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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at A.M. Davis Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
708
Elementary
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084000314
A.M. Davis Elementary
415 S Providence Rd, North Chesterfield, VA 23236 · (804) 674-1310 · Chesterfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
535 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
56.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 49.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A.M. Davis Elementary
A.M. Davis Elementary's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.M. Davis Elementary this school | 708 | 75.6% | 56.1% |
| Elizabeth Scott Elementary Chester | 729 | 77.2% | 73.9% |
| Widewater Elementary Stafford | 698 | 73.5% | 59.4% |
| Triangle Elementary Triangle | 795 | 70.8% | 55.1% |
| Riverside Elementary Alexandria | 741 | 80.3% | 71.8% |
| Harrison Road Elementary Fredericksburg | 732 | 72.8% | 48.5% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A.M. Davis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #899 of 1,101 | #32 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #941 of 1,111 ▲ 31 | #32 of 40 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #907 of 1,111 ▲ 3 | #32 of 40 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 708 | #181 of 1,176 | #20 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #232 of 1,105 | #13 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #298 of 1,106 | #12 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #569 of 1,157 | #25 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #301 of 324 | #17 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
708
-16 (-2%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 708 | 57.2 | 12.4:1 | 76% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 737 | 59.8 | 12.3:1 | 76% (563) |
| 2022-23 | 739 | 58.8 | 12.6:1 | 81% (597) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 53 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 701 | 44.5 | 15.8:1 | 63% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 56% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 54% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 666 | 42 | 15.9:1 | 21% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 735 | 36 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A.M. Davis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (701 to 708); teachers up 29% (44.5 to 57.2).
About A.M. Davis Elementary
A.M. Davis Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in North Chesterfield, Virginia. There are 708 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 42% above that mark.
Chesterfield County Public Schools has a total of 65 schools and 64,194 students, A.M. Davis Elementary among them.
Hispanic students account for 46% of enrollment at A.M. Davis Elementary, more than any other group. Other students are 27% Black, 18% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Chesterfield County residents are about 12% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, A.M. Davis Elementary scores 68%.
With 57.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Roughly 76% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Chesterfield County is 54%.
A.M. Davis Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Virginia public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, A.M. Davis Elementary is 11.4 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 56.1% actual, 67.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
The school's county is Chesterfield County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $101,931, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 76 public schools in the county, enrolling about 64,194, A.M. Davis Elementary among them.
Of the public schools around it, A.M. Davis Elementary is closest to Providence Middle, about 0.3 miles away. A.M. Davis Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 50.0% on proficiency, and A.M. Davis Elementary is above that at 56.1%.
A.M. Davis Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (724) and 2024-25 (708). Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.7:1 in 2020-21, and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
The A.M. Davis Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Chesterfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,869
Census ACS
Median income
$101,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools
- Thomas Dale HighHigh · 2,582 students
- Cosby HighHigh · 2,507 students
- Manchester HighHigh · 2,236 students
- Lloyd C. Bird HighHigh · 2,131 students
- Midlothian HighHigh · 2,048 students
- Meadowbrook HighHigh · 1,953 students
Other schools in North Chesterfield
- Meadowbrook HighHigh · 1,953 students
- Falling Creek MiddleMiddle · 1,443 students
- Manchester MiddleMiddle · 1,109 students
- Providence MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Beulah ElementaryElementary · 902 students
- J.G. Hening ElementaryElementary · 877 students
Nearby schools
- Providence Middle0.3 mi · 1,033
- Manchester Middle1.9 mi · 1,109
- G.H. Reid Elementary2.0 mi · 671
- Miles Jones Elementary2.0 mi · 505
- River City Middle2.1 mi · 1,150
- Reams Road Elementary2.3 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About A.M. Davis ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at A.M. Davis Elementary?
A.M. Davis Elementary enrolls approximately 708 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does A.M. Davis Elementary serve?
A.M. Davis Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at A.M. Davis Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at A.M. Davis Elementary is approximately 12.4:1 (57 FTE teachers).
How diverse is A.M. Davis Elementary?
A.M. Davis Elementary reports a student body of 18% White, 46% Hispanic, 27% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is A.M. Davis Elementary in?
A.M. Davis Elementary is part of Chesterfield County Public Schools.
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