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What's the one class at Cold Harbor Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
495
Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANOVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510183001995
Cold Harbor Elementary
6740 Cold Harbor Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111 · (804) 723-3620 · Hanover County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
12.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
219 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
66.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 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
70.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Cold Harbor Elementary
Cold Harbor Elementary's state test result (70.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Harbor Elementary this school | 495 | 44.2% | 70.9% |
| Green Valley Elementary Roanoke | 483 | 44.3% | 81.0% |
| Laurel Meadow Elementary Mechanicsville | 591 | 44.0% | 75.6% |
| Cool Spring Primary King William | 512 | 44.9% | N/A |
| Acquinton Elementary King William | 472 | 47.5% | 66.1% |
| Christiansburg Elementary Christiansburg | 401 | 42.6% | 75.0% |
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 Cold Harbor Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #554 of 1,101 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #566 of 1,111 ▲ 45 | #14 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #707 of 1,111 ▼ 47 | #13 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #596 of 1,176 | #9 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #187 of 1,105 | #3 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #839 of 1,106 | #10 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #819 of 1,157 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #434 of 759 | #5 of 10 |
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
495
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 730
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 495 | 41 | 12.1:1 | 44% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 38 | 13.2:1 | 43% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 40% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 27 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 32% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 27% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 33 | 18.7:1 | 22% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 684 | 42 | 16.3:1 | 10% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 730 | 38 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cold Harbor Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (553 to 495); teachers up 11% (37 to 41).
About Cold Harbor Elementary
Cold Harbor Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Mechanicsville, Virginia. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 495 students.
Federal data list 24 schools in Hanover County Public Schools, with 17,434 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Cold Harbor Elementary is 73% White. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, and 3% Asian. Hanover County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Cold Harbor Elementary are from different groups.
Cold Harbor Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1, with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 44% at Cold Harbor Elementary. It compares with 34% for public schools in Hanover County.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Cold Harbor Elementary outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 76.1%. Cold Harbor Elementary scores 70.9%.
The school's county is Hanover County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $112,805, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hanover County's 26 public schools enroll about 17,434 students and include Cold Harbor Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Cold Harbor Elementary is closest to Mechanicsville High, about 1.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Cold Harbor Elementary ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 70.9% versus a 74.6% average.
Cold Harbor 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.
A 3% rise took enrollment from 479 in 2020-21 to 495 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.7:1 in 2020-21, and 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Cold Harbor Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,879
Census ACS
Median income
$112,805
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
17,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanover County Public Schools
- Atlee HighHigh · 1,470 students
- Hanover HighHigh · 1,349 students
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 1,294 students
- Mechanicsville HighHigh · 1,245 students
- Chickahominy MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 910 students
Other schools in Mechanicsville
- Atlee HighHigh · 1,470 students
- Hanover HighHigh · 1,349 students
- Mechanicsville HighHigh · 1,245 students
- Chickahominy MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Bell Creek MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- Oak Knoll MiddleMiddle · 862 students
Nearby schools
- Mechanicsville High1.8 mi · 1,245
- Bell Creek Middle2.1 mi · 903
- Laurel Meadow Elementary2.6 mi · 591
- Battlefield Park Elementary2.6 mi · 407
- Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary2.9 mi · 425
- Pole Green Elementary3.3 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Cold Harbor ElementaryHow large is Cold Harbor Elementary?
Cold Harbor Elementary enrolls approximately 495 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cold Harbor Elementary serve?
Cold Harbor Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cold Harbor Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cold Harbor Elementary is approximately 12.1:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cold Harbor Elementary?
Cold Harbor Elementary reports a student body of 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Cold Harbor Elementary public or private?
Cold Harbor Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hanover County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.