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What's the one class at G.H. Reid Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
671
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324001369
G.H. Reid Elementary
1301 Whitehead Rd, Richmond, VA 23225 · (804) 745-3550 · Richmond city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
665 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 17% |
Student demographics
50%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
38.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
46.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 G.H. Reid Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #1,067 of 1,101 | #17 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,057 of 1,111 | #18 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,093 of 1,111 | #22 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #232 of 1,176 | #2 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #981 of 1,105 | #20 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #770 of 1,106 | #12 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #182 of 1,157 | #18 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #635 of 759 | #21 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
671
+16 (+2%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 841
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 671 | 40.6 | 16.5:1 | 99% (665) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 33.6 | 19.6:1 | 100% (658) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 99% (631) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | 38 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 700 | 38 | 18.4:1 | 100% (697) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 39 | 17.7:1 | 98% (677) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 81% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 43 | 15.5:1 | 71% (471) |
| 1990-91 | 841 | 39 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for G.H. Reid Elementary.
About G.H. Reid Elementary
G.H. Reid Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Virginia, with an address in Richmond. The school enrolls 671 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499, so this school runs 34% larger than that.
Richmond City Public Schools is the district for G.H. Reid Elementary. It has 47 schools and 20,962 students.
Roughly 61% of students at G.H. Reid Elementary are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 37% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 11%. G.H. Reid Elementary's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.5:1, with 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Lunch subsidy eligibility at G.H. Reid Elementary is 99%. For comparison, public schools in Richmond city average 99%.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for G.H. Reid Elementary is 61.1%. It actually posts 39.5%, which is 21.6 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Richmond city, the median household income is $64,587, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Richmond city is home to 61 public schools and about 20,253 public school students.
The nearest other public school, River City Middle, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.4%; G.H. Reid Elementary's is 39.5%, ranking 6th of 9.
Federal data place G.H. Reid Elementary in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at G.H. Reid Elementary was 655 in 2020-21 and 671 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Community posts for G.H. Reid Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- River City Middle0.5 mi · 1,150
- Miles Jones Elementary1.2 mi · 505
- J.L. Francis Elementary1.4 mi · 526
- J.A. Chalkley Elementary1.8 mi · 835
- Manchester Middle1.8 mi · 1,109
- Cardinal Elementary1.9 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About G.H. Reid ElementaryHow large is G.H. Reid Elementary?
G.H. Reid Elementary enrolls approximately 671 students in grades PK-05.
Is G.H. Reid Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
G.H. Reid Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at G.H. Reid Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at G.H. Reid Elementary is approximately 16.5:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at G.H. Reid Elementary?
Student demographics at G.H. Reid Elementary are roughly 0% White, 61% Hispanic, 37% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees G.H. Reid Elementary?
G.H. Reid Elementary is overseen by Richmond City Public Schools in Richmond city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.