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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Richmond, Virginia

60 public schools in Richmond, Virginia appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Richmond Alternative School leads the list at -71.8%, against a median of -11.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Richmond, Virginia

Best Enrollment change

-71.8%

Median Enrollment change

-11.3%

FASTEST DECLINING · RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Richmond Alternative School	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	983	277	-71.8%
2	Fairfield Court Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	472	222	-53.0%
3	Woodville Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	393	217	-44.8%
4	Henry Marsh III Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	923	512	-44.5%
5	Swansboro Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	274	172	-37.2%
6	Linwood Holton Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	649	433	-33.3%
7	Broad Rock Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	910	612	-32.7%
8	Overby-Sheppard Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	367	256	-30.2%
9	William Fox Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	511	367	-28.2%
10	Bellevue Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	280	206	-26.4%
11	Henrico High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,746	1,300	-25.5%
12	Charles M. Johnson Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	563	423	-24.9%
13	Armstrong High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	930	709	-23.8%
14	Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	719	551	-23.4%
15	Lakeside Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	508	397	-21.9%
16	Miles Jones Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	634	505	-20.3%
17	Lucille M. Brown Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	755	605	-19.9%
18	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	611	500	-18.2%
19	Harvie Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	607	497	-18.1%
20	Varina Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	334	274	-18.0%
21	Laburnum Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	559	466	-16.6%
22	George W. Carver Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	484	404	-16.5%
23	Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	422	355	-15.9%
24	Westover Hills Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	446	375	-15.9%
25	Barack Obama Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	324	274	-15.4%
26	Thomas C. Boushall Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	732	621	-15.2%
27	Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	497	425	-14.5%
28	Montrose Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	393	341	-13.2%
29	Three Chopt Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	350	306	-12.6%
30	Fairfield Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,060	936	-11.7%
31	Dogwood Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	417	371	-11.0%
32	Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	467	417	-10.7%
33	Varina High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,588	1,420	-10.6%
34	Richmond Community High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	236	211	-10.6%
35	J.B. Fisher Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	315	285	-9.5%
36	Chamberlayne Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	429	389	-9.3%
37	Brookland Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,138	1,034	-9.1%
38	Franklin Military Academy	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	367	335	-8.7%
39	John Rolfe Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	956	874	-8.6%
40	Ridge Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	558	512	-8.2%
41	Mills E. Godwin High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,828	1,702	-6.9%
42	Pocahontas Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	979	914	-6.6%
43	J.L. Francis Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	563	526	-6.6%
44	L. Douglas Wilder Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	810	758	-6.4%
45	Richmond High School for the Arts	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	1,180	1,116	-5.4%
46	Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	348	330	-5.2%
47	Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	327	310	-5.2%
48	Mary Munford Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	501	476	-5.0%
49	Blackwell Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	441	420	-4.8%
50	G.H. Reid Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	700	671	-4.1%

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