Patrick Copeland Elementary

Set in Hopewell, Virginia, Patrick Copeland Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community, operated by Hopewell City Public Schools. It educates 579 students across grades K through 5.

Within Hopewell City Public Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 3,949 students, Patrick Copeland Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Patrick Copeland Elementary records that 52% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 21% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Patrick Copeland Elementary has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Patrick Copeland Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 60.9%; actual is 45.9%, a gap of -15.0 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hopewell city put median household earnings sit near $54,729, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Patrick Copeland Elementary is one of 7 public schools in Hopewell city (combined enrollment of about 3,949 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hopewell High, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Patrick Copeland Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Patrick Copeland Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 658 students in 2018 compared to 579 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 28% to 21% over that span.

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