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Enrollment
729
Elementary
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084002779
Elizabeth Scott Elementary
813 Beginners Trail Loop, Chester, VA 23836 · (804) 541-4660 · Chesterfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL729 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
563 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
68%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% . -13.0pp since 2022
Math
83.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp 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 83 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 13 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% 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 Elizabeth Scott Elementary
Elizabeth Scott Elementary's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Scott Elementary this school | 729 | 77.2% | 73.9% |
| A.M. Davis Elementary North Chesterfield | 708 | 75.6% | 56.1% |
| Harrison Road Elementary Fredericksburg | 732 | 72.8% | 48.5% |
| Widewater Elementary Stafford | 698 | 73.5% | 59.4% |
| Crestwood Elementary Richmond | 635 | 76.9% | 66.4% |
| Riverside Elementary Alexandria | 741 | 80.3% | 71.8% |
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 Elizabeth Scott Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #469 of 1,101 | #15 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #308 of 1,111 ▼ 32 | #13 of 40 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #574 of 1,111 ▼ 98 | #22 of 40 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 729 | #158 of 1,176 | #16 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #216 of 1,105 | #12 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #284 of 1,106 | #11 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #528 of 1,157 | #7 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.9% | #54 of 759 | #1 of 21 |
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
729
-51 (-7%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 881
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 729 | 59.4 | 12.3:1 | 77% (563) |
| 2023-24 | 757 | 51.8 | 14.6:1 | 77% (585) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 59.3 | 13.2:1 | 81% (633) |
| 2020-21 | 780 | 55 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,026 | 61.9 | 16.6:1 | 51% (520) |
| 2015-16 | 913 | 55 | 16.6:1 | 44% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 881 | 44 | 20.0:1 | 40% (348) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elizabeth Scott Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (1,026 to 729); teachers down 4% (61.9 to 59.4).
About Elizabeth Scott Elementary
Elizabeth Scott Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Chester, Virginia. School enrollment was 729 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students.
The 65 schools of Chesterfield County Public Schools, including Elizabeth Scott Elementary, enroll 64,194 students.
The most common group at Elizabeth Scott Elementary is Hispanic students, at 45%. The school is also 25% White, 22% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 12%. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Elizabeth Scott Elementary employs 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.3:1. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 77% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in Chesterfield County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Elizabeth Scott Elementary is 6.8 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 73.9% actual, 67.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
Chesterfield County census figures show that the median household income is $101,931, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 76 public schools in Chesterfield County, enrolling about 64,194 students in all.
Elizabeth Davis Middle is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Elizabeth Scott Elementary comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Elizabeth Scott Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment dropped 7% from its 2020-21 level of 780. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.2:1 in 2020-21, and 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Chester
- Thomas Dale HighHigh · 2,582 students
- Elizabeth Davis MiddleMiddle · 1,364 students
- Carver MiddleMiddle · 970 students
- C.E. Curtis ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Ecoff ElementaryElementary · 764 students
- Enon ElementaryElementary · 691 students
Nearby schools
- Elizabeth Davis Middle0.3 mi · 1,364
- Enon Elementary1.1 mi · 691
- Marguerite F. Christian Elementary3.1 mi · 642
- Patrick Copeland Elementary3.6 mi · 579
- Dupont Elementary3.6 mi · 589
- Hopewell High3.7 mi · 1,136
Frequently asked questions
About Elizabeth Scott ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Elizabeth Scott Elementary?
Elizabeth Scott Elementary enrolls approximately 729 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Elizabeth Scott Elementary serve?
Elizabeth Scott Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Elizabeth Scott Elementary?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Elizabeth Scott Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Elizabeth Scott Elementary?
Student demographics at Elizabeth Scott Elementary are roughly 25% White, 45% Hispanic, 22% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Elizabeth Scott Elementary in?
Elizabeth Scott Elementary is part of Chesterfield County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.