Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324001389
Overby-Sheppard Elementary
2300 1st Ave, Richmond, VA 23222 · (804) 329-2515 · Richmond city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
249 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
53.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
55.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Overby-Sheppard Elementary
Overby-Sheppard Elementary's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overby-Sheppard Elementary this school | 256 | 97.3% | 54.4% |
| St. Helena Elementary Norfolk | 229 | 99.6% | 45.0% |
| Fairfield Court Elementary Richmond | 222 | 99.5% | 37.4% |
| Woodville Elementary Richmond | 217 | 98.6% | 26.9% |
| John Marshall Early Childhood Center Newport News | 213 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Newsome Park Elementary Newport News | 386 | 98.4% | 37.6% |
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 Overby-Sheppard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #927 of 1,101 | #8 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #969 of 1,111 ▼ 46 | #11 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #978 of 1,111 ▼ 55 | #12 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #1,036 of 1,176 | #22 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #87 of 1,105 | #2 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #1,024 of 1,106 | #20 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #225 of 1,157 | #26 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.2% | #44 of 759 | #7 of 24 |
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
256
-46 (-15%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 256 | 22.8 | 11.2:1 | 97% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 23 | 11.0:1 | 100% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 21 | 12.8:1 | 98% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 24 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 99% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 23 | 17.9:1 | 96% (396) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 85% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 422 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 88% (370) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 26 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Overby-Sheppard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (367 to 256); teachers down 5% (24 to 22.8).
About Overby-Sheppard Elementary
Overby-Sheppard Elementary is a small elementary school in Richmond, Virginia, one of the schools in Richmond City Public Schools. Federal data show 256 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 49% below that mark.
Richmond City Public Schools oversees Overby-Sheppard Elementary and 46 other schools, with 20,962 students in total.
The share of Black students at Overby-Sheppard Elementary is 87%. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Richmond city as a whole is about 41% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 24%.
There are about 11.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Overby-Sheppard Elementary, which has 22.8. The school's 11.2:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Virginia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 97%. Public schools in Richmond city average a similar 99%.
A school with Overby-Sheppard Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 61.6%. Overby-Sheppard Elementary scores 54.4%, 7.2 points below that line.
Looking at the county, Richmond city, the median household earns about $64,587 a year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Overby-Sheppard Elementary, Richmond city has 61 public schools.
Overby-Sheppard Elementary's nearest public school is Richmond Community High (about 0.5 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Overby-Sheppard Elementary. By average proficiency, Overby-Sheppard Elementary is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 15% decrease, from 302 to 256. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.6:1 to 11.2:1.
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Richmond city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,359
Census ACS
Median income
$64,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond City Public Schools
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
- River City MiddleMiddle · 1,150 students
- Richmond High School for the ArtsHigh · 1,116 students
- Cardinal ElementaryElementary · 821 students
- Thomas Jefferson HighHigh · 749 students
- Armstrong HighHigh · 709 students
Other schools in Richmond
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
Nearby schools
- Richmond Community High0.5 mi · 211
- Barack Obama Elementary0.8 mi · 274
- Richmond Alternative School1.4 mi · 277
- Armstrong High1.4 mi · 709
- George W. Carver Elementary1.5 mi · 404
- Martin Luther King Jr. Middle1.6 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About Overby-Sheppard ElementaryHow large is Overby-Sheppard Elementary?
Overby-Sheppard Elementary enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Overby-Sheppard Elementary serve?
Overby-Sheppard Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Overby-Sheppard Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Overby-Sheppard Elementary is approximately 11.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Overby-Sheppard Elementary?
At Overby-Sheppard Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 6% Hispanic, 87% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Overby-Sheppard Elementary?
Overby-Sheppard Elementary is overseen by Richmond City Public Schools in Richmond city.
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