Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts

Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts operates as a small elementary-level community in Richmond, Virginia, operated by Richmond City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 310 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts sits 38% smaller than that benchmark.

Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts is one of 47 schools operated by Richmond City Public Schools, a district that enrolls 20,962 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts shows that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 40% Black, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Richmond city as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.9%; this one delivers 74.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Richmond city indicate median household earnings sit near $64,587, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Richmond city runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,253 students), of which Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts is one.

Swansboro Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts. On composite proficiency, Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site. Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 327 (now 310). Black enrollment moved from 58% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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