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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
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1George F. Baker ElementaryRichmond, VAHenrico County Public Schools46290.0%(416)
2P.B. Young Sr. ElementaryNorfolk, VANorfolk City Public Schools24190.0%(217)
3Glen Lea ElementaryRichmond, VAHenrico County Public Schools46190.0%(415)
4Harold Macon Ratcliffe ElementaryRichmond, VAHenrico County Public Schools41789.9%(375)
5Woodville ElementaryRichmond, VARichmond City Public Schools21788.9%(193)
6George W. Carver ElementaryRichmond, VARichmond City Public Schools40488.9%(359)
7Harvie ElementaryRichmond, VAHenrico County Public Schools49788.5%(440)
8Henry Marsh III ElementaryRichmond, VARichmond City Public Schools51288.5%(453)
9Fairfield Court ElementaryRichmond, VARichmond City Public Schools22288.3%(196)
10Richard Bowling ElementaryNorfolk, VANorfolk City Public Schools49287.8%(432)
11St. Helena ElementaryNorfolk, VANorfolk City Public Schools22987.8%(201)
12Southside STEM Academy at CampostellaNorfolk, VANorfolk City Public Schools68687.5%(600)
13Jacox ElementaryNorfolk, VANorfolk City Public Schools59687.4%(521)
14Frances W. McClenney ElementaryRichmond, VARichmond City Public Schools30287.4%(264)
15Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education CenterNorfolk, VANorfolk City Public Schools16587.3%(144)
16Overby-Sheppard ElementaryRichmond, VARichmond City Public Schools25687.1%(223)
17Chesterfield ElementaryNorfolk, VANorfolk City Public Schools32586.2%(280)
18Douglass Park ElementaryPortsmouth, VAPortsmouth City Public Schools51085.5%(436)
19Cool Spring ElementaryPetersburg, VAPetersburg City Public Schools54085.4%(461)
20Newsome Park ElementaryNewport News, VANewport News City Public Schools38685.2%(329)
21Highland Springs ElementaryHighland Springs, VAHenrico County Public Schools46985.1%(399)
22Westview Early Childhood Education CenterPetersburg, VAPetersburg City Public Schools41884.7%(354)
23Walnut Hill ElementaryPetersburg, VAPetersburg City Public Schools57484.7%(486)
24Ingleside ElementaryNorfolk, VANorfolk City Public Schools57484.5%(485)
25G.L.H. Johnson ElementaryDanville, VADanville City Public Schools57184.1%(480)
26Brighton ElementaryPortsmouth, VAPortsmouth City Public Schools48383.0%(401)
27Arthur Ashe Jr. ElementaryRichmond, VAHenrico County Public Schools42582.8%(352)
28Jacob L. Adams ElementaryRichmond, VAHenrico County Public Schools45382.1%(372)
29Achievable Dream AcademyNewport News, VANewport News City Public Schools64182.1%(526)
30Laburnum ElementaryRichmond, VAHenrico County Public Schools46682.0%(382)
31Discovery STEM AcademyNewport News, VANewport News City Public Schools56181.5%(457)
32John Marshall Early Childhood CenterNewport News, VANewport News City Public Schools21381.2%(173)
33Lakeview ElementaryPortsmouth, VAPortsmouth City Public Schools43980.4%(353)
34Thurgood Marshall ElementaryChesapeake, VAChesapeake City Public Schools39579.2%(313)
35Totaro ElementaryLawrenceville, VABrunswick County Public Schools29579.0%(233)
36Pleasants Lane ElementaryPetersburg, VAPetersburg City Public Schools49377.5%(382)
37Woodberry Hills ElementaryDanville, VADanville City Public Schools37777.2%(291)
38Blackwell ElementaryRichmond, VARichmond City Public Schools42076.9%(323)
39Booker T. Washington ElementarySuffolk, VASuffolk City Public Schools36276.5%(277)
40Montrose ElementaryRichmond, VAHenrico County Public Schools34176.0%(259)
41Park View ElementaryPortsmouth, VAPortsmouth City Public Schools40075.8%(303)
42S.P. Morton ElementaryFranklin, VAFranklin City Public Schools62074.7%(463)
43Fair Oaks ElementaryHighland Springs, VAHenrico County Public Schools33074.2%(245)
44Greensville ElementaryEmporia, VAGreensville County Public Schools98574.2%(731)
45Churchland Primary & IntermediatePortsmouth, VAPortsmouth City Public Schools50373.8%(371)
46A.W.E. Bassette ElementaryHampton, VAHampton City Public Schools48673.0%(355)
47Barack Obama ElementaryRichmond, VARichmond City Public Schools27473.0%(200)
48Chimborazo ElementaryRichmond, VARichmond City Public Schools40373.0%(294)
49Henry D. Ward ElementaryRichmond, VAHenrico County Public Schools52672.6%(382)
50Lakemont ElementaryPetersburg, VAPetersburg City Public Schools39372.5%(285)
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