Enrollment
302
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324001372
Frances W. McClenney Elementary
3817 Chamberlayne Ave, Richmond, VA 23227 · (804) 780-8193 · Richmond city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
303 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 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
23%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
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SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
32.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -17.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 17 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 →
Where Frances W. McClenney Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #1,068 of 1,101 | #18 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,106 of 1,111 ▼ 89 | #23 of 26 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,073 of 1,111 ▼ 24 | #18 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #967 of 1,176 | #18 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,038 of 1,105 | #22 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #1,026 of 1,106 | #21 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #100 of 1,157 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #648 of 759 | #23 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
302
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 799
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 302 | 17.4 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 16 | 17.6:1 | 99% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 24 | 12.1:1 | 99% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 22 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 99% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 27 | 19.7:1 | 97% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 82% (451) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 799 | 39 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frances W. McClenney Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (314 to 302); teachers down 28% (24 to 17.4).
About Frances W. McClenney Elementary
Frances W. McClenney Elementary is a small elementary school located in Richmond, Virginia. It educates 302 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students.
Richmond City Public Schools has 20,962 students in 47 schools, and Frances W. McClenney Elementary is one of those schools.
Most students at Frances W. McClenney Elementary are Black: 87% of enrollment. The remaining students are 4% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Census figures show Richmond city is about 41% Black. By the diversity index, Frances W. McClenney Elementary comes in at 23%.
Staffing totals 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1.
After accounting for student poverty, Frances W. McClenney Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.3% is 21.5 points below the 60.8% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Richmond city has these Census figures: median household income is about $64,587, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Richmond city number 61 and enroll about 20,253.
The nearest other public school, Richmond Career Education and Employment Charter School, is about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Frances W. McClenney Elementary places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show 305 students in 2020-21 and 302 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 13.9:1 to 17.4:1.
The Frances W. McClenney Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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- Richmond Career Education and Employment Charter School0.5 mi · 32
- John Marshall High0.5 mi · 645
- Richmond Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 136
- Thomas H. Henderson Middle0.6 mi · 430
- Linwood Holton Elementary0.8 mi · 433
- Barack Obama Elementary1.1 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Frances W. McClenney ElementaryHow many students attend Frances W. McClenney Elementary?
Frances W. McClenney Elementary enrolls approximately 302 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Frances W. McClenney Elementary serve?
Frances W. McClenney Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Frances W. McClenney Elementary?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Frances W. McClenney Elementary.
How diverse is Frances W. McClenney Elementary?
Frances W. McClenney Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 3% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Frances W. McClenney Elementary?
Frances W. McClenney Elementary is overseen by Richmond City Public Schools in Richmond city.
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