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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084000318
Bon Air Elementary
8701 Polk St, Bon Air, VA 23235 · (804) 560-2700 · Chesterfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B-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
12.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
370 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 | 13 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
59%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
76.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
75.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Bon Air Elementary
Bon Air Elementary's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Air Elementary this school | 488 | 75.8% | 70.5% |
| W.T. Cooke Elementary Virginia Beach | 555 | 76.6% | 71.5% |
| Locust Grove Primary Locust Grove | 500 | 69.4% | N/A |
| Hilda J. Barbour Elementary Front Royal | 453 | 74.6% | 70.5% |
| E. Wilson Morrison Elementary Front Royal | 458 | 73.8% | 57.9% |
| Locust Grove Elementary Locust Grove | 519 | 69.6% | 65.1% |
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 Bon Air Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #569 of 1,101 | #18 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #530 of 1,111 ▲ 67 | #18 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #420 of 1,111 ▲ 140 | #16 of 40 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #614 of 1,176 | #39 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #314 of 1,105 | #15 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #603 of 1,106 | #30 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.8% | #565 of 1,157 | #24 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #107 of 759 | #3 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. 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
488
-117 (-19%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 488 | 38 | 12.8:1 | 76% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 77% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 41% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 38 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 642 | 40 | 16.0:1 | 31% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 32% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 29 | 19.5:1 | 27% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 9% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 33 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bon Air Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (642 to 488); teachers down 5% (40 to 38).
About Bon Air Elementary
Bon Air Elementary is an elementary school in Bon Air, Virginia, reachable at (804) 560-2700. The school had 488 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Across its 65 schools, Chesterfield County Public Schools enrolls 64,194 students. Bon Air Elementary is one of those schools.
Roughly 58% of students at Bon Air Elementary are White. Other groups make up 27% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 58% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 38 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Virginia have 13.8:1, compared with 12.8:1 here. Around 76% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 22 points above the 54% average for public schools in Chesterfield County.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Bon Air Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Bon Air Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.5%; the prediction is 67.5%.
Chesterfield County has about 377,869 residents, and the median household income is $101,931, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Bon Air Elementary, Chesterfield County has 75 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Huguenot High, is about 1.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Bon Air Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Bon Air Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Bon Air Elementary's enrollment declined from 605 in 2020-21 to 488 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 15.9 in 2020-21 to 12.8 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Bon Air Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Bon Air Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bon Air Elementary. Bon Air Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Bon Air Elementary SchoolLower Burrell, PA · 447 students
- Bon Air Elementary SchoolKokomo, IN · 261 students
Nearby schools
- Huguenot High1.2 mi · 1,469
- Crestwood Elementary1.4 mi · 635
- J.B. Fisher Elementary1.7 mi · 285
- Greenfield Elementary1.7 mi · 519
- Southampton Elementary1.9 mi · 473
- A.M. Davis Elementary2.7 mi · 708
Frequently asked questions
About Bon Air ElementaryHow many students attend Bon Air Elementary?
Bon Air Elementary enrolls approximately 488 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bon Air Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bon Air Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bon Air Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bon Air Elementary is approximately 12.8:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bon Air Elementary?
Student demographics at Bon Air Elementary are roughly 58% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Bon Air Elementary in?
Bon Air Elementary is part of Chesterfield County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.