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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the C.E. Curtis Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
767
Elementary
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084000320
C.E. Curtis Elementary
3600 W Hundred Rd, Chester, VA 23831 · (804) 768-6175 · Chesterfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
589 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 | 3 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (122).
Student demographics
72%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
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +16.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 16 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% 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.E. Curtis Elementary
C.E. Curtis Elementary's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.E. Curtis Elementary this school | 767 | 76.8% | 66.3% |
| Jacobs Road Elementary Chesterfield | 716 | 77.1% | 67.0% |
| Courthouse Road Elementary Spotsylvania | 762 | 73.2% | 66.3% |
| Deep Creek Elementary Chesapeake | 767 | 73.9% | 79.0% |
| Thelma Crenshaw Elementary Midlothian | 708 | 78.0% | 65.9% |
| Smith Station Elementary Fredericksburg | 715 | 72.6% | 69.6% |
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 C.E. Curtis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #696 of 1,101 | #25 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #590 of 1,111 ▲ 161 | #21 of 40 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #623 of 1,111 ▲ 205 | #24 of 40 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 767 | #114 of 1,176 | #14 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #212 of 1,105 | #10 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #156 of 1,106 | #3 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #541 of 1,157 | #14 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.2% | #124 of 324 | #9 of 17 |
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
767
+89 (+13%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 684
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 767 | 62.6 | 12.3:1 | 77% (589) |
| 2023-24 | 772 | 53.2 | 14.5:1 | 77% (592) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 50.5 | 14.4:1 | 82% (593) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 47 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 42.8 | 16.3:1 | 44% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 33% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 714 | 34 | 21.0:1 | 24% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 42 | 16.0:1 | 17% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 684 | 39 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C.E. Curtis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (696 to 767); teachers up 46% (42.8 to 62.6).
About C.E. Curtis Elementary
Among the schools in Chester, Virginia, is C.E. Curtis Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 767 students. The school's enrollment is 54% bigger than the 499 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Enrollment across the 65 schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools totals 64,194 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at C.E. Curtis Elementary is White (36%). Other students are 29% Hispanic, 25% Black, and 8% multiracial. That is lower than the 58% White share among all Chesterfield County residents. C.E. Curtis Elementary has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 62.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.3:1. Among elementary schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 77% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Chesterfield County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for C.E. Curtis Elementary is 67.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.3%.
Within Chesterfield County, median household income is about $101,931, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 76 public schools in Chesterfield County, with a combined enrollment of about 64,194.
The nearest public school is Thomas Dale High, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, C.E. Curtis Elementary is 4th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put C.E. Curtis Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
C.E. Curtis Elementary had 678 students in 2020-21 and 767 in 2024-25, a 13% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 12.3:1 in 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
- Ecoff ElementaryElementary · 764 students
- Elizabeth Scott ElementaryElementary · 729 students
- Enon ElementaryElementary · 691 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Dale High0.2 mi · 2,582
- Ecoff Elementary1.5 mi · 764
- C.C. Wells Elementary1.7 mi · 606
- Bellwood Elementary2.1 mi · 493
- Carver College and Career Academy2.3 mi · 272
- Salem Church Elementary3.2 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About C.E. Curtis ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at C.E. Curtis Elementary?
C.E. Curtis Elementary enrolls approximately 767 students in grades PK-05.
Is C.E. Curtis Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
C.E. Curtis Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at C.E. Curtis Elementary?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at C.E. Curtis Elementary.
How diverse is C.E. Curtis Elementary?
C.E. Curtis Elementary reports a student body of 36% White, 29% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is C.E. Curtis Elementary public or private?
C.E. Curtis Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chesterfield County Public Schools.
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