Greenwood Elementary

Greenwood Elementary is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in Glen Allen, Virginia, one of the schools within Henrico County Public Schools, teacheing 649 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 30% above typical.

Henrico County Public Schools comprises 69 schools with combined enrollment of 51,044 students; Greenwood Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Greenwood Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 31% Black, 20% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Henrico County's rate of about 67%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Greenwood Elementary sits in the top 10% of Virginia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 63.4%; actual is 78.2%, +14.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Henrico County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $88,783 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Greenwood Elementary is one.

Longdale Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Greenwood Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 64.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Greenwood Elementary's enrollment has edged up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 611 (now 649). The Asian share of enrollment increased from 12% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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