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Enrollment
877
Elementary
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084000336
J.G. Hening Elementary
5230 Chicora Dr., North Chesterfield, VA 23234 · (804) 743-3655 · Chesterfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL877 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Virginia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
679 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 37 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 147 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 139 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 156 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (156).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
51.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
51.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +13.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 13 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 67% 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 J.G. Hening Elementary
J.G. Hening Elementary's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.G. Hening Elementary this school | 877 | 77.4% | 49.1% |
| J.A. Chalkley Elementary Chesterfield | 835 | 77.7% | 45.0% |
| Beulah Elementary North Chesterfield | 902 | 77.1% | 49.3% |
| Hopkins Road Elementary North Chesterfield | 776 | 76.7% | 54.6% |
| Triangle Elementary Triangle | 795 | 70.8% | 55.1% |
| A.M. Davis Elementary North Chesterfield | 708 | 75.6% | 56.1% |
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 J.G. Hening Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #988 of 1,101 | #36 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,008 of 1,111 ▲ 38 | #36 of 40 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #996 of 1,111 ▼ 22 | #36 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 877 | #41 of 1,176 | #5 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #142 of 1,105 | #9 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #493 of 1,106 | #20 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #524 of 1,157 | #6 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #750 of 759 | #21 of 21 |
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
877
-48 (-5%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 877 | 74.9 | 11.7:1 | 77% (679) |
| 2023-24 | 877 | 68.4 | 12.8:1 | 77% (672) |
| 2022-23 | 819 | 64.8 | 12.7:1 | 82% (671) |
| 2020-21 | 925 | 60 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 881 | 58.4 | 15.1:1 | 54% (477) |
| 2015-16 | 864 | 52 | 16.6:1 | 47% (409) |
| 2010-11 | 812 | 39 | 20.8:1 | 36% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 749 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 17% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 34 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J.G. Hening Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (881 to 877); teachers up 28% (58.4 to 74.9).
About J.G. Hening Elementary
In North Chesterfield, Virginia, part of Chesterfield County, J.G. Hening Elementary is an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 877 students. The school's enrollment is 76% larger than the 499 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
J.G. Hening Elementary is among 65 schools run by Chesterfield County Public Schools, which serves 64,194 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at J.G. Hening Elementary. The largest is Black students, at 45%. The remaining shares are 40% Hispanic, 9% White, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Chesterfield County's population at about 23%. J.G. Hening Elementary's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.7:1, with 74.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Lunch subsidy eligibility at J.G. Hening Elementary is 77%. It compares with 54% for public schools in Chesterfield County.
allk12 grades J.G. Hening Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
J.G. Hening Elementary is a bottom-10% school in Virginia on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.1% against a predicted 67.0%.
Chesterfield County census figures show that the median household income is $101,931, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Chesterfield County is home to 76 public schools and about 64,194 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Meadowbrook High, about 0.9 miles away. J.G. Hening Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts J.G. Hening Elementary at 5th of 9.
J.G. Hening Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 925 in 2020-21 to 877 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.4:1 to 11.7:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Chesterfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,869
Census ACS
Median income
$101,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools
- Thomas Dale HighHigh · 2,582 students
- Cosby HighHigh · 2,507 students
- Manchester HighHigh · 2,236 students
- Lloyd C. Bird HighHigh · 2,131 students
- Midlothian HighHigh · 2,048 students
- Meadowbrook HighHigh · 1,953 students
Other schools in North Chesterfield
- Meadowbrook HighHigh · 1,953 students
- Falling Creek MiddleMiddle · 1,443 students
- Manchester MiddleMiddle · 1,109 students
- Providence MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Beulah ElementaryElementary · 902 students
- Salem Church MiddleMiddle · 876 students
Nearby schools
- Meadowbrook High0.9 mi · 1,953
- Hopkins Road Elementary1.2 mi · 776
- Falling Creek Elementary1.3 mi · 823
- Falling Creek Middle1.3 mi · 1,443
- Bensley Elementary1.4 mi · 615
- J.A. Chalkley Elementary2.0 mi · 835
Frequently asked questions
About J.G. Hening ElementaryHow large is J.G. Hening Elementary?
J.G. Hening Elementary enrolls approximately 877 students in grades PK-05.
Is J.G. Hening Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
J.G. Hening Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J.G. Hening Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J.G. Hening Elementary is approximately 11.7:1 (75 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at J.G. Hening Elementary?
At J.G. Hening Elementary, the student body is approximately 9% White, 40% Hispanic, 45% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is J.G. Hening Elementary public or private?
J.G. Hening Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chesterfield County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.