Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324001379
Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary
3021 Maplewood Ave, Richmond, VA 23221 · (804) 780-6252 · Richmond city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
262 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 55 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 90% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
65%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
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SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +19.0pp since 2022
Math
79.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 19 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary
Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary's state test result (71.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary this school | 262 | 100.0% | 71.3% |
| Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts Richmond | 310 | 100.0% | 74.1% |
| Surry Elementary Dendron | 292 | 95.5% | 76.3% |
| Armstrong Elementary Hampton | 288 | 94.4% | 83.1% |
| William Fox Elementary Richmond | 367 | 100.0% | 73.9% |
| Buckingham Co Elementary Dillwyn | 351 | 99.4% | 59.8% |
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 Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #545 of 1,101 | #4 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #438 of 1,111 ▲ 230 | #3 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #410 of 1,111 ▲ 134 | #4 of 26 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #1,028 of 1,176 | #21 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #416 of 1,105 | #5 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #406 of 1,106 | #2 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #120 of 1,157 | #6 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #740 of 759 | #24 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
262
+36 (+16%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 262 | 19.6 | 13.4:1 | 100% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 12 | 19.3:1 | 100% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 98% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 226 | 21 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 17 | 15.5:1 | 99% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 98% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 219 | 18 | 12.2:1 | 52% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 52% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 21 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (264 to 262); teachers up 15% (17 to 19.6).
About Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary
Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary, located in Richmond, Virginia, is a small elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 262 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Virginia enroll about 499 students on average.
Richmond City Public Schools includes 47 schools. Together they enroll 20,962 students.
The biggest share of students at Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary, 42%, is White. Next come 40% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is in line with Richmond city, where about 43% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
On staff are 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. That is in line with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%. The figure for public schools in Richmond city is close, at 99%.
Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 71.3% and a predicted 60.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Richmond city show that median household income comes to about $64,587, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Richmond city counts 61 public schools with about 20,253 students.
William Fox Elementary is the nearest public school to Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary ranks 4th on proficiency.
Federal data place Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment rose by 16% across 4 years, from 226 in 2020-21 to 262 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.8:1 to 13.4:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Lois Harrison-Jones ElementaryHow many students attend Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary?
Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary enrolls approximately 262 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary?
Student demographics at Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary are roughly 42% White, 10% Hispanic, 40% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary public or private?
Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond City Public Schools.
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