Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324001357
Blackwell Elementary
1600 Everett St, Richmond, VA 23224 · (804) 780-5078 · Richmond city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
415 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 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
38%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
33.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
31.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Blackwell Elementary
Blackwell Elementary's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Elementary this school | 420 | 98.8% | 34.6% |
| Southampton Elementary Richmond | 473 | 98.3% | 42.3% |
| Lakemont Elementary Petersburg | 393 | 93.6% | 24.1% |
| Pleasants Lane Elementary Petersburg | 493 | 93.1% | 22.0% |
| Edwin A. Gibson Elementary Danville | 466 | 94.8% | 28.5% |
| Chimborazo Elementary Richmond | 403 | 99.5% | 54.6% |
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 Blackwell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #1,092 of 1,101 | #23 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,107 of 1,111 ▼ 30 | #24 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,110 of 1,111 ▼ 17 | #26 of 26 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #762 of 1,176 | #11 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,100 of 1,105 | #24 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #927 of 1,106 | #18 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #194 of 1,157 | #20 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #618 of 759 | #20 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
420
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 808
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 420 | 20.6 | 20.4:1 | 99% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 100% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 98% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 30 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 29.5 | 14.9:1 | 99% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 26 | 26.1:1 | 96% (651) |
| 2010-11 | 753 | 42 | 17.9:1 | 90% (674) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 808 | 46 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blackwell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (441 to 420); teachers down 30% (29.5 to 20.6).
About Blackwell Elementary
Blackwell Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in Richmond, Virginia. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 420 students.
Richmond City Public Schools has 47 schools; together they serve 20,962 students.
More than half of enrollment at Blackwell Elementary is Black: 77%. The next largest groups are 17% Hispanic, 2% White, and 2% multiracial. The school's Black share is 36 points above the 41% share among Richmond city residents. The diversity index for Blackwell Elementary is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 20.4:1. The school has 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is 6.5 students per teacher. In all, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Richmond city is similar, at 99%.
A school in Virginia with Blackwell Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 61.2%. Blackwell Elementary scores 34.6%.
In Richmond city, home to about 229,359 people, median household income comes to about $64,587, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Richmond city's 61 public schools enroll about 20,253 students and include Blackwell Elementary.
About 1.3 miles separate Blackwell Elementary from the closest public school, Swansboro Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Blackwell Elementary ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 34.6% versus a 56.3% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 12 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 20.4 students per teacher, compared with 13.6 in 2020-21.
The Blackwell Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Blackwell Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Blackwell Elementary. Blackwell Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Blackwell Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 580 students
- Blackwell Elementary SchoolBlackwell, OK · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Swansboro Elementary1.3 mi · 172
- Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary1.4 mi · 551
- Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts1.5 mi · 310
- Open High1.5 mi · 171
- Bellevue Elementary1.6 mi · 206
- Chimborazo Elementary1.9 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Blackwell ElementaryHow many students attend Blackwell Elementary?
Blackwell Elementary enrolls approximately 420 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Blackwell Elementary serve?
Blackwell Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Blackwell Elementary?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Blackwell Elementary.
How diverse is Blackwell Elementary?
Blackwell Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 17% Hispanic, 77% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Blackwell Elementary?
Blackwell Elementary is overseen by Richmond City Public Schools in Richmond city.
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