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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084000319
C.C. Wells Elementary
13101 S. Chester Rd., Chester, VA 23831 · (804) 768-6265 · Chesterfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
467 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
69%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
70.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +19.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 19 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% 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 C.C. Wells Elementary
C.C. Wells Elementary's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.C. Wells Elementary this school | 606 | 77.1% | 66.8% |
| Thalia Elementary Virginia Beach | 590 | 77.6% | 72.5% |
| Ecoff Elementary Chester | 764 | 76.6% | 67.4% |
| Providence Elementary North Chesterfield | 682 | 76.4% | 58.5% |
| Enon Elementary Chester | 691 | 75.3% | 68.9% |
| Western Branch Primary Chesapeake | 801 | 73.7% | N/A |
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 C.C. Wells Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #681 of 1,101 | #23 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #589 of 1,111 ▲ 204 | #20 of 40 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #602 of 1,111 ▲ 105 | #23 of 40 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #347 of 1,176 | #33 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #586 of 1,105 | #28 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #259 of 1,106 | #10 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #533 of 1,157 | #10 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #702 of 759 | #20 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
606
-35 (-5%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 606 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 77% (467) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 77% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 49% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 40 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 37.5 | 16.5:1 | 31% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 38 | 16.5:1 | 30% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | 31 | 22.5:1 | 16% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 763 | 45 | 17.0:1 | 11% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 638 | 38 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C.C. Wells Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (618 to 606); teachers up 15% (37.5 to 43).
About C.C. Wells Elementary
C.C. Wells Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Chester, Virginia. Federal data show 606 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Chesterfield County Public Schools counts 64,194 students in its 65 schools, and C.C. Wells Elementary is one of them.
No group is above 50% at C.C. Wells Elementary; the largest is Black, at 41%. The school is also 33% White, 14% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 23%. The diversity index for C.C. Wells Elementary is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, C.C. Wells Elementary has a ratio of 14.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 13.8:1. Income data for the school show 77% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Chesterfield County is 54%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 67.1% at C.C. Wells Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.8%.
The school's county is Chesterfield County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $101,931 a year, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Chesterfield County number 76, with about 64,194 students.
C.E. Curtis Elementary, about 1.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, C.C. Wells Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
C.C. Wells Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 5%. The school's ratio dropped from 16.0:1 to 14.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 schools in Chester
- Thomas Dale HighHigh · 2,582 students
- Elizabeth Davis MiddleMiddle · 1,364 students
- Carver MiddleMiddle · 970 students
- C.E. Curtis ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Ecoff ElementaryElementary · 764 students
- Elizabeth Scott ElementaryElementary · 729 students
Nearby schools
- C.E. Curtis Elementary1.7 mi · 767
- Thomas Dale High1.8 mi · 2,582
- Carver College and Career Academy2.0 mi · 272
- Ecoff Elementary2.1 mi · 764
- Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy2.2 mi · 326
- Harrowgate Elementary2.4 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About C.C. Wells ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at C.C. Wells Elementary?
C.C. Wells Elementary enrolls approximately 606 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does C.C. Wells Elementary serve?
C.C. Wells Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at C.C. Wells Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at C.C. Wells Elementary is approximately 14.1:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is C.C. Wells Elementary?
C.C. Wells Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 14% Hispanic, 41% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is C.C. Wells Elementary in?
C.C. Wells Elementary is part of Chesterfield County Public Schools.
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