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How has Glen Lea Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189000802
Glen Lea Elementary
3909 Austin Ave, Richmond, VA 23222 · (804) 228-2725 · Henrico County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
409 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 | 41 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 15% 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
35.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -13.0pp since 2022
Math
29.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 13 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 64% 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 →
Schools most like Glen Lea Elementary
Glen Lea Elementary's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Lea Elementary this school | 461 | 88.7% | 37.0% |
| George F. Baker Elementary Richmond | 462 | 86.8% | 55.2% |
| 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 Glen Lea Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,080 of 1,101 | #42 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,109 of 1,111 ▼ 59 | #45 of 45 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,104 of 1,111 ▼ 57 | #44 of 45 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #674 of 1,176 | #30 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #834 of 1,105 | #26 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #1,059 of 1,106 | #46 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.7% | #365 of 1,157 | #25 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #236 of 324 | #14 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
461
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 461 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 89% (409) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 32 | 13.4:1 | 93% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | N/A | N/A | 91% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 28 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 27.5 | 16.2:1 | 99% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 25 | 20.3:1 | 87% (440) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 84% (446) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 50% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 23 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glen Lea Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (445 to 461); teachers up 9% (27.5 to 30).
About Glen Lea Elementary
Located in Richmond, Virginia, Glen Lea Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 461 students in pre-K through 5.
Henrico County Public Schools operates 69 schools. Combined enrollment is 51,044 students.
The student body at Glen Lea Elementary is 90% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 2% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 29%. Glen Lea Elementary's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 30 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Virginia have 13.8:1, compared with 15.4:1 here. Around 89% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Henrico County averages 67%, lower than here.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Glen Lea Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools: 37.0% actual against 64.0% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Henrico County, the median household income is $88,783, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 84 public schools in Henrico County, enrolling about 51,753 students in all.
Nearby, Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary is about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of Glen Lea Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Glen Lea Elementary is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Glen Lea Elementary's enrollment climbed 3%, to 461.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Glen Lea Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary1.1 mi · 417
- Harvie Elementary1.3 mi · 497
- Overby-Sheppard Elementary1.7 mi · 256
- Richmond Community High1.7 mi · 211
- Laburnum Elementary1.9 mi · 466
- Armstrong High1.9 mi · 709
Frequently asked questions
About Glen Lea ElementaryHow many students attend Glen Lea Elementary?
Glen Lea Elementary enrolls approximately 461 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Glen Lea Elementary serve?
Glen Lea Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Glen Lea Elementary have?
Glen Lea Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Glen Lea Elementary?
Student demographics at Glen Lea Elementary are roughly 2% White, 5% Hispanic, 90% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Glen Lea Elementary in?
Glen Lea Elementary is part of Henrico County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.