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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324001378
J.L. Francis Elementary
5146 Snead Rd, Richmond, VA 23224 · (804) 745-3702 · Richmond city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% 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.
- C-Beats 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
14.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
522 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
53.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +9.0pp since 2022
Math
60.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 J.L. Francis Elementary
J.L. Francis Elementary's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.L. Francis Elementary this school | 526 | 99.2% | 50.6% |
| Broad Rock Elementary Richmond | 612 | 99.3% | 50.6% |
| G.H. Reid Elementary Richmond | 671 | 99.1% | 39.5% |
| L.F. Palmer Elementary Newport News | 465 | 98.3% | 55.4% |
| Mount Vernon Woods Elementary Alexandria | 507 | 97.6% | 48.3% |
| Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary Richmond | 355 | 99.7% | 45.3% |
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.L. Francis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #966 of 1,101 | #11 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #895 of 1,111 ▲ 81 | #7 of 26 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #977 of 1,111 ▲ 38 | #11 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #513 of 1,176 | #5 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #624 of 1,105 | #8 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #649 of 1,106 | #7 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #176 of 1,157 | #16 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #575 of 759 | #17 of 24 |
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
526
-39 (-7%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 526 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 99% (522) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 99% (506) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 97% (521) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 34 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 99% (556) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 30 | 18.0:1 | 99% (533) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 79% (406) |
| 2000-01 | 533 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 73% (391) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 28 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J.L. Francis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (563 to 526); teachers up 19% (31 to 37).
About J.L. Francis Elementary
J.L. Francis Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Richmond, Virginia. A total of 526 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
J.L. Francis Elementary sits within Richmond City Public Schools, which has 47 schools and 20,962 students.
A majority of students at J.L. Francis Elementary, 55%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 36% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Richmond city's residents are about 11% Hispanic, 44 points below the school's share. J.L. Francis Elementary has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 37 full-time-equivalent teachers at J.L. Francis Elementary and a ratio of 14.2:1. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 99% of enrollment. Across public schools in Richmond city, the average is about the same, 99%.
J.L. Francis Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 14% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, J.L. Francis Elementary is 10.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Virginia schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Richmond city, median household income is about $64,587, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. A total of 61 public schools operate in Richmond city, serving about 20,253 students.
The closest public school, Broad Rock Elementary, is about 0.6 miles from J.L. Francis Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, J.L. Francis Elementary is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, J.L. Francis Elementary went from 565 students to 526. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.6:1 in 2020-21, and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Richmond city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,359
Census ACS
Median income
$64,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond City Public Schools
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
- River City MiddleMiddle · 1,150 students
- Richmond High School for the ArtsHigh · 1,116 students
- Cardinal ElementaryElementary · 821 students
- Thomas Jefferson HighHigh · 749 students
- Armstrong HighHigh · 709 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
- Broad Rock Elementary0.6 mi · 612
- Thomas C. Boushall Middle1.1 mi · 621
- River City Middle1.2 mi · 1,150
- Cardinal Elementary1.2 mi · 821
- G.H. Reid Elementary1.4 mi · 671
- Bensley Elementary1.6 mi · 615
Frequently asked questions
About J.L. Francis ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at J.L. Francis Elementary?
J.L. Francis Elementary enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does J.L. Francis Elementary serve?
J.L. Francis Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at J.L. Francis Elementary?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at J.L. Francis Elementary.
How diverse is J.L. Francis Elementary?
J.L. Francis Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 55% Hispanic, 36% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is J.L. Francis Elementary public or private?
J.L. Francis Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.