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What do you wish you knew before starting at Dupont Elementary?
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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPEWELL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510198000866
Dupont Elementary
300 S. 18th Avenue, Hopewell, VA 23860 · (804) 541-6406 · Hopewell city
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Virginia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
14.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
590 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Hopewell City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
51.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Where Dupont Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #964 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,013 of 1,111 ▼ 179 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,018 of 1,111 ▼ 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #383 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #682 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #379 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #106 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #453 of 759 |
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
589
-39 (-6%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 757
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 589 | 40.5 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 44 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 45 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 628 | 40 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 655 | 47.8 | 13.7:1 | 93% (611) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 91% (664) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 73% (480) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 50 | 14.7:1 | 59% (437) |
| 1990-91 | 757 | 47 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dupont Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (655 to 589); teachers down 15% (47.8 to 40.5).
About Dupont Elementary
Dupont Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Hopewell, Virginia. There are 589 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
Hopewell City Public Schools is the local district for Dupont Elementary. It runs 6 schools with 3,949 students.
More than half of the students at Dupont Elementary are Black (51%). Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic, 19% White, and 10% multiracial. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Dupont Elementary are from different groups.
On staff are 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is close to this figure.
Dupont Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of Virginia public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Dupont Elementary is -10.1 points: 50.8% actual, 60.8% predicted.
In Hopewell city, home to about 22,959 people, the median household earns about $54,729 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Public schools in Hopewell city number 7, with about 3,949 students.
Hopewell High sits about 0.8 miles from Dupont Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Dupont Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decline, from 628 to 589. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.7:1 in 2020-21, and 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Hopewell city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,959
Census ACS
Median income
$54,729
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,949 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hopewell City Public Schools
- Hopewell HighHigh · 1,136 students
- Carter G. Woodson MiddleMiddle · 803 students
- Patrick Copeland ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Harry E. James ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Woodlawn Pre-School Learning CenterElementary · 307 students
- New HOPE AcademyElementary
Other schools in Hopewell
- Hopewell HighHigh · 1,136 students
- Carter G. Woodson MiddleMiddle · 803 students
- Patrick Copeland ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Harry E. James ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Woodlawn Pre-School Learning CenterElementary · 307 students
- New HOPE AcademyElementary
Other Dupont Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Dupont Elementary. Dupont Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Dupont Elementary SchoolCOMMERCE CITY, CO · 488 students
- DuPont ElementaryOld Hickory, TN · 331 students
- DuPont Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Hopewell High0.8 mi · 1,136
- Carter G. Woodson Middle0.8 mi · 803
- Patrick Copeland Elementary0.9 mi · 579
- Harry E. James Elementary1.4 mi · 535
- Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center1.6 mi · 307
- Enon Elementary2.6 mi · 691
Frequently asked questions
About Dupont ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Dupont Elementary?
Dupont Elementary enrolls approximately 589 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Dupont Elementary serve?
Dupont Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dupont Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dupont Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dupont Elementary?
At Dupont Elementary, the student body is approximately 19% White, 20% Hispanic, 51% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Dupont Elementary?
Dupont Elementary is overseen by Hopewell City Public Schools in Hopewell city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.