Enrollment
222
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324001365
Fairfield Court Elementary
2510 Phaup St, Richmond, VA 23223 · (804) 780-4639 · Richmond city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Virginia public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
11.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
221 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
54.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +26.0pp since 2022
Math
50.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +18.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 26 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 18 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 32.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Fairfield Court Elementary
Fairfield Court Elementary's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Court Elementary this school | 222 | 99.5% | 37.4% |
| Woodville Elementary Richmond | 217 | 98.6% | 26.9% |
| St. Helena Elementary Norfolk | 229 | 99.6% | 45.0% |
| Overby-Sheppard Elementary Richmond | 256 | 97.3% | 54.4% |
| John Marshall Early Childhood Center Newport News | 213 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Bellevue Elementary Richmond | 206 | 99.5% | 52.3% |
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 Fairfield Court Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #1,077 of 1,101 | #20 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,024 of 1,111 ▼ 56 | #16 of 26 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #958 of 1,111 ▲ 149 | #10 of 26 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #1,084 of 1,176 | #23 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #165 of 1,105 | #3 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.5% | #1,036 of 1,106 | #22 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #152 of 1,157 | #12 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -53.0% | #2 of 759 | #1 of 24 |
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
222
-56 (-20%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 222 | 18.6 | 11.9:1 | 100% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 17 | 13.3:1 | 98% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 98% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 28 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 99% (469) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 23 | 21.6:1 | 97% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 27 | 20.9:1 | 84% (474) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 89% (370) |
| 1990-91 | 564 | 26 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairfield Court Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 53% (472 to 222); teachers down 34% (28 to 18.6).
About Fairfield Court Elementary
This page covers Fairfield Court Elementary, a small elementary school in Richmond, Virginia. Enrollment is 222 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students, so this school is 56% smaller than average.
Richmond City Public Schools is the district for Fairfield Court Elementary. It has 47 schools and 20,962 students.
Fairfield Court Elementary enrolls a student body that is 88% Black. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 41% Black among all Richmond city residents. By the diversity index, Fairfield Court Elementary comes in at 21%.
Staffing totals 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Richmond city.
The allk12 Grade for Fairfield Court Elementary is F. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 3% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Fairfield Court Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% in Virginia. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.4%, against a prediction of 61.0%.
In Richmond city (population about 229,359), median household income is about $64,587, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fairfield Court Elementary is one of 61 public schools in Richmond city, which together enroll about 20,253 students.
The closest other public school is Armstrong High, about 0.2 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Fairfield Court Elementary is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Fairfield Court Elementary saw enrollment fall 20% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.9:1 in 2020-21, and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Richmond city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,359
Census ACS
Median income
$64,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond City Public Schools
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
- River City MiddleMiddle · 1,150 students
- Richmond High School for the ArtsHigh · 1,116 students
- Cardinal ElementaryElementary · 821 students
- Thomas Jefferson HighHigh · 749 students
- Armstrong HighHigh · 709 students
Other schools in Richmond
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
Nearby schools
- Armstrong High0.2 mi · 709
- Woodville Elementary0.3 mi · 217
- Martin Luther King Jr. Middle1.1 mi · 500
- Martin Luther King Jr. Preschool1.2 mi · 185
- Henry Marsh III Elementary1.2 mi · 512
- Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary1.4 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About Fairfield Court ElementaryHow large is Fairfield Court Elementary?
Fairfield Court Elementary enrolls approximately 222 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fairfield Court Elementary serve?
Fairfield Court Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairfield Court Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairfield Court Elementary is approximately 11.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fairfield Court Elementary?
Fairfield Court Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 6% Hispanic, 88% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Fairfield Court Elementary in?
Fairfield Court Elementary is part of Richmond City Public Schools.
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