O.B. Gates Elementary

Located at 10001 Courthouse Rd., in Chesterfield, Virginia, O.B. Gates Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that educates 620 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Chesterfield County Public Schools. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so O.B. Gates Elementary sits 24% larger than that benchmark.

Chesterfield County Public Schools comprises 65 schools with combined enrollment of 64,194 students; O.B. Gates Elementary is among them.

Demographically, O.B. Gates Elementary lists that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Black, 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Chesterfield County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting O.B. Gates Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Chesterfield County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), O.B. Gates Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.2%, the actual is 72.5%, a residual of +5.3 points.

In the surrounding community, Chesterfield County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,931 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. O.B. Gates Elementary is one of 76 public schools in Chesterfield County (combined enrollment of about 64,194 students).

Chesterfield Virtual School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 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 O.B. Gates Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 52.9%.

O.B. Gates Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at O.B. Gates Elementary has ticked down 10%, going from 692 students in 2018 to 620 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 47% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the O.B. Gates Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.