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Which teacher or staff member at Richmond County Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
854
Elementary
DISTRICT 699 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510327001974
Richmond County Elementary
361 Walnut St, Warsaw, VA 22572 · (804) 333-3510 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL854 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
14.1:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
732 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 46 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is about the same size as its 7th grade class (105).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Richmond County Elementary→Rappahannock High
Based on grade levels within Richmond County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
77.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Richmond County Elementary
Richmond County Elementary's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond County Elementary this school | 854 | 85.7% | 61.9% |
| Bowling Green Elementary Milford | 837 | 81.0% | 56.5% |
| Amelia County Elementary Amelia Court House | 778 | 84.2% | 53.3% |
| Lewis and Clark Elementary Ruther Glen | 1,009 | 80.0% | 74.1% |
| Maybeury Elementary Richmond | 691 | 89.4% | 68.2% |
| Ashland Elementary Ashland | 675 | 80.6% | N/A |
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 Richmond County Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #795 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #490 of 1,111 ▲ 207 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #687 of 1,111 ▲ 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 854 | #50 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #596 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #505 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #419 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #308 of 324 |
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
854
+48 (+6%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 645
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 854 | 60.5 | 14.1:1 | 86% (732) |
| 2023-24 | 830 | 54.9 | 15.1:1 | 79% (655) |
| 2022-23 | 821 | 56.5 | 14.5:1 | 75% (618) |
| 2020-21 | 806 | 44 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 847 | 50.6 | 16.7:1 | 60% (512) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 54 | 15.0:1 | 57% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 52% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 41% (223) |
| 1990-91 | 645 | 35 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richmond County Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (847 to 854); teachers up 20% (50.6 to 60.5).
About Richmond County Elementary
Richmond County Elementary is a large elementary school in Richmond County Public Schools, located in Warsaw, Virginia. It offers pre-K through 7 and has 854 students enrolled. That is 71% bigger than the average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Richmond County Public Schools has a total of 2 schools and 1,398 students, Richmond County Elementary among them.
More than half of the students at Richmond County Elementary are White (56%). Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Richmond County Elementary scores 62%.
Based on 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Richmond County Elementary has a ratio of 14.1:1. That is in line with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 86%. The figure for public schools in Richmond County is close, at 86%.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Richmond County Elementary outscored 30%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Richmond County Elementary are 2.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (61.9% actual, 64.8% predicted).
The school's county is Richmond County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $66,304 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Richmond County number 6, with about 1,398 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Richmond County Elementary from the closest public school, Rappahannock High. Within ten miles are 6 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Richmond County Elementary places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Richmond County Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment increased by 6% across 4 years, from 806 in 2020-21 to 854 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.3:1 to 14.1:1 over the same years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Richmond County Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,095
Census ACS
Median income
$66,304
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,398 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County Public Schools
- Rappahannock HighHigh · 544 students
- Mackey-Thompson Learning CenterElementary
Other schools in Warsaw
- Rappahannock HighHigh · 544 students
- Mackey-Thompson Learning CenterElementary
- Northern Neck Gov Stem Academy/Agric & Maritime StudiesElementary
- Northern Neck Regional Alternative EdElementary
- Northern Neck Technical CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Rappahannock High0.2 mi · 544
- Tappahannock Elementary6.4 mi · 400
- James H. Cary Intermediate6.8 mi · 299
- Essex High7.2 mi · 393
- Montross Middle8.5 mi · 334
- Cople Elementary9.6 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Richmond County ElementaryHow large is Richmond County Elementary?
Richmond County Elementary enrolls approximately 854 students in grades PK-07.
What age range does Richmond County Elementary serve?
Richmond County Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 07.
How many teachers does Richmond County Elementary have?
Richmond County Elementary employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Richmond County Elementary?
At Richmond County Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 14% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Richmond County Elementary in?
Richmond County Elementary is part of Richmond County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.