Byrd Elementary

Byrd Elementary is one of the small elementary campuss in Goochland, Virginia, run under Goochland County Public Schools, with 281 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 44% below typical.

Across the 5 schools in Goochland County Public Schools (2,643 students total), Byrd Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Byrd Elementary records that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Goochland County as a whole.

On the resource side, Byrd Elementary lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Byrd Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Goochland County (around 29%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Byrd Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 77.7%, the actual is 73.4%, a residual of -4.4 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Goochland County put median household income runs about $118,931, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Byrd Elementary is one of 5 public schools in Goochland County (combined enrollment of about 2,643 students).

The closest other public school is Goochland Elementary, roughly 9.5 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Byrd Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 74.4%.

Byrd Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 19%: 346 students in 2018 compared to 281 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 77% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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