Reams Road Elementary

Set in North Chesterfield, Virginia, Reams Road Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school, part of Chesterfield County Public Schools. It educates 612 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% bigger than the state mean of about 499.

Chesterfield County Public Schools comprises 65 schools with combined enrollment of 64,194 students; Reams Road Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Reams Road Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 27% Hispanic, 26% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Chesterfield County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Reams Road Elementary has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Chesterfield County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Reams Road Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Chesterfield County shows the typical household earns roughly $101,931 per year, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chesterfield County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,194 students), Reams Road Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Monacan High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Reams Road Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 68.6%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Reams Road Elementary's enrollment has expanded 11% since 2018, when it stood at 551 (now 612). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 16% to 27%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.