Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324000381
Barack Obama Elementary
3101 Fendall Ave, Richmond, VA 23222 · (804) 780-4879 · Richmond city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
275 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
52.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -6.0pp 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 52 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Barack Obama Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #928 of 1,101 | #9 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,006 of 1,111 ▼ 115 | #14 of 26 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #854 of 1,111 ▲ 13 | #7 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #1,010 of 1,176 | #20 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #192 of 1,105 | #4 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #864 of 1,106 | #16 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #98 of 1,157 | #4 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #286 of 759 | #15 of 24 |
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
274
-61 (-18%) vs 2020
-45% since 2000-01, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 274 | 22.6 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 100% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 99% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 23 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 23 | 14.1:1 | 99% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 20 | 19.5:1 | 96% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 21 | 14.8:1 | 80% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 64% (317) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barack Obama Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (324 to 274); teachers down 2% (23 to 22.6).
About Barack Obama Elementary
Among the schools in Richmond, Virginia, is Barack Obama Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 274 students enrolled. That is 45% below the average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Enrollment across the 47 schools in Richmond City Public Schools totals 20,962 students.
About 73% of the student body at Barack Obama Elementary is Black. Other students are 18% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Richmond city residents are about 41% Black. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Barack Obama Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barack Obama Elementary is 12.1:1, based on 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is higher.
Barack Obama Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 20% of Virginia public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Barack Obama Elementary is 6.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 54.3% actual, 60.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
Richmond city is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $64,587 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Richmond city number 61, with about 20,253 students.
Barack Obama Elementary's nearest public school is Richmond Community High (about 0.4 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Barack Obama Elementary is 4th among 7 schools close by.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment decreased by 18% across 4 years, from 335 in 2020-21 to 274 in 2024-25. The ratio was 14.6:1 in 2020-21 and 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Richmond city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,359
Census ACS
Median income
$64,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond City Public Schools
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
- River City MiddleMiddle · 1,150 students
- Richmond High School for the ArtsHigh · 1,116 students
- Cardinal ElementaryElementary · 821 students
- Thomas Jefferson HighHigh · 749 students
- Armstrong HighHigh · 709 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
Other Barack Obama Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Barack Obama Elementary. Barack Obama Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Barack Obama ElementaryUpper Marlboro, MD · 629 students
- BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHEMPSTEAD, NY · 439 students
- Barack Obama Elementary SchoolJackson, MS · 242 students
- BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLST. LOUIS, MO · 233 students
Nearby schools
- Richmond Community High0.4 mi · 211
- Overby-Sheppard Elementary0.8 mi · 256
- Frances W. McClenney Elementary1.1 mi · 302
- George W. Carver Elementary1.5 mi · 404
- Richmond Career Education and Employment Charter School1.5 mi · 32
- John Marshall High1.5 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About Barack Obama ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Barack Obama Elementary?
Barack Obama Elementary enrolls approximately 274 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Barack Obama Elementary serve?
Barack Obama Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barack Obama Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barack Obama Elementary is approximately 12.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Barack Obama Elementary?
Barack Obama Elementary reports a student body of 18% White, 3% Hispanic, 73% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Barack Obama Elementary public or private?
Barack Obama Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond City Public Schools.
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