Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510165000683
Byrd Elementary
2704 Hadensville Fife Rd, Goochland, VA 23063 · (804) 556-5380 · Goochland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
107 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Goochland County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
73.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Byrd Elementary
Byrd Elementary's state test result (73.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byrd Elementary this school | 281 | 38.1% | 73.4% |
| New London Academy Elementary Forest | 330 | 31.8% | 87.3% |
| Beaverdam Elementary Beaverdam | 339 | 43.4% | 75.9% |
| South Salem Elementary Salem | 371 | 40.2% | 83.1% |
| Cloverdale Elementary Cloverdale | 234 | 32.9% | 83.6% |
| West Salem Elementary Salem | 375 | 35.5% | 80.4% |
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 Byrd Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #487 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #649 of 1,111 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #480 of 1,111 ▼ 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #1,000 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #95 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #911 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.1% | #867 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #203 of 759 |
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
281
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 185
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 281 | 24.8 | 11.3:1 | 38% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 23 | 13.6:1 | 49% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 48% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 27 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 27.7 | 12.5:1 | 52% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 25 | 13.1:1 | 43% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 18 | 17.5:1 | 40% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 27 | 11.4:1 | 38% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 185 | 15 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Byrd Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (346 to 281); teachers down 11% (27.7 to 24.8).
About Byrd Elementary
Byrd Elementary sits in Goochland, Virginia, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment totals 281 students across pre-K through 5. The school is 44% below the average for elementary schools in Virginia.
The district, Goochland County Public Schools, has 2,643 students enrolled across 5 schools.
At Byrd Elementary, 77% of students are White. After that, the student body is 12% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put Goochland County at about 78% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Byrd Elementary scores 39%.
There are 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Byrd Elementary, giving a ratio of 11.3:1. Elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1, 2.5 more students per teacher than here. A total of 107 students, or 38%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Goochland County report 29%.
Byrd Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Byrd Elementary's results are 4.4 points below predicted: 73.4% against 77.7%.
For the population of Goochland County, the median household earns about $118,931 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Goochland County, 5 public schools serve about 2,643 students.
Goochland Elementary sits about 9.5 miles from Byrd Elementary. Byrd Elementary has 3 other public schools within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 74.4%, higher than Byrd Elementary's 73.4%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell 3% over 4 years, reaching 281 in 2024-25.
Byrd Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Goochland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,410
Census ACS
Median income
$118,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,643 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Goochland County Public Schools
- Goochland HighHigh · 850 students
- Goochland MiddleMiddle · 616 students
- Goochland ElementaryElementary · 509 students
- Randolph ElementaryElementary · 387 students
Other schools in Goochland
- Goochland HighHigh · 850 students
- Goochland MiddleMiddle · 616 students
- Goochland ElementaryElementary · 509 students
Other Byrd Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Byrd Elementary. Byrd Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Byrd Elementary SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 1,138 students
- Byrd ElementaryGraniteville, SC · 708 students
Nearby schools
- Goochland Elementary9.5 mi · 509
- Goochland High9.6 mi · 850
- Goochland Middle9.7 mi · 616
- Carysbrook Elementary10.9 mi · 457
- Fluvanna Middle12.8 mi · 745
- Central Elementary12.9 mi · 751
Frequently asked questions
About Byrd ElementaryHow large is Byrd Elementary?
Byrd Elementary enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Byrd Elementary serve?
Byrd Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Byrd Elementary have?
Byrd Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is Byrd Elementary?
Byrd Elementary reports a student body of 77% White, 5% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Byrd Elementary?
Byrd Elementary is overseen by Goochland County Public Schools in Goochland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.