Elko Middle

Elko Middle operates as a moderately sized middle school in Sandston, Virginia, part of Henrico County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 695 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Henrico County Public Schools comprises 69 schools with combined enrollment of 51,044 students; Elko Middle is among them.

In terms of who attends, Elko Middle reports that the largest single group is Black, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 18% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Elko Middle has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Henrico County (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Elko Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.8%; this one delivers 49.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Henrico County shows median household income runs about $88,783, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Henrico County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,753 students), of which Elko Middle is one.

Quinton Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.5 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elko Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 58.2%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 18%: 844 students in 2018 compared to 695 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 34% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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