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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084000762
Bettie Weaver Elementary
3600 James River Rd, Midlothian, VA 23113 · (804) 378-2540 · Chesterfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
23 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 15% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 92.0% | 91.0% |
% 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
89.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
87.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 87% 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 Bettie Weaver Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.8% | #61 of 1,101 | #2 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #80 of 1,111 | #5 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #91 of 1,111 | #4 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #350 of 1,176 | #34 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,007 of 1,105 | #39 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #1,046 of 1,106 | #41 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #486 of 759 | #12 of 21 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
605
-61 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.1:1
% White
89%
was 93%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 605 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 39 | 15.6:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 2% (14) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bettie Weaver Elementary.
About Bettie Weaver Elementary
Bettie Weaver Elementary serves students in Midlothian, Virginia, as a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 605 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students.
Bettie Weaver Elementary is run by Chesterfield County Public Schools, whose 65 schools enroll 64,194 students.
The large majority of students at Bettie Weaver Elementary, 89%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Chesterfield County, the White share is about 58%. The chance that two students picked at random at Bettie Weaver Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
Its 36 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 4% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Chesterfield County is 50 points.
Bettie Weaver Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 89.8% and a predicted 87.1%.
Chesterfield County census figures show that median household income is about $101,931, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 76 public schools operate in Chesterfield County, serving about 64,194 students.
The school nearest to Bettie Weaver Elementary is James River High, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Within five miles of Bettie Weaver Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Bettie Weaver Elementary is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Bettie Weaver Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2017-18 to 2024-25, Bettie Weaver Elementary went from 666 students to 605.
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Chesterfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,869
Census ACS
Median income
$101,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools
- Thomas Dale HighHigh · 2,582 students
- Cosby HighHigh · 2,507 students
- Manchester HighHigh · 2,236 students
- Lloyd C. Bird HighHigh · 2,131 students
- Midlothian HighHigh · 2,048 students
- Meadowbrook HighHigh · 1,953 students
Other schools in Midlothian
- Cosby HighHigh · 2,507 students
- Manchester HighHigh · 2,236 students
- Midlothian HighHigh · 2,048 students
- James River HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Clover Hill HighHigh · 1,742 students
- Tomahawk Creek MiddleMiddle · 1,650 students
Nearby schools
- James River High0.3 mi · 1,842
- Robious Elementary2.5 mi · 660
- Robious Middle2.5 mi · 1,081
- Midlothian Middle3.3 mi · 1,330
- Midlothian High3.7 mi · 2,048
- J.B. Watkins Elementary3.7 mi · 913
Frequently asked questions
About Bettie Weaver ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bettie Weaver Elementary?
Bettie Weaver Elementary enrolls approximately 605 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bettie Weaver Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bettie Weaver Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bettie Weaver Elementary?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Bettie Weaver Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bettie Weaver Elementary?
At Bettie Weaver Elementary, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bettie Weaver Elementary public or private?
Bettie Weaver Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chesterfield County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.