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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Richmond, Virginia

Across Richmond, Virginia, 90 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle leads the list at 91.8%, against a median of 48.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Richmond, Virginia

Top % Black

91.8%

Median % Black

48.0%

MOST BLACK · RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	500	459	91.8%
2	George F. Baker Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	462	416	90.0%
3	Glen Lea Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	461	415	90.0%
4	Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	417	375	89.9%
5	Woodville Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	217	193	88.9%
6	George W. Carver Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	404	359	88.9%
7	Harvie Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	497	440	88.5%
8	Henry Marsh III Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	512	453	88.5%
9	Fairfield Court Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	222	196	88.3%
10	Frances W. McClenney Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	302	264	87.4%
11	Overby-Sheppard Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	256	223	87.1%
12	Fairfield Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	936	815	87.1%
13	Armstrong High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	709	606	85.5%
14	Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	425	352	82.8%
15	Jacob L. Adams Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	453	372	82.1%
16	Laburnum Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	466	382	82.0%
17	Thomas H. Henderson Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	430	346	80.5%
18	John Rolfe Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	874	698	79.9%
19	John Marshall High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	645	499	77.4%
20	Varina High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,420	1,093	77.0%
21	Blackwell Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	420	323	76.9%
22	Montrose Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	341	259	76.0%
23	Dogwood Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	371	278	74.9%
24	Barack Obama Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	274	200	73.0%
25	Chimborazo Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	403	294	73.0%
26	Henry D. Ward Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	526	382	72.6%
27	Henrico High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,300	934	71.8%
28	Bellevue Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	206	145	70.4%
29	Southampton Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	473	332	70.2%
30	Varina Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	274	191	69.7%
31	Lucille M. Brown Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	605	411	67.9%
32	Richmond Alternative School	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	277	187	67.5%
33	Swansboro Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	172	114	66.3%
34	Thomas Jefferson High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	749	477	63.7%
35	L. Douglas Wilder Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	758	472	62.3%
36	Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	330	200	60.6%
37	Albert Hill Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	505	297	58.8%
38	Westover Hills Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	375	211	56.3%
39	Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	551	310	56.3%
40	Richmond Community High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	211	118	55.9%
41	J.B. Fisher Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	285	155	54.4%
42	Miles Jones Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	505	271	53.7%
43	Huguenot High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	1,469	786	53.5%
44	Chamberlayne Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	389	208	53.5%
45	Franklin Military Academy	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	335	164	49.0%
46	Thomas C. Boushall Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	621	292	47.0%
47	Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	355	164	46.2%
48	Hermitage High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,719	699	40.7%
49	Brookland Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,034	420	40.6%
50	Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	310	124	40.0%

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