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If you could change one rule at Providence Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
682
Elementary
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084002056
Providence Elementary
11001 W. Providence Rd., North Chesterfield, VA 23236 · (804) 674-1345 · Chesterfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL682 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
521 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 44 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
60.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Providence Elementary
Providence Elementary's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Elementary this school | 682 | 76.4% | 58.5% |
| Birdneck Elementary Virginia Beach | 584 | 77.2% | 57.4% |
| Smith Station Elementary Fredericksburg | 715 | 72.6% | 69.6% |
| Reams Road Elementary North Chesterfield | 612 | 77.1% | 61.3% |
| Falmouth Elementary Falmouth | 724 | 78.7% | 57.8% |
| Thalia Elementary Virginia Beach | 590 | 77.6% | 72.5% |
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 Providence Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #865 of 1,101 | #30 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #865 of 1,111 ▲ 37 | #30 of 40 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #843 of 1,111 ▼ 40 | #31 of 40 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 682 | #213 of 1,176 | #23 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #215 of 1,105 | #11 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #105 of 1,106 | #1 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.4% | #554 of 1,157 | #20 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #218 of 324 | #13 of 17 |
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
682
+70 (+11%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 682 | 55.6 | 12.3:1 | 76% (521) |
| 2023-24 | 641 | 53.6 | 12.0:1 | 78% (502) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 47.5 | 13.5:1 | 80% (514) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 45 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 41.2 | 15.9:1 | 58% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 40 | 15.9:1 | 50% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | 31 | 21.6:1 | 44% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 575 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 14% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 641 | 36 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Providence Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (653 to 682); teachers up 35% (41.2 to 55.6).
About Providence Elementary
Providence Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The school had 682 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499, so this school runs 37% larger than that.
Providence Elementary is part of a district of 65 schools: Chesterfield County Public Schools, with 64,194 students.
White students are the largest group at Providence Elementary, with 33% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 33% Black, 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Chesterfield County, the White share is about 58%. The chance that two students picked at random at Providence Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
The school employs the equivalent of 55.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Providence Elementary is 76%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Chesterfield County is 54%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Providence Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.5%; the prediction is 67.3%.
In the county around the school, Chesterfield County, median household income is about $101,931, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Providence Elementary is among the 76 public schools in Chesterfield County.
The nearest public school is W.W. Gordon Elementary, at about 1.6 miles. Providence Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Providence Elementary comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Providence Elementary as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 11%, from 612 to 682. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.6:1 to 12.3:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Providence Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Chesterfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,869
Census ACS
Median income
$101,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools
- Thomas Dale HighHigh · 2,582 students
- Cosby HighHigh · 2,507 students
- Manchester HighHigh · 2,236 students
- Lloyd C. Bird HighHigh · 2,131 students
- Midlothian HighHigh · 2,048 students
- Meadowbrook HighHigh · 1,953 students
Other schools in North Chesterfield
- Meadowbrook HighHigh · 1,953 students
- Falling Creek MiddleMiddle · 1,443 students
- Manchester MiddleMiddle · 1,109 students
- Providence MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Beulah ElementaryElementary · 902 students
- J.G. Hening ElementaryElementary · 877 students
Other Providence Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Providence Elementary. Providence Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Providence ElementaryFairfax, VA · 954 students
- Providence ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 547 students
- Providence ElementaryHuntsville, AL · 1,152 students
- Providence Elementary SchoolAUBREY, TX · 678 students
- Providence Elementary SchoolTemple, GA · 557 students
Nearby schools
- W.W. Gordon Elementary1.6 mi · 628
- Monacan High1.6 mi · 1,644
- Evergreen Elementary1.7 mi · 797
- Reams Road Elementary2.2 mi · 612
- Clover Hill High2.2 mi · 1,742
- Swift Creek Middle2.7 mi · 1,180
Frequently asked questions
About Providence ElementaryHow many students attend Providence Elementary?
Providence Elementary enrolls approximately 682 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Providence Elementary serve?
Providence Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Providence Elementary?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Providence Elementary.
How diverse is Providence Elementary?
Providence Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 22% Hispanic, 33% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Providence Elementary?
Providence Elementary is overseen by Chesterfield County Public Schools in Chesterfield County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.