Overby-Sheppard Elementary

Overby-Sheppard Elementary operates as an intimate primary school in Richmond, Virginia, one of the schools within Richmond City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 256 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 49% leaner than typical.

Richmond City Public Schools comprises 47 schools with combined enrollment of 20,962 students; Overby-Sheppard Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Overby-Sheppard Elementary lists that nearly all students (87%) are Black. Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at school resources, Overby-Sheppard Elementary reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Overby-Sheppard Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Overby-Sheppard Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Richmond city put median household earnings sit near $64,587, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Richmond city's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,253 students), Overby-Sheppard Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Richmond Community High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Overby-Sheppard Elementary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 49.6%.

Overby-Sheppard Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Overby-Sheppard Elementary has declined 30%, going from 367 students in 2018 to 256 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 93% to 87% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.