Falling Creek Elementary

Located at 4800 Hopkins Rd., in Richmond, Virginia, Falling Creek Elementary is a big primary school that hosts 823 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Chesterfield County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 65% bigger than the state mean of about 499.

Across the 65 schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools (64,194 students total), Falling Creek Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Falling Creek Elementary records that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 29% Black, 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Falling Creek Elementary has 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Chesterfield County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Falling Creek Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Virginia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 67.0%; Falling Creek Elementary posts 45.0%, -22.0 points below that line.

Across the wider county, Chesterfield County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,931 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Falling Creek Elementary is one of 76 public schools in Chesterfield County (combined enrollment of about 64,194 students).

Nearest neighbor: Falling Creek Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Falling Creek Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Falling Creek Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Falling Creek Elementary has climbed 4%, going from 790 students in 2018 to 823 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 45% to 61%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

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