Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189000819
Pemberton Elementary
1400 Pemberton Rd, Richmond, VA 23233 · (804) 750-2660 · Henrico County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
83 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
90.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
86.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Pemberton Elementary
Pemberton Elementary's state test result (86.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberton Elementary this school | 344 | 24.1% | 86.5% |
| Harrington Waddell Elementary Lexington | 350 | 25.4% | 92.3% |
| Boonsboro Elementary Lynchburg | 309 | 26.5% | 77.9% |
| Randolph Elementary Crozier | 387 | 26.1% | 85.6% |
| Battlefield Park Elementary Mechanicsville | 407 | 26.5% | 84.1% |
| New London Academy Elementary Forest | 330 | 31.8% | 87.3% |
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 Pemberton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.5% | #126 of 1,101 | #7 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #115 of 1,111 ▲ 41 | #5 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #191 of 1,111 ▼ 24 | #9 of 45 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #918 of 1,176 | #40 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #503 of 1,105 | #13 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #853 of 1,106 | #33 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #984 of 1,157 | #36 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.3% | #82 of 324 | #3 of 20 |
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
344
+51 (+17%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 344 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 24% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 28 | 13.2:1 | 34% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 27 | 13.1:1 | 26% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 18 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 20.5 | 14.7:1 | 19% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 18 | 17.6:1 | 22% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 13% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 16 | 16.5:1 | 5% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 23 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pemberton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (301 to 344); teachers up 22% (20.5 to 25).
About Pemberton Elementary
Pemberton Elementary, located in Richmond, Virginia, is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 344 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
The 69 schools in Henrico County Public Schools enroll 51,044 students altogether, Pemberton Elementary among them.
More than half of the students at Pemberton Elementary are White (73%). The rest of enrollment is 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Henrico County's population at about 51%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pemberton Elementary scores 44%.
Pemberton Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The school has 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 67% average among public schools in Henrico County.
A school with Pemberton Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 81.5%. Pemberton Elementary scores 86.5%, 5.0 points above that line.
Census data for Henrico County show median household income comes to about $88,783, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 84 public schools in the county, enrolling about 51,753, Pemberton Elementary among them.
Quioccasin Middle is the nearest public school to Pemberton Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Pemberton Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 66.4%, lower than Pemberton Elementary's 86.5%.
In the federal locale system, Pemberton Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 293 to 344, a 17% rise. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.8:1) than in 2020-21 (16.3:1).
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Pemberton Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Henrico County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
335,744
Census ACS
Median income
$88,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,753 students
Quick facts
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Other Pemberton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Pemberton Elementary. Pemberton Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Pemberton ElementarySalisbury, MD · 506 students
Nearby schools
- Quioccasin Middle0.1 mi · 1,053
- Pinchbeck Elementary0.7 mi · 538
- Maybeury Elementary1.0 mi · 691
- Tuckahoe Middle1.1 mi · 1,114
- Ridge Elementary1.1 mi · 512
- Douglas S. Freeman High1.2 mi · 1,881
Frequently asked questions
About Pemberton ElementaryHow many students attend Pemberton Elementary?
Pemberton Elementary enrolls approximately 344 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pemberton Elementary serve?
Pemberton Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Pemberton Elementary have?
Pemberton Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Pemberton Elementary?
Pemberton Elementary reports a student body of 73% White, 7% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Pemberton Elementary?
Pemberton Elementary is overseen by Henrico County Public Schools in Henrico County.
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