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Enrollment
691
Elementary
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084000326
Enon Elementary
2001 E. Hundred Rd., Chester, VA 23836 · (804) 530-5720 · Chesterfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL691 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
520 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 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (122).
Student demographics
67%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% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
72.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp 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 72 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Enon Elementary
Enon Elementary's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enon Elementary this school | 691 | 75.3% | 68.9% |
| Matoaca Elementary South Chesterfield | 676 | 76.5% | 73.5% |
| O.B. Gates Elementary Chesterfield | 620 | 76.9% | 72.5% |
| Western Branch Intermediate Chesapeake | 795 | 73.7% | 74.0% |
| Woodstock Elementary Virginia Beach | 689 | 68.4% | 68.6% |
| Western Branch Primary Chesapeake | 801 | 73.7% | N/A |
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 Enon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #623 of 1,101 | #19 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #614 of 1,111 ▼ 16 | #23 of 40 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #573 of 1,111 ▲ 47 | #21 of 40 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 691 | #196 of 1,176 | #22 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #516 of 1,105 | #25 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #318 of 1,106 | #13 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.3% | #573 of 1,157 | #26 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.9% | #24 of 324 | #2 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
691
-27 (-4%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 755
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 691 | 50 | 13.8:1 | 75% (520) |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 51.2 | 15.6:1 | 77% (614) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 48.5 | 16.1:1 | 81% (634) |
| 2020-21 | 718 | 46 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 35.9 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 25% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 18% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 10% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 755 | 40 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Enon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (516 to 691); teachers up 39% (35.9 to 50).
About Enon Elementary
Enon Elementary sits in Chester, Virginia, and is classified as an elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 691 students. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 38% above that mark.
Enon Elementary is part of Chesterfield County Public Schools, where 65 schools serve 64,194 students.
No group is above 50% at Enon Elementary; the largest is White, at 45%. Other reported shares: 32% Black, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Chesterfield County's residents are about 58% White, 13 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. The school has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.8:1. In all, 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 21 points above the 54% average for public schools in Chesterfield County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.6% for Enon Elementary. The school posts 68.9%, 1.3 points above the prediction.
In the wider Chesterfield County area, the median household earns about $101,931 a year, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Chesterfield County, 76 public schools serve about 64,194 students.
The closest school to Enon Elementary is Elizabeth Davis Middle, located about 1.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Enon Elementary. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Enon Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
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).
From 718 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 691 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 15.6 in 2020-21 to 13.8 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Enon Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Elizabeth Scott ElementaryElementary · 729 students
Other Enon Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Enon Elementary. Enon Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Enon Elementary SchoolFranklinton, LA · 263 students
Nearby schools
- Elizabeth Davis Middle1.1 mi · 1,364
- Elizabeth Scott Elementary1.1 mi · 729
- Dupont Elementary2.6 mi · 589
- Patrick Copeland Elementary2.7 mi · 579
- Hopewell High2.8 mi · 1,136
- Carter G. Woodson Middle3.2 mi · 803
Frequently asked questions
About Enon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Enon Elementary?
Enon Elementary enrolls approximately 691 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Enon Elementary serve?
Enon Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Enon Elementary have?
Enon Elementary employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Enon Elementary?
At Enon Elementary, the student body is approximately 45% White, 13% Hispanic, 32% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Enon Elementary public or private?
Enon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chesterfield County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.