Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary

Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary, a small elementary campus in Richmond, Virginia, one of the schools within Richmond City Public Schools, instructs 262 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary sits 47% below that benchmark.

Across the 47 schools in Richmond City Public Schools (20,962 students total), Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 40% Black, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Richmond city as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.9%, the actual is 71.3%, a residual of +10.4 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Richmond city put the typical household earns roughly $64,587 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Richmond city runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,253 students), of which Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: William Fox Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 66.0%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 264 students in 2018 to 262 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 81% to 40% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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