Elizabeth Davis Middle

Set in Chester, Virginia, Elizabeth Davis Middle is a roomy intermediate school, one of the schools within Chesterfield County Public Schools. It instructs 1,364 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 750 students each, so Elizabeth Davis Middle sits 82% larger than that benchmark.

Chesterfield County Public Schools runs 65 schools in total, collectively educating 64,194 students. Elizabeth Davis Middle is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Elizabeth Davis Middle logs that the largest single group is White at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 33% Black, 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Chesterfield County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Elizabeth Davis Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Chesterfield County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Elizabeth Davis Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.6%; this one delivers 72.8%.

In the surrounding community, Chesterfield County reports that median household income runs about $101,931, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Chesterfield County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,194 students), Elizabeth Davis Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Elizabeth Scott Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elizabeth Davis Middle at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 59.3%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Elizabeth Davis Middle's enrollment has rose 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,270 (now 1,364). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 48% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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