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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189000812
Jackson Davis Elementary
8801 Nesslewood Dr, Richmond, VA 23229 · (804) 527-4620 · Henrico County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
473 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 | 21 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
71%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
74.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 78.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Jackson Davis Elementary
Jackson Davis Elementary's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Davis Elementary this school | 535 | 88.4% | 70.3% |
| Maude Trevvett Elementary Richmond | 578 | 89.1% | 77.8% |
| Ruby F. Carver Elementary Richmond | 509 | 88.0% | 68.3% |
| Luxford Elementary Virginia Beach | 476 | 78.2% | 65.1% |
| Pinchbeck Elementary Richmond | 538 | 90.3% | 70.3% |
| Greenwood Elementary Glen Allen | 649 | 90.8% | 78.2% |
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 Jackson Davis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #580 of 1,101 | #18 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #672 of 1,111 ▼ 112 | #21 of 45 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #482 of 1,111 ▼ 57 | #18 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #491 of 1,176 | #17 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #889 of 1,105 | #30 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #189 of 1,106 | #11 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #370 of 1,157 | #27 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #678 of 759 | #24 of 26 |
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
535
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 535 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 88% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 47% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 35 | 14.8:1 | 47% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 31 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 30% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 32% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | 33 | 19.3:1 | 24% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 6% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 649 | 32 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Davis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (550 to 535); teachers up 6% (32 to 34).
About Jackson Davis Elementary
Jackson Davis Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school located in Richmond, Virginia. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 535 students.
The Henrico County Public Schools system has 69 schools and 51,044 students.
Of every 100 students at Jackson Davis Elementary, about 43 are White, the largest group. Other students are 27% Black, 13% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Jackson Davis Elementary are from different groups.
Jackson Davis Elementary reported 34 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.7:1. The school's 15.7:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Virginia. Roughly 88% of students at Jackson Davis Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 67% average for public schools in Henrico County.
Jackson Davis Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.3% is 6.3 points above the 64.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Henrico County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $88,783 a year, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Henrico County number 84, with about 51,753 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, John Randolph Tucker High, is the closest to Jackson Davis Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 63.8% proficiency; Jackson Davis Elementary posts 70.3%.
The federal government classifies Jackson Davis Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 531 students in 2020-21 and 535 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.1:1 to 15.7:1.
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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
- John Randolph Tucker High0.7 mi · 2,132
- Tuckahoe Middle1.1 mi · 1,114
- Ridge Elementary1.3 mi · 512
- Skipwith Elementary1.3 mi · 603
- R.C. Longan Elementary1.4 mi · 491
- Pemberton Elementary1.5 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Davis ElementaryHow many students attend Jackson Davis Elementary?
Jackson Davis Elementary enrolls approximately 535 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Jackson Davis Elementary serve?
Jackson Davis Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jackson Davis Elementary?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Jackson Davis Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Jackson Davis Elementary?
Student demographics at Jackson Davis Elementary are roughly 43% White, 13% Hispanic, 27% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Jackson Davis Elementary in?
Jackson Davis Elementary is part of Henrico County Public Schools.
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