%	27.3%	62.7%	-35.42
7	Woodville Elementary	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	98.6%	26.9%	61.3%	-34.37
8	Edwin A. Gibson Elementary	Danville	Danville City Public Schools	94.8%	28.5%	62.3%	-33.78
9	Douglass Park Elementary	Portsmouth	Portsmouth City Public Schools	103%	27.0%	60.1%	-33.08
10	Cool Spring Elementary	Petersburg	Petersburg City Public Schools	94.3%	29.9%	62.4%	-32.56
11	Richmond High School for the Arts	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	94.4%	32.4%	62.4%	-30.03
12	John Rolfe Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	89.1%	33.8%	63.8%	-30.01
13	Bellwood Elementary	North Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	76.7%	37.4%	67.2%	-29.85
14	Highland Springs Elementary	Highland Springs	Henrico County Public Schools	89.3%	34.7%	63.8%	-29.11
15	River City Middle	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	99.0%	32.4%	61.2%	-28.78
16	Jacox Elementary	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	99.3%	32.5%	61.1%	-28.56
17	Bensley Elementary	North Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	77.6%	38.6%	67.0%	-28.36
18	Laburnum Elementary	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	89.3%	35.5%	63.8%	-28.3
19	Falling Creek Middle	North Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	75.7%	39.4%	67.5%	-28.1
20	Huntington Middle	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	99.0%	33.6%	61.2%	-27.53
21	Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	89.7%	36.3%	63.7%	-27.35
22	Henry Marsh III Elementary	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	97.7%	34.5%	61.5%	-27.01
23	Glen Lea Elementary	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	88.7%	37.0%	64.0%	-26.95
24	Gainesboro Elementary	Winchester	Frederick County Public Schools	41.6%	50.1%	76.8%	-26.63
25	Blackwell Elementary	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	98.8%	34.6%	61.2%	-26.57
26	Vernon Johns Middle	Petersburg	Petersburg City Public Schools	92.4%	36.5%	62.9%	-26.44
27	Herndon Elementary	Herndon	Fairfax County Public Schools	74.4%	41.5%	67.9%	-26.36
28	Walnut Hill Elementary	Petersburg	Petersburg City Public Schools	93.7%	36.9%	62.6%	-25.7
29	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	98.2%	35.9%	61.4%	-25.49
30	Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke City Public Schools	97.2%	36.3%	61.6%	-25.38
31	Lynbrook Elementary	Springfield	Fairfax County Public Schools	93.4%	37.3%	62.7%	-25.33
32	Westhaven Elementary	Portsmouth	Portsmouth City Public Schools	100%	35.6%	60.9%	-25.25
33	Mount Eagle Elementary	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	78.7%	41.5%	66.7%	-25.18
34	Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	98.0%	36.3%	61.4%	-25.17
35	Fair Oaks Elementary	Highland Springs	Henrico County Public Schools	88.2%	39.2%	64.1%	-24.92
36	Waterview Elementary	Portsmouth	Portsmouth City Public Schools	99.7%	36.4%	61.0%	-24.59
37	Hutchison Elementary	Herndon	Fairfax County Public Schools	92.4%	38.5%	63.0%	-24.45
38	Spotswood Elementary	Harrisonburg	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	83.8%	40.9%	65.3%	-24.42
39	Cradock Elementary	Portsmouth	Portsmouth City Public Schools	100%	36.8%	60.9%	-24.13
40	Woodbrook Elementary	Charlottesville	Albemarle County Public Schools	90.0%	39.5%	63.6%	-24.09
41	Chesterfield Elementary	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	101%	36.6%	60.7%	-24.08
42	Miles Jones Elementary	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	99.0%	37.3%	61.1%	-23.9
43	S.P. Morton Elementary	Franklin	Franklin City Public Schools	102%	36.8%	60.5%	-23.73
44	Newsome Park Elementary	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	98.4%	37.6%	61.3%	-23.67
45	Fairfield Court Elementary	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	99.5%	37.4%	61.0%	-23.62
46	Ridge Elementary	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	87.7%	40.7%	64.2%	-23.56
47	Guilford Elementary	Sterling	Loudoun County Public Schools	99.4%	37.5%	61.0%	-23.54
48	Cardinal Elementary	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	99.6%	37.6%	61.0%	-23.35
49	Frederick County Middle	Winchester	Frederick County Public Schools	37.6%	54.6%	77.9%	-23.25
50	Westlawn Elementary	Falls Church	Fairfax County Public Schools	77.1%	44.0%	67.1%	-23.12

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