Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary

Located at 2409 Webber Avenue, in Richmond, Virginia, Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary is an average-sized primary school that enrolls 551 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Richmond City Public Schools.

Across the 47 schools in Richmond City Public Schools (20,962 students total), Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary lists that the largest single group is Black, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 40% Hispanic. By comparison, Richmond city as a whole is about 41% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 61.4%; this one comes in at 36.3%, -25.2 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Richmond city put median household income runs about $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), Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Blackwell Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 45.8%.

Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 23%: 719 students in 2018 compared to 551 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 16% to 40% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.