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

Across Virginia, 1,166 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. George F. Baker Elementary leads the list at 90.0%, against a median of 13.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,166

Virginia

Top % Black

90.0%

Median % Black

13.4%

MOST BLACK · VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	George F. Baker Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	462	416	90.0%
2	P.B. Young Sr. Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	241	217	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	Richard Bowling Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	492	432	87.8%
11	St. Helena Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	229	201	87.8%
12	Southside STEM Academy at Campostella	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	686	600	87.5%
13	Jacox Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	596	521	87.4%
14	Frances W. McClenney Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	302	264	87.4%
15	Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	165	144	87.3%
16	Overby-Sheppard Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	256	223	87.1%
17	Chesterfield Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	325	280	86.2%
18	Douglass Park Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	510	436	85.5%
19	Cool Spring Elementary	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	540	461	85.4%
20	Newsome Park Elementary	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	386	329	85.2%
21	Highland Springs Elementary	Highland Springs, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	469	399	85.1%
22	Westview Early Childhood Education Center	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	418	354	84.7%
23	Walnut Hill Elementary	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	574	486	84.7%
24	Ingleside Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	574	485	84.5%
25	G.L.H. Johnson Elementary	Danville, VA	Danville City Public Schools	571	480	84.1%
26	Brighton Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	483	401	83.0%
27	Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	425	352	82.8%
28	Jacob L. Adams Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	453	372	82.1%
29	Achievable Dream Academy	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	641	526	82.1%
30	Laburnum Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	466	382	82.0%
31	Discovery STEM Academy	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	561	457	81.5%
32	John Marshall Early Childhood Center	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	213	173	81.2%
33	Lakeview Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	439	353	80.4%
34	Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	395	313	79.2%
35	Totaro Elementary	Lawrenceville, VA	Brunswick County Public Schools	295	233	79.0%
36	Pleasants Lane Elementary	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	493	382	77.5%
37	Woodberry Hills Elementary	Danville, VA	Danville City Public Schools	377	291	77.2%
38	Blackwell Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	420	323	76.9%
39	Booker T. Washington Elementary	Suffolk, VA	Suffolk City Public Schools	362	277	76.5%
40	Montrose Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	341	259	76.0%
41	Park View Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	400	303	75.8%
42	S.P. Morton Elementary	Franklin, VA	Franklin City Public Schools	620	463	74.7%
43	Fair Oaks Elementary	Highland Springs, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	330	245	74.2%
44	Greensville Elementary	Emporia, VA	Greensville County Public Schools	985	731	74.2%
45	Churchland Primary & Intermediate	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	503	371	73.8%
46	A.W.E. Bassette Elementary	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	486	355	73.0%
47	Barack Obama Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	274	200	73.0%
48	Chimborazo Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	403	294	73.0%
49	Henry D. Ward Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	526	382	72.6%
50	Lakemont Elementary	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	393	285	72.5%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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