Bettie Weaver Elementary

Bettie Weaver Elementary is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Midlothian, Virginia, part of Chesterfield County Public Schools, enrolling 605 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% larger than the state mean of about 499.

Across the 65 schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools (64,194 students total), Bettie Weaver Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Bettie Weaver Elementary logs that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 58% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bettie Weaver Elementary has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 4% of students at Bettie Weaver Elementary qualify 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 meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bettie Weaver Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 87.1%; this one delivers 89.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Chesterfield County indicate median household earnings sit near $101,931, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Bettie Weaver Elementary is one of 76 public schools in Chesterfield County (combined enrollment of about 64,194 students).

The closest other public school is James River High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bettie Weaver Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bettie Weaver Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 81.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 666 students in 2018 compared to 605 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.