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Best kept secret on campus at Mary Munford Elementary?
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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324001383
Mary Munford Elementary
211 Westmoreland Street, Richmond, VA 23226 · (804) 780-6267 · Richmond city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
478 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
91.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in Virginia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
476
-25 (-5%) vs 2017
% White
78%
was 73%
% Hispanic
7%
was 6%
% Black
7%
was 12%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Mary Munford Elementary
Mary Munford Elementary, an average-sized K-5 school in Richmond, Virginia, overseen by Richmond City Public Schools, works with 476 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Mary Munford Elementary is one of 47 schools operated by Richmond City Public Schools, a district that caters to 20,962 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Mary Munford Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.
On the income-and-resources front, An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, Mary Munford Elementary sits in the top 10% of Virginia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 60.8%; actual is 89.5%, +28.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the broader community, Richmond city reports that median household income runs about $64,587, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Richmond city's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,253 students), Mary Munford Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Thomas Jefferson High, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mary Munford Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mary Munford Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 62.7%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 5%: 501 students in 2018 compared to 476 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 12% to 7% across the same window.
On the community side, members of the Mary Munford Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Thomas Jefferson High0.9 mi · 749
- Albert Hill Middle1.0 mi · 505
- Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary1.4 mi · 262
- William Fox Elementary1.9 mi · 367
- Dogwood Middle2.3 mi · 371
- Southampton Elementary2.3 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Mary Munford ElementaryHow many students attend Mary Munford Elementary?
Mary Munford Elementary enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mary Munford Elementary serve?
Mary Munford Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mary Munford Elementary?
At Mary Munford Elementary, the student body is approximately 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Mary Munford Elementary public or private?
Mary Munford Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond City Public Schools.
Where is Mary Munford Elementary located?
Mary Munford Elementary is located at 211 Westmoreland Street, Richmond, VA 23226.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.