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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189002123
Gayton Elementary
12481 Church Rd, Richmond, VA 23233 · (804) 360-0820 · Henrico County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
94 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
91.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
89.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 86.0% |
| 2022-23 | 95.0% | 92.0% |
% 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
88.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Gayton Elementary
Gayton Elementary's state test result (88.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gayton Elementary this school | 605 | 15.5% | 88.8% |
| Pearson's Corner Elementary Mechanicsville | 571 | 15.1% | 92.4% |
| Rural Point Elementary Mechanicsville | 627 | 14.5% | 87.1% |
| Brownsville Elementary Crozet | 530 | 13.8% | 86.3% |
| Red Mill Elementary Virginia Beach | 586 | 14.7% | 88.1% |
| Princess Anne Elementary Virginia Beach | 654 | 11.2% | 92.4% |
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 Gayton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.8% | #78 of 1,101 | #6 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #136 of 1,111 ▲ 48 | #7 of 45 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #55 of 1,111 ▼ 5 | #3 of 45 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #352 of 1,176 | #10 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,009 of 1,105 | #38 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #868 of 1,106 | #35 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.5% | #1,067 of 1,157 | #41 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.2% | #113 of 324 | #6 of 20 |
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
605
+69 (+13%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 847
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 605 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 16% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 24% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 19% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 30 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 28.5 | 19.1:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 28 | 20.1:1 | 8% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 6% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 1% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 847 | 39 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gayton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (544 to 605); teachers up 26% (28.5 to 36).
About Gayton Elementary
Gayton Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Richmond, Virginia. Enrolled students number 605 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students each.
Henrico County Public Schools enrolls 51,044 students in 69 schools, including Gayton Elementary.
By race and ethnicity, Gayton Elementary is 74% White. It is also 10% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Henrico County is roughly 51% White. Gayton Elementary has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1 at Gayton Elementary, with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 16% of enrollment. It compares with 67% for public schools in Henrico County.
Gayton Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 88.8%, compared with a predicted 83.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Henrico County, median household income is about $88,783, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Gayton Elementary is among the 84 public schools in Henrico County.
Nuckols Farm Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Gayton Elementary is ahead of the 83.6% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
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).
The number of students climbed from 536 to 605 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 17.9 in 2020-21 to 16.8 in 2024-25.
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Henrico County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
335,744
Census ACS
Median income
$88,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henrico County Public Schools
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
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- Glen Allen HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Highland Springs HighHigh · 1,928 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 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
- Nuckols Farm Elementary1.5 mi · 627
- Short Pump Elementary1.5 mi · 545
- Pocahontas Middle1.5 mi · 914
- Mills E. Godwin High1.8 mi · 1,702
- Ruby F. Carver Elementary2.0 mi · 509
- Colonial Trail Elementary2.0 mi · 710
Frequently asked questions
About Gayton ElementaryHow many students attend Gayton Elementary?
Gayton Elementary enrolls approximately 605 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Gayton Elementary serve?
Gayton Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Gayton Elementary have?
Gayton Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Gayton Elementary?
Student demographics at Gayton Elementary are roughly 74% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Gayton Elementary in?
Gayton Elementary is part of Henrico County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.