Ruby F. Carver Elementary

Ruby F. Carver Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Richmond, Virginia, one of the schools within Henrico County Public Schools. The school enrolls 509 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Henrico County Public Schools, which oversees 69 schools and 51,044 students, Ruby F. Carver Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Ruby F. Carver Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 22% Black, 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Ruby F. Carver Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Henrico County's rate of about 67%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ruby F. Carver Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.1%, the actual is 68.3%, a residual of +4.2 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Henrico County indicate median household income runs about $88,783, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Henrico County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,753 students), of which Ruby F. Carver Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Mills E. Godwin High, roughly 1.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ruby F. Carver Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 78.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ruby F. Carver Elementary has increased 4%, going from 489 students in 2018 to 509 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 3% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Ruby F. Carver Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.