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Enrollment
620
Elementary
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084001989
O.B. Gates Elementary
10001 Courthouse Rd., Chesterfield, VA 23832 · (804) 768-6195 · Chesterfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
477 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
78.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
81.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +14.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 →
Schools most like O.B. Gates Elementary
O.B. Gates Elementary's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| O.B. Gates Elementary this school | 620 | 76.9% | 72.5% |
| Matoaca Elementary South Chesterfield | 676 | 76.5% | 73.5% |
| Enon Elementary Chester | 691 | 75.3% | 68.9% |
| Norge Elementary Williamsburg | 578 | 76.6% | 76.0% |
| Thelma Crenshaw Elementary Midlothian | 708 | 78.0% | 65.9% |
| Ashland Elementary Ashland | 675 | 80.6% | N/A |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where O.B. Gates Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #512 of 1,101 | #17 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #363 of 1,111 ▲ 264 | #16 of 40 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #380 of 1,111 ▲ 67 | #14 of 40 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #318 of 1,176 | #30 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #105 of 1,105 | #6 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #334 of 1,106 | #14 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #538 of 1,157 | #12 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #439 of 759 | #10 of 21 |
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
620
+80 (+15%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 620 | 54.4 | 11.4:1 | 77% (477) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 60.4 | 10.2:1 | 76% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 53.8 | 10.5:1 | 37% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 48 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 57.2 | 12.1:1 | 28% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 760 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 23% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 811 | 41 | 19.8:1 | 18% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 72 | 10.3:1 | 16% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 712 | 61 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for O.B. Gates Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (692 to 620); teachers down 5% (57.2 to 54.4).
About O.B. Gates Elementary
At 10001 Courthouse Rd. in Chesterfield, Virginia, O.B. Gates Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 620 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 24% higher than the average for elementary schools in Virginia, which is about 499.
Chesterfield County Public Schools is made up of 65 schools with 64,194 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at O.B. Gates Elementary is White (47%). Enrollment also includes 28% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The school's White share is 11 points below the 58% share among Chesterfield County residents. By the diversity index, O.B. Gates Elementary comes in at 67%.
The school reported 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.4:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 77% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Chesterfield County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for O.B. Gates Elementary is +5.3 points: 72.5% actual, 67.2% predicted.
Chesterfield County census figures show that median household income is about $101,931, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 76 public schools operate in Chesterfield County, serving about 64,194 students.
The next-closest public school is Chesterfield Virtual School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of O.B. Gates Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, O.B. Gates Elementary is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 620 was 15% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 540.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Chesterfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,869
Census ACS
Median income
$101,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools
- Thomas Dale HighHigh · 2,582 students
- Cosby HighHigh · 2,507 students
- Manchester HighHigh · 2,236 students
- Lloyd C. Bird HighHigh · 2,131 students
- Midlothian HighHigh · 2,048 students
- Meadowbrook HighHigh · 1,953 students
Other schools in Chesterfield
- Lloyd C. Bird HighHigh · 2,131 students
- Matoaca HighHigh · 1,624 students
- J.A. Chalkley ElementaryElementary · 835 students
- Winterpock ElementaryElementary · 834 students
- Jacobs Road ElementaryElementary · 716 students
- Chesterfield Virtual SchoolElementary · 440 students
Nearby schools
- Chesterfield Virtual School0.1 mi · 440
- Lloyd C. Bird High0.4 mi · 2,131
- Salem Church Middle0.9 mi · 876
- Salem Church Elementary1.0 mi · 574
- Beulah Elementary1.7 mi · 902
- Ecoff Elementary3.0 mi · 764
Frequently asked questions
About O.B. Gates ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at O.B. Gates Elementary?
O.B. Gates Elementary enrolls approximately 620 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does O.B. Gates Elementary serve?
O.B. Gates Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at O.B. Gates Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at O.B. Gates Elementary is approximately 11.4:1 (54 FTE teachers).
How diverse is O.B. Gates Elementary?
O.B. Gates Elementary reports a student body of 47% White, 16% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees O.B. Gates Elementary?
O.B. Gates Elementary is overseen by Chesterfield County Public Schools in Chesterfield County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.