Bellwood Elementary

Bellwood Elementary is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in North Chesterfield, Virginia, part of Chesterfield County Public Schools, enrolling 493 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Chesterfield County Public Schools runs 65 schools in total, collectively educating 64,194 students. Bellwood Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Bellwood Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 32% Black, 11% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Bellwood Elementary records 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Bellwood Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Chesterfield County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bellwood Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 67.2%; this one comes in at 37.4%, -29.9 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Chesterfield County) shows that median household income runs about $101,931, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bellwood Elementary is one of 76 public schools in Chesterfield County (combined enrollment of about 64,194 students).

Nearest neighbor: Thomas Dale High, around 2.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bellwood Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 59.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bellwood Elementary has decreased 10%, going from 545 students in 2018 to 493 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 29% to 11% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.