Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189000792
Chamberlayne Elementary
8200 St Charles Rd, Richmond, VA 23227 · (804) 261-5030 · Henrico County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
347 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 39 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 73% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
58.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -9.0pp since 2022
Math
59.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -13.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 13 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Chamberlayne Elementary
Chamberlayne Elementary's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlayne Elementary this school | 389 | 89.2% | 68.0% |
| Park Avenue Elementary Danville | 361 | 95.0% | 46.3% |
| Seatack Elementary an Achievable Dream Academy Virginia Beach | 393 | 86.8% | 60.0% |
| Longdale Elementary Glen Allen | 476 | 89.3% | 57.5% |
| Sheffield Elementary Lynchburg | 443 | 92.8% | 56.3% |
| Parkway Elementary Virginia Beach | 465 | 85.2% | 60.3% |
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 Chamberlayne Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #646 of 1,101 | #22 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #905 of 1,111 ▼ 244 | #27 of 45 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #893 of 1,111 ▼ 178 | #25 of 45 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #838 of 1,176 | #38 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #658 of 1,105 | #19 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #419 of 1,106 | #25 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #349 of 1,157 | #18 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #479 of 759 | #17 of 26 |
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
389
+40 (+11%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 389 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 89% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 26 | 13.4:1 | 93% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 27 | 11.8:1 | 89% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 21 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 24 | 17.9:1 | 66% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 64% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 27 | 18.7:1 | 51% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 50% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 26 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chamberlayne Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (429 to 389); teachers up 13% (24 to 27).
About Chamberlayne Elementary
Chamberlayne Elementary is a small elementary school in Virginia, located in Richmond. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 389 students. Elementary schools in Virginia have about 499 students on average; enrollment here is 22% lower.
Henrico County Public Schools has 69 schools and 51,044 students, and Chamberlayne Elementary is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Chamberlayne Elementary are Black (53%). The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 13% White, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Henrico County's population at about 29%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Chamberlayne Elementary scores 65%.
Chamberlayne Elementary reported 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.8:1. There are 347 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 89% of enrollment. That is 22 points above the 67% average for public schools in Henrico County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Chamberlayne Elementary is +4.2 points: 68.0% actual, 63.8% predicted.
Henrico County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $88,783, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Henrico County's 84 public schools enroll about 51,753 students and include Chamberlayne Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, L. Douglas Wilder Middle is about 1.4 miles from Chamberlayne Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Chamberlayne Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Chamberlayne Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 389 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 349. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.6:1 in 2020-21 to 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Chamberlayne Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Henrico County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
335,744
Census ACS
Median income
$88,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,753 students
Quick facts
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- L. Douglas Wilder Middle1.4 mi · 758
- Longdale Elementary2.0 mi · 476
- Henrico High2.0 mi · 1,300
- George H. Moody Middle2.2 mi · 1,086
- Brookland Middle2.3 mi · 1,034
- Lakeside Elementary2.4 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Chamberlayne ElementaryHow large is Chamberlayne Elementary?
Chamberlayne Elementary enrolls approximately 389 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Chamberlayne Elementary serve?
Chamberlayne Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chamberlayne Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chamberlayne Elementary is approximately 14.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Chamberlayne Elementary?
Chamberlayne Elementary reports a student body of 13% White, 21% Hispanic, 53% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Chamberlayne Elementary?
Chamberlayne Elementary is overseen by Henrico County Public Schools in Henrico County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.