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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084000325
Crestwood Elementary
7600 Whittington Dr., Richmond, VA 23225 · (804) 560-2710 · Chesterfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
488 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 | 21 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
70%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
71.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
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 Crestwood Elementary
Crestwood Elementary's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Elementary this school | 635 | 76.9% | 66.4% |
| Battlefield Elementary Fredericksburg | 665 | 73.4% | 65.8% |
| Salem Church Elementary North Chesterfield | 574 | 76.3% | 50.0% |
| Jacobs Road Elementary Chesterfield | 716 | 77.1% | 67.0% |
| Harrison Road Elementary Fredericksburg | 732 | 72.8% | 48.5% |
| Elizabeth Scott Elementary Chester | 729 | 77.2% | 73.9% |
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 Crestwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #692 of 1,101 | #24 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #664 of 1,111 ▲ 42 | #26 of 40 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #572 of 1,111 ▲ 100 | #20 of 40 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #287 of 1,176 | #28 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #582 of 1,105 | #27 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #222 of 1,106 | #7 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #540 of 1,157 | #13 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.8% | #96 of 324 | #7 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
635
+75 (+13%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 635 | 45.1 | 14.1:1 | 77% (488) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 42.8 | 14.0:1 | 78% (468) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 43.5 | 13.3:1 | 81% (472) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 43 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 37.5 | 15.0:1 | 53% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 55% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 39% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 575 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 19% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 633 | 37 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crestwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (563 to 635); teachers up 20% (37.5 to 45.1).
About Crestwood Elementary
Families in Richmond, Virginia, are served by Crestwood Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 635 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499, so this school runs 27% above that.
Within Chesterfield County Public Schools, Crestwood Elementary is one of 65 schools. The district enrolls 64,194 students.
Enrollment at Crestwood Elementary is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 37%. The school is also 34% White, 20% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 12% Hispanic share among all Chesterfield County residents. By the diversity index, Crestwood Elementary comes in at 70%.
Federal staffing data show 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Crestwood Elementary and a ratio of 14.1:1. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 77% of students. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in Chesterfield County.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Crestwood Elementary's results are within a point of predicted: 66.4% against 67.2%.
Census estimates describe Chesterfield County this way: median household income is about $101,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Chesterfield County number 76 and enroll about 64,194.
Nearest public school: Huguenot High, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Crestwood Elementary is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 13%, from 560 to 635. The school's ratio rose from 13.0:1 to 14.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Crestwood Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Richmond
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
Other Crestwood Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 13 states are named Crestwood Elementary. Crestwood Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 15.
- Crestwood ElementarySpringfield, VA · 582 students
- CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 731 students
- Crestwood ElementaryVisalia, CA · 594 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 551 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolCrestwood, KY · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Huguenot High0.4 mi · 1,469
- Southampton Elementary1.2 mi · 473
- Lucille M. Brown Middle1.3 mi · 605
- Bon Air Elementary1.4 mi · 488
- Miles Jones Elementary1.9 mi · 505
- Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary2.0 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Crestwood ElementaryHow many students attend Crestwood Elementary?
Crestwood Elementary enrolls approximately 635 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Crestwood Elementary serve?
Crestwood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crestwood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crestwood Elementary is approximately 14.1:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Crestwood Elementary?
Crestwood Elementary reports a student body of 34% White, 37% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Crestwood Elementary?
Crestwood Elementary is overseen by Chesterfield County Public Schools in Chesterfield County.
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