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Glen Allen Elementary
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 86.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 85.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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%.
Schools most like Glen Allen Elementary
Glen Allen Elementary's state test result (82.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Allen Elementary this school | 578 | 23.0% | 82.7% |
| Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences Reston | 726 | 22.9% | 84.5% |
| Arlington Science Focus School Arlington | 632 | 16.5% | 88.6% |
| Cub Run Elementary Centreville | 620 | 23.9% | 74.5% |
| Glenkirk Elementary Gainesville | 554 | 18.2% | 89.8% |
| John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary Leesburg | 617 | 26.7% | 84.9% |
Where Glen Allen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #236 of 1,101 | #12 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #250 of 1,111 ▼ 67 | #11 of 45 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #324 of 1,111 ▼ 126 | #14 of 45 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #407 of 1,176 | #13 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #873 of 1,105 | #29 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #367 of 1,106 | #20 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.0% | #999 of 1,157 | #37 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #382 of 759 | #14 of 26 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 578 | 37 | 15.6:1 | 23% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 21% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 25% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 34 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 32.5 | 20.2:1 | 14% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 34 | 20.0:1 | 13% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 29 | 19.1:1 | 10% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 5% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 620 | 30 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (656 to 578); teachers up 14% (32.5 to 37).
About Glen Allen Elementary
Glen Allen Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Glen Allen, Virginia. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 578 students in 2024-25.
Enrollment across the 69 schools in Henrico County Public Schools totals 51,044 students.
More than half of the students at Glen Allen Elementary are White (52%). Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Asian, 15% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is in line with Henrico County, where about 51% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
Glen Allen Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. The school has 23% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Henrico County average 67%.
Glen Allen Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of Virginia public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Glen Allen Elementary is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Virginia schools.
For the population of Henrico County, the median household earns about $88,783 a year, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Glen Allen Elementary shares Henrico County with 83 other public schools.
Glen Allen High is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 70.6% on proficiency, and Glen Allen Elementary is above that at 82.7%.
Under the NCES locale system, Glen Allen Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 589 in 2020-21 and 578 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.3:1 to 15.6:1.
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