Glen Allen Elementary

Glen Allen Elementary operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in Glen Allen, Virginia, part of Henrico County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 578 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Henrico County Public Schools runs 69 schools in total, collectively educating 51,044 students. Glen Allen Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Glen Allen Elementary lists that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 19% Asian, 15% Black, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Henrico County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Glen Allen Elementary lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 23% of students at Glen Allen Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Henrico County (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Glen Allen Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 81.8%; this one delivers 82.7%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Henrico County put median household earnings sit near $88,783, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Henrico County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,753 students), of which Glen Allen Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Glen Allen High, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Glen Allen Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 70.6%.

Glen Allen Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 656 students in 2018 compared to 578 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 52% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Glen Allen Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.