Hopkins Road Elementary

Hopkins Road Elementary is a well-populated elementary-level community in North Chesterfield, Virginia, overseen by Chesterfield County Public Schools. The school caters to 776 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 56% bigger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Hopkins Road Elementary is one of 65 schools operated by Chesterfield County Public Schools, a district that instructs 64,194 students overall.

On demographics, Hopkins Road Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% Black, 6% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Chesterfield County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Hopkins Road Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.2%, the actual is 54.6%, a residual of -12.6 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Chesterfield County put median household income runs about $101,931, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Chesterfield County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,194 students), Hopkins Road Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Meadowbrook High, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hopkins Road Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Hopkins Road Elementary's enrollment has climbed 27% since 2018, when it stood at 611 (now 776). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 38% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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