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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Mechanicsville Elementary this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANOVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510183000774
Mechanicsville Elementary
7425 Mechanicsville Elem Drive, Mechanicsville, VA 23111 · (804) 723-3640 · Hanover County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
577 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 49 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
70.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
82.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
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 →
Where Mechanicsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #550 of 1,101 | #12 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #340 of 1,111 ▼ 80 | #10 of 14 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #609 of 1,111 ▼ 96 | #12 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #421 of 1,176 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #288 of 1,105 | #5 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #477 of 1,106 | #4 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #66 of 1,157 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #418 of 759 | #4 of 10 |
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
572
+26 (+5%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 572 | 45 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 47 | 12.3:1 | 86% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 48 | 12.8:1 | 59% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 25 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 41 | 15.7:1 | 52% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 44% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 38% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 723 | 49 | 14.8:1 | 17% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 27 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mechanicsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (641 to 572); teachers up 10% (41 to 45).
About Mechanicsville Elementary
Mechanicsville Elementary runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Mechanicsville, Virginia. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 572 students.
Mechanicsville Elementary is run by Hanover County Public Schools, whose 24 schools enroll 17,434 students.
At 56%, White students outnumber all other groups at Mechanicsville Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 16% Black, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Among all residents of Hanover County, the White share is about 82%. By the diversity index, Mechanicsville Elementary comes in at 63%.
The school reports 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.7 students per teacher. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is higher than this school's figure.
The allk12 Grade for Mechanicsville Elementary is B. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 60.6%. Mechanicsville Elementary scores 71.1%.
Hanover County census figures show that median household income is about $112,805, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. A total of 26 public schools operate in Hanover County, serving about 17,434 students.
Nearest public school: Mechanicsville High, about 2.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Mechanicsville Elementary places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Mechanicsville Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 572, 5% above the 546 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 12.7 students per teacher, compared with 21.8 in 2020-21.
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Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,879
Census ACS
Median income
$112,805
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
17,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanover County Public Schools
- Atlee HighHigh · 1,470 students
- Hanover HighHigh · 1,349 students
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 1,294 students
- Mechanicsville HighHigh · 1,245 students
- Chickahominy MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 910 students
Other schools in Mechanicsville
- Atlee HighHigh · 1,470 students
- Hanover HighHigh · 1,349 students
- Mechanicsville HighHigh · 1,245 students
- Chickahominy MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Bell Creek MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- Oak Knoll MiddleMiddle · 862 students
Other Mechanicsville Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Mechanicsville Elementary. Mechanicsville Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Mechanicsville ElementarySykesville, MD · 510 students
- Mechanicsville ElementaryMechanicsville, MD · 273 students
Nearby schools
- Mechanicsville High2.1 mi · 1,245
- Bell Creek Middle2.1 mi · 903
- Washington-Henry Elementary2.4 mi · 386
- L. Douglas Wilder Middle2.4 mi · 758
- Glen Lea Elementary2.5 mi · 461
- Laurel Meadow Elementary2.6 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About Mechanicsville ElementaryHow large is Mechanicsville Elementary?
Mechanicsville Elementary enrolls approximately 572 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mechanicsville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mechanicsville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mechanicsville Elementary have?
Mechanicsville Elementary employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Mechanicsville Elementary?
Student demographics at Mechanicsville Elementary are roughly 56% White, 11% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Mechanicsville Elementary?
Mechanicsville Elementary is overseen by Hanover County Public Schools in Hanover County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.