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Best kept secret on campus at Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary?
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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189000869
Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary
1001 Cedar Fork Road, Richmond, VA 23223 · (804) 343-6550 · Henrico County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
379 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
60.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +10.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +19.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 19 points.
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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
425
-72 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 16.9:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
12%
was 12%
% Black
83%
was 84%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary
Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in Richmond, Virginia, one of the schools within Henrico County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 425 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary is one of 69 schools operated by Henrico County Public Schools, a district that caters to 51,044 students overall.
On demographics, Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary lists that 83% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school records 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.
On the resource side, Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary logs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 89% of students at Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Henrico County's rate of about 67%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.0%.
Around the school, Henrico County reports that median household income runs about $88,783, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Henrico County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,753 students), Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Harvie Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 45.7%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 497 students in 2018 compared to 425 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Henrico County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
335,744
Census ACS
Median income
$88,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henrico County Public Schools
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Deep Run HighHigh · 1,992 students
- Glen Allen HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Highland Springs HighHigh · 1,928 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
Other schools in Richmond
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
Nearby schools
- Harvie Elementary0.9 mi · 497
- Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary1.4 mi · 417
- Fairfield Middle1.8 mi · 936
- Glen Lea Elementary2.1 mi · 461
- Highland Springs Elementary2.4 mi · 469
- Jacob L. Adams Elementary2.5 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Arthur Ashe Jr. ElementaryHow many students attend Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary?
Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary serve?
Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary.
How diverse is Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary?
Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 12% Hispanic, 83% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary?
Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary is overseen by Henrico County Public Schools in Henrico County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.