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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Virginia

1,101 public elementary schools in Virginia appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. George W. Carver Elementary leads the list at 18.9%, against a median of 71.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,101

Virginia

Best % Proficient

18.9%

Median % Proficient

71.1%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	George W. Carver Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	99.8%	404	18.9%
2	Pleasants Lane Elementary	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	Elementary	93.1%	493	22.0%
3	Lakemont Elementary	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	Elementary	93.6%	393	24.1%
4	Woodville Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	98.6%	217	26.9%
5	Douglass Park Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	Elementary	103%	510	27.0%
6	Edwin A. Gibson Elementary	Danville, VA	Danville City Public Schools	Elementary	94.8%	466	28.5%
7	Cool Spring Elementary	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	Elementary	94.3%	540	29.9%
8	Jacox Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Elementary	99.3%	596	32.5%
9	Henry Marsh III Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	97.7%	512	34.5%
10	Blackwell Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	98.8%	420	34.6%
11	Highland Springs Elementary	Highland Springs, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Elementary	89.3%	469	34.7%
12	Carlin Springs Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	57.5%	534	34.9%
13	Laburnum Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Elementary	89.3%	466	35.5%
14	Westhaven Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	Elementary	100%	401	35.6%
15	Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	98.0%	551	36.3%
16	Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Elementary	89.7%	417	36.3%
17	Waterview Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	Elementary	99.7%	576	36.4%
18	Chesterfield Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Elementary	101%	325	36.6%
19	S.P. Morton Elementary	Franklin, VA	Franklin City Public Schools	Elementary	102%	620	36.8%
20	Cradock Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	Elementary	100%	616	36.8%
21	Walnut Hill Elementary	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	Elementary	93.7%	574	36.9%
22	Glen Lea Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Elementary	88.7%	461	37.0%
23	Miles Jones Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	99.0%	505	37.3%
24	Lynbrook Elementary	Springfield, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Elementary	93.4%	595	37.3%
25	Bellwood Elementary	North Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	Elementary	76.7%	493	37.4%
26	Fairfield Court Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	222	37.4%
27	Guilford Elementary	Sterling, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	Elementary	99.4%	504	37.5%
28	Newsome Park Elementary	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	Elementary	98.4%	386	37.6%
29	Cardinal Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	99.6%	821	37.6%
30	Lincoln Terrace Elementary	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	Elementary	102%	287	38.1%
31	Hutchison Elementary	Herndon, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Elementary	92.4%	970	38.5%
32	Bensley Elementary	North Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	Elementary	77.6%	615	38.6%
33	Fair Oaks Elementary	Highland Springs, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Elementary	88.2%	330	39.2%
34	Frances W. McClenney Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	100%	302	39.3%
35	Woodbrook Elementary	Charlottesville, VA	Albemarle County Public Schools	Elementary	90.0%	522	39.5%
36	G.H. Reid Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Elementary	99.1%	671	39.5%
37	Hurt Park Elementary	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	Elementary	101%	321	39.8%
38	Charles City County Elementary	Charles City, VA	Charles City County Public Schools	Elementary	101%	302	40.3%
39	Tanners Creek Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Elementary	102%	517	40.4%
40	Graham Road Elementary	Falls Church, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Elementary	92.7%	438	40.5%
41	Preston Park Elementary	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	Elementary	98.3%	535	40.5%
42	Ridge Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Elementary	87.7%	512	40.7%
43	Spotswood Elementary	Harrisonburg, VA	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	Elementary	83.8%	468	40.9%
44	Coleman Place Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Elementary	99.6%	551	40.9%
45	Linkhorne Elementary	Lynchburg, VA	Lynchburg City Public Schools	Elementary	97.1%	378	41.1%
46	Brighton Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	Elementary	99.4%	483	41.3%
47	Kegotank Elementary	Mappsville, VA	Accomack County Public Schools	Elementary	98.0%	501	41.5%
48	Dogwood Elementary	Reston, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Elementary	98.5%	745	41.5%
49	Herndon Elementary	Herndon, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Elementary	74.4%	792	41.5%
50	Mount Eagle Elementary	Alexandria, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Elementary	78.7%	361	41.5%

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