Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary

Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary is a cozy elementary school in Richmond, Virginia, part of Henrico County Public Schools. The school instructs 330 students in grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 34% smaller than typical.

Henrico County Public Schools comprises 69 schools with combined enrollment of 51,044 students; Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary logs that 61% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder breaks down as 22% White, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Henrico County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Henrico County put median household earnings sit near $88,783, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Henrico County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,753 students), Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Varina Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary has declined 5%, going from 348 students in 2018 to 330 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 33% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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