Chimborazo Elementary

Located at 3000 E Marshall St, in Richmond, Virginia, Chimborazo Elementary is a cozy elementary campus that hosts 403 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Richmond City Public Schools.

Richmond City Public Schools runs 47 schools in total, collectively educating 20,962 students. Chimborazo Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Chimborazo Elementary lists that Black students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder comes out to 11% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Chimborazo Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Richmond city put the typical household earns roughly $64,587 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Richmond city's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,253 students), Chimborazo Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Henry Marsh III Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chimborazo Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 47.7%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 419 students in 2018 compared to 403 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 91% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Chimborazo Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.