J.G. Hening Elementary

Set in North Chesterfield, Virginia, J.G. Hening Elementary is an expansive elementary-level community, overseen by Chesterfield County Public Schools. It serves 877 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 76% bigger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Within Chesterfield County Public Schools, which oversees 65 schools and 64,194 students, J.G. Hening Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, J.G. Hening Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 40% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Chesterfield County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, J.G. Hening Elementary shows 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 77% of students at J.G. Hening Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Chesterfield County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, J.G. Hening Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Virginia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 67.0%; J.G. Hening Elementary posts 49.1%, -17.9 points below that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Chesterfield County put median household earnings sit near $101,931, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Chesterfield County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,194 students), of which J.G. Hening Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Meadowbrook High, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around J.G. Hening Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), J.G. Hening Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. J.G. Hening Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 881 (now 877). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 26% to 40% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the J.G. Hening Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.