Jackson Davis Elementary

Jackson Davis Elementary operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Richmond, Virginia, part of Henrico County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 535 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Henrico County Public Schools, which oversees 69 schools and 51,044 students, Jackson Davis Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Jackson Davis Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Black, 13% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, Jackson Davis Elementary records 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Henrico County's rate of about 67%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jackson Davis Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.0%; this one delivers 70.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Henrico County put 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%. Across Henrico County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,753 students), Jackson Davis Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is John Randolph Tucker High, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jackson Davis Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 63.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Jackson Davis Elementary's enrollment has shrank 3% since 2018, when it stood at 550 (now 535). The Asian share of enrollment decreased from 25% to 13% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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