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The public elementary schools with the most Black students in Virginia

Across Virginia, 1,144 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. George P. Phenix Elementary leads the list at 819, against a median of 69 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,144

Virginia

Top Black students

819

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	George P. Phenix Elementary	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	1,438	57.0%	819
2	Greensville Elementary	Emporia, VA	Greensville County Public Schools	985	74.2%	731
3	Hunter B. Andrews	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	1,081	64.5%	697
4	Southside STEM Academy at Campostella	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	686	87.5%	600
5	Achievable Dream Academy	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	641	82.1%	526
6	Jacox Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	596	87.4%	521
7	Walnut Hill Elementary	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	574	84.7%	486
8	Ingleside Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	574	84.5%	485
9	G.L.H. Johnson Elementary	Danville, VA	Danville City Public Schools	571	84.1%	480
10	Mack Benn Jr. Elementary	Suffolk, VA	Suffolk City Public Schools	713	67.3%	480
11	Hillpoint Elementary	Suffolk, VA	Suffolk City Public Schools	780	61.4%	479
12	S.P. Morton Elementary	Franklin, VA	Franklin City Public Schools	620	74.7%	463
13	Covington-Harper Elementary	Dumfries, VA	Prince William County Public Schools	1,025	45.1%	462
14	Cool Spring Elementary	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	540	85.4%	461
15	Discovery STEM Academy	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	561	81.5%	457
16	Henry Marsh III Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	512	88.5%	453
17	Churchland Academy Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	626	71.3%	446
18	Harvie Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	497	88.5%	440
19	Prince Edward Elementary	Farmville, VA	Prince Edward County Public Schools	823	53.5%	440
20	Douglass Park Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	510	85.5%	436
21	Richard Bowling Elementary	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	492	87.8%	432
22	George F. Baker Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	462	90.0%	416
23	Glen Lea Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	461	90.0%	415
24	Cradock Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	616	66.6%	410
25	Waterview Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	576	71.2%	410
26	Elephant's Fork Elementary	Suffolk, VA	Suffolk City Public Schools	653	62.5%	408
27	Creekside Elementary	Suffolk, VA	Suffolk City Public Schools	764	52.8%	403
28	Brighton Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	483	83.0%	401
29	Highland Springs Elementary	Highland Springs, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	469	85.1%	399
30	Fannie W. Fitzgerald Elementary	Woodbridge, VA	Prince William County Public Schools	829	48.0%	398
31	J.G. Hening Elementary	North Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	877	45.0%	395
32	Lake Taylor	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	664	59.5%	395
33	Southwestern Elementary	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	549	69.8%	383
34	Georgetown Primary	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	804	47.5%	382
35	Laburnum Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	466	82.0%	382
36	Henry D. Ward Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	526	72.6%	382
37	Pleasants Lane Elementary	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	493	77.5%	382
38	J.A. Chalkley Elementary	Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	835	45.5%	380
39	South Boston Elementary	South Boston, VA	Halifax County Public Schools	683	55.2%	377
40	Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	417	89.9%	375
41	Jacob L. Adams Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	453	82.1%	372
42	Churchland Primary & Intermediate	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	503	73.8%	371
43	Beulah Elementary	North Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	902	40.8%	368
44	Victory Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	586	61.4%	360
45	George W. Carver Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	404	88.9%	359
46	B.M. Williams Primary	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	825	43.4%	358
47	Ettrick Elementary	Ettrick, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	560	63.9%	358
48	Florence Bowser Elementary	Suffolk, VA	Suffolk City Public Schools	926	38.7%	358
49	A.W.E. Bassette Elementary	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	486	73.0%	355
50	Westview Early Childhood Education Center	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	418	84.7%	354

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