Enrollment
210
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBEMARLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510009000029
Red Hill Elementary
3901 Red Hill School Road, North Garden, VA 22959 · (434) 293-5332 · Albemarle County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL210 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
142 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 19 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
65.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +19.0pp since 2022
Math
58.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +20.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 20 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Red Hill Elementary
Red Hill Elementary's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill Elementary this school | 210 | 67.6% | 55.9% |
| Lightfoot Elementary Unionville | 224 | 70.1% | 71.8% |
| Linville-Edom Elementary Linville | 209 | 63.2% | 64.9% |
| Unionville Elementary Unionville | 256 | 69.5% | N/A |
| Scottsville Elementary Scottsville | 216 | 72.7% | 49.5% |
| South River Elementary Grottoes | 316 | 65.8% | 66.1% |
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 Red Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Albemarle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #903 of 1,101 | #12 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #914 of 1,111 ▼ 39 | #12 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #723 of 1,111 ▲ 149 | #10 of 15 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 210 | #1,096 of 1,176 | #15 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #171 of 1,105 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #730 of 1,106 | #9 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.6% | #722 of 1,157 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #239 of 324 | #6 of 8 |
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
210
+41 (+24%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 193
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 210 | 17.5 | 12.0:1 | 68% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 15.8 | 12.4:1 | 68% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 17.5 | 11.5:1 | 68% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 169 | 13 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 203 | 16.2 | 12.5:1 | 53% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 163 | 13 | 12.5:1 | 50% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 175 | 12 | 14.6:1 | 50% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 190 | 18 | 10.6:1 | 35% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 193 | 16 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (203 to 210); teachers up 8% (16.2 to 17.5).
About Red Hill Elementary
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Red Hill Elementary serves students in North Garden, Virginia. The school enrolls 210 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Red Hill Elementary is one of the 24 schools that make up Albemarle County Public Schools (14,149 students in total).
About 65% of the student body at Red Hill Elementary is White. Other students are 21% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 4% Black. By comparison, Albemarle County residents are about 75% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.0:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 37% for public schools in Albemarle County.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Red Hill Elementary outscored 16%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Red Hill Elementary's results are 13.8 points below predicted: 55.9% against 69.7%.
In the surrounding county, Albemarle County, the median household earns about $104,392 a year, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Albemarle County has 26 public schools with about 13,438 students, including Red Hill Elementary.
Red Hill Elementary is about 5.4 miles from Leslie H. Walton Middle, its nearest public school. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Red Hill Elementary is 8th of 9 on proficiency.
Red Hill Elementary is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Red Hill Elementary enrolled 169 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 210. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.0:1 to 12.0:1.
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Albemarle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
114,919
Census ACS
Median income
$104,392
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,438 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albemarle County Public Schools
- Albemarle HighHigh · 1,964 students
- Western Albemarle HighHigh · 1,273 students
- Monticello HighHigh · 1,184 students
- Joseph T. Henley MiddleMiddle · 847 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 769 students
- Baker-Butler ElementaryElementary · 692 students
Other Red Hill Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Red Hill Elementary. Red Hill Elementary is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Red Hill ElementarySanta Ana, CA · 436 students
- Red Hill Elementary SchoolHonolulu, HI · 423 students
- Red Hill Elementary SchoolGYPSUM, CO · 336 students
Nearby schools
- Leslie H. Walton Middle5.4 mi · 339
- Virginia L. Murray Elementary6.6 mi · 273
- Western Albemarle High6.9 mi · 1,273
- Brownsville Elementary7.1 mi · 530
- Joseph T. Henley Middle7.2 mi · 847
- Mountain View Elementary7.7 mi · 769
Frequently asked questions
About Red Hill ElementaryHow many students attend Red Hill Elementary?
Red Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 210 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Red Hill Elementary serve?
Red Hill Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Red Hill Elementary have?
Red Hill Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Red Hill Elementary?
Student demographics at Red Hill Elementary are roughly 65% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is Red Hill Elementary in?
Red Hill Elementary is part of Albemarle County Public Schools.
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