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Does Battlefield Park Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANOVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510183000764
Battlefield Park Elementary
5501 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville, VA 23111 · (804) 723-3600 · Hanover County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Virginia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
108 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 30 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +11.0pp since 2022
Math
89.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 11 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
84.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Battlefield Park Elementary
Battlefield Park Elementary's state test result (84.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield Park Elementary this school | 407 | 26.5% | 84.1% |
| Poquoson Primary Poquoson | 417 | 30.9% | N/A |
| Poquoson Elementary Poquoson | 475 | 25.9% | 79.8% |
| Harrington Waddell Elementary Lexington | 350 | 25.4% | 92.3% |
| Pemberton Elementary Richmond | 344 | 24.1% | 86.5% |
| Powhatan Elementary Powhatan | 477 | 27.3% | 82.1% |
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 Battlefield Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #200 of 1,101 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #134 of 1,111 ▲ 146 | #3 of 14 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #214 of 1,111 ▲ 297 | #3 of 14 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #794 of 1,176 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #289 of 1,105 | #6 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #942 of 1,106 | #15 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.5% | #968 of 1,157 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #354 of 759 | #3 of 10 |
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
407
+35 (+9%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 407 | 32 | 12.7:1 | 27% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 30 | 12.3:1 | 23% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 18% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 23 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 27.5 | 17.1:1 | 14% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 13% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 573 | 30 | 19.1:1 | 10% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 5% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 556 | 30 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Battlefield Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (468 to 407); teachers up 17% (27.5 to 32).
About Battlefield Park Elementary
In Mechanicsville, Virginia, part of Hanover County, Battlefield Park Elementary is an elementary school. School enrollment was 407 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Battlefield Park Elementary belongs to Hanover County Public Schools, a district of 24 schools and 17,434 students.
Roughly 79% of students at Battlefield Park Elementary are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 5% Black. That is close to the 82% White share among all Hanover County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 32 full-time-equivalent teachers at Battlefield Park Elementary and a ratio of 12.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 27% of enrollment.
Battlefield Park Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Battlefield Park Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 84.1%, compared with a predicted 80.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Hanover County residents, the median household income is $112,805, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Battlefield Park Elementary, Hanover County has 25 other public schools.
Pole Green Elementary is the public school closest to Battlefield Park Elementary, about 1.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Battlefield Park Elementary is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Battlefield Park Elementary is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 407 students in 2024-25, 35 more than the 372 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.2:1 to 12.7:1.
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Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,879
Census ACS
Median income
$112,805
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
17,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanover County Public Schools
- Atlee HighHigh · 1,470 students
- Hanover HighHigh · 1,349 students
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 1,294 students
- Mechanicsville HighHigh · 1,245 students
- Chickahominy MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 910 students
Other schools in Mechanicsville
- Atlee HighHigh · 1,470 students
- Hanover HighHigh · 1,349 students
- Mechanicsville HighHigh · 1,245 students
- Chickahominy MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Bell Creek MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- Oak Knoll MiddleMiddle · 862 students
Nearby schools
- Pole Green Elementary1.2 mi · 527
- Laurel Meadow Elementary2.2 mi · 591
- Bell Creek Middle2.5 mi · 903
- Mechanicsville High2.6 mi · 1,245
- Cold Harbor Elementary2.6 mi · 495
- Rural Point Elementary3.6 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About Battlefield Park ElementaryHow large is Battlefield Park Elementary?
Battlefield Park Elementary enrolls approximately 407 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Battlefield Park Elementary serve?
Battlefield Park Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Battlefield Park Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Battlefield Park Elementary is approximately 12.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Battlefield Park Elementary?
At Battlefield Park Elementary, the student body is approximately 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Battlefield Park Elementary?
Battlefield Park Elementary is overseen by Hanover County Public Schools in Hanover County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.