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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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
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.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
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 →
Where Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #768 of 1,101 | #24 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #673 of 1,111 | #22 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #850 of 1,111 | #24 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #756 of 1,176 | #33 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #153 of 1,105 | #2 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #989 of 1,106 | #40 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #350 of 1,157 | #19 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #310 of 759 | #9 of 26 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
425
-64 (-13%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 425 | 36 | 11.8:1 | 89% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 35 | 13.1:1 | 92% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 88% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 28 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 29.5 | 16.9:1 | 74% (370) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 26 | 18.0:1 | 70% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 67% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 43% (225) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary.
About Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary
The public elementary school Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary is located in Richmond, Virginia. Enrolled students number 425 students, in pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Henrico County Public Schools has 69 schools and 51,044 students.
Federal enrollment data show Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary is 83% Black. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 53 points above the 29% share among Henrico County residents. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Virginia have 13.8:1, compared with 11.8:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary is 89%. That rate is above the 67% average among public schools in Henrico County.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 63.8%. Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary scores 63.0%.
Among Henrico County residents, the median household income is $88,783, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary, Henrico County has 83 other public schools.
The school nearest to Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary is Harvie Elementary, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary is 1st among 9 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 13% from 2020-21, when Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary had 489 students, to 2024-25, when it had 425. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.5:1 to 11.8:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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.