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Best kept secret at George F. Baker Elementary?
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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189000788
George F. Baker Elementary
6651 Willson Rd, Richmond, VA 23231 · (804) 226-8755 · Henrico County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
14.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
401 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 | 50 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
19%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
47.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
43.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 George F. Baker Elementary
George F. Baker Elementary's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George F. Baker Elementary this school | 462 | 86.8% | 55.2% |
| Glen Lea Elementary Richmond | 461 | 88.7% | 37.0% |
| Harvie Elementary Richmond | 497 | 89.1% | 62.5% |
| Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary Richmond | 417 | 89.7% | 36.3% |
| Highland Springs Elementary Highland Springs | 469 | 89.3% | 34.7% |
| Jacob L. Adams Elementary Richmond | 453 | 89.0% | 53.2% |
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 George F. Baker Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #912 of 1,101 | #32 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,071 of 1,111 ▼ 75 | #35 of 45 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,038 of 1,111 ▼ 142 | #35 of 45 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #672 of 1,176 | #29 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #710 of 1,105 | #21 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #1,058 of 1,106 | #45 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #405 of 1,157 | #34 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.9% | #53 of 324 | #2 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
462
+92 (+25%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 462 | 31.5 | 14.7:1 | 87% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 93% (419) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 89% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 21.8 | 18.0:1 | 66% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 23 | 19.8:1 | 66% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 60% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 22 | 17.9:1 | 50% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 26 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George F. Baker Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (392 to 462); teachers up 44% (21.8 to 31.5).
About George F. Baker Elementary
Richmond, Virginia, is home to George F. Baker Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 462 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Henrico County Public Schools, which runs George F. Baker Elementary, has 69 schools and 51,044 students.
Black students are the large majority at George F. Baker Elementary, with 90% of enrollment. Next come 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 29% Black among all Henrico County residents. By the diversity index, George F. Baker Elementary comes in at 19%.
Teachers at George F. Baker Elementary total 31.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 87%. The average for public schools in Henrico County is 67%.
allk12 grades George F. Baker Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
George F. Baker Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (55.2%) and its predicted rate (64.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Henrico County show that median household income is about $88,783, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 84 public schools operate in Henrico County, serving about 51,753 students.
The closest other public school is John Rolfe Middle, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. George F. Baker Elementary's average proficiency of 55.2% compares with 51.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 370 in 2020-21 and 462 in 2024-25, a rise of 92 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.1:1 to 14.7:1.
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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
- Deep Run HighHigh · 1,992 students
- 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
- John Rolfe Middle0.5 mi · 874
- Varina High0.9 mi · 1,420
- Henry D. Ward Elementary2.6 mi · 526
- Montrose Elementary2.6 mi · 341
- Henrico Virtual Academy2.7 mi · 526
- Varina Elementary2.7 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About George F. Baker ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at George F. Baker Elementary?
George F. Baker Elementary enrolls approximately 462 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does George F. Baker Elementary serve?
George F. Baker Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at George F. Baker Elementary?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at George F. Baker Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at George F. Baker Elementary?
At George F. Baker Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 4% Hispanic, 90% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is George F. Baker Elementary public or private?
George F. Baker Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henrico County Public Schools.
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