Miles Jones Elementary

Miles Jones Elementary, a moderately sized elementary campus in Richmond, Virginia, part of Richmond City Public Schools, teaches 505 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Richmond City Public Schools runs 47 schools in total, collectively educating 20,962 students. Miles Jones Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Miles Jones Elementary reports that 54% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 40% Hispanic, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Miles Jones Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 61.1%; this one comes in at 37.3%, -23.9 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Richmond city put median household earnings sit near $64,587, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Richmond city's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,253 students), Miles Jones Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Miles Jones Elementary at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 634 students in 2018 compared to 505 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 70% to 54%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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