Montrose Elementary

Located at 2820 Williamsburg Rd, in Richmond, Virginia, Montrose Elementary is a close-knit K-5 school that teaches 341 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Henrico County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 32% leaner than typical.

Montrose Elementary is one of 69 schools operated by Henrico County Public Schools, a district that educates 51,044 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Montrose Elementary records that the largest single group is Black, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Montrose Elementary lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Henrico County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Montrose Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Virginia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 64.4%; Montrose Elementary posts 46.5%, -17.9 points below that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Henrico County put the typical household earns roughly $88,783 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Montrose Elementary is one of 84 public schools in Henrico County (combined enrollment of about 51,753 students).

The closest other public school is Jacob L. Adams Elementary, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Montrose Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 46.5%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Montrose Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 393 (now 341). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 6% to 10% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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