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If you could change one rule at Longdale Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189000816
Longdale Elementary
9500 Norfolk St, Glen Allen, VA 23060 · (804) 261-5095 · Henrico County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
13.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
425 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 44 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
54.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
55.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Longdale Elementary
Longdale Elementary's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longdale Elementary this school | 476 | 89.3% | 57.5% |
| Parkway Elementary Virginia Beach | 465 | 85.2% | 60.3% |
| Heritage Elementary Lynchburg | 448 | 86.2% | 49.5% |
| Chamberlayne Elementary Richmond | 389 | 89.2% | 68.0% |
| Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School Alexandria | 506 | 85.0% | 47.9% |
| Sheffield Elementary Lynchburg | 443 | 92.8% | 56.3% |
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 Longdale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #879 of 1,101 | #29 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #960 of 1,111 ▼ 127 | #29 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #950 of 1,111 ▼ 18 | #32 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #639 of 1,176 | #26 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #463 of 1,105 | #12 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #313 of 1,106 | #16 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #347 of 1,157 | #16 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #604 of 759 | #19 of 26 |
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
476
+25 (+6%) vs 2020
+213% since 1990-91, when it was 152
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 476 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 89% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 93% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 36.5 | 13.0:1 | 90% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 29 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 29.5 | 17.0:1 | 67% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 69% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 29 | 16.5:1 | 55% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 28% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 152 | 9 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Longdale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (502 to 476); teachers up 19% (29.5 to 35).
About Longdale Elementary
Longdale Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in Glen Allen, Virginia. It reports enrollment of 476 students in pre-K through 5.
A total of 69 schools make up Henrico County Public Schools, with 51,044 students enrolled.
Black students are 50% of those enrolled at Longdale Elementary. Other reported shares: 18% Hispanic, 18% White, 7% multiracial, and 7% Asian. That compares with about 29% Black among all Henrico County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
There are about 13.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Longdale Elementary, which has 35. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 13.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 89%. The gap from the 67% average for public schools in Henrico County is 22 points.
Longdale Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 23% of Virginia public elementary schools.
In Virginia, Longdale Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.5% actual against a predicted 63.8%.
For Henrico County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $88,783 a year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Henrico County number 84, with about 51,753 students.
Of the public schools around it, Longdale Elementary is closest to Brookland Middle, about 1.3 miles away. Longdale Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 69.3% on proficiency, and Longdale Elementary is below that at 57.5%.
NCES describes the area around Longdale Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose 6% over 4 years, reaching 476 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.6:1 in 2020-21, and 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Longdale Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Henrico County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
335,744
Census ACS
Median income
$88,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henrico County Public Schools
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Deep Run HighHigh · 1,992 students
- Glen Allen HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Highland Springs HighHigh · 1,928 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
Other schools in Glen Allen
- Deep Run HighHigh · 1,992 students
- Glen Allen HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Short Pump MiddleMiddle · 1,056 students
- Holman MiddleMiddle · 862 students
- Hungary Creek MiddleMiddle · 834 students
- Rivers Edge ElementaryElementary · 735 students
Nearby schools
- Brookland Middle1.3 mi · 1,034
- Greenwood Elementary1.7 mi · 649
- Maude Trevvett Elementary1.9 mi · 578
- Chamberlayne Elementary2.0 mi · 389
- George H. Moody Middle2.2 mi · 1,086
- Elizabeth Holladay Elementary2.8 mi · 859
Frequently asked questions
About Longdale ElementaryHow large is Longdale Elementary?
Longdale Elementary enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Longdale Elementary serve?
Longdale Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Longdale Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Longdale Elementary is approximately 13.6:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Longdale Elementary?
At Longdale Elementary, the student body is approximately 18% White, 18% Hispanic, 50% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Longdale Elementary public or private?
Longdale Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henrico County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.