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Enrollment
627
Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANOVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510183000779
Rural Point Elementary
7161 Studley Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23116 · (804) 723-3580 · Hanover County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
91 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 3 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
87.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 89.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 90.0% |
% 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
87.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Rural Point Elementary
Rural Point Elementary's state test result (87.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Point Elementary this school | 627 | 14.5% | 87.1% |
| Pearson's Corner Elementary Mechanicsville | 571 | 15.1% | 92.4% |
| Crozet Elementary Crozet | 571 | 15.1% | 75.5% |
| Red Mill Elementary Virginia Beach | 586 | 14.7% | 88.1% |
| Brownsville Elementary Crozet | 530 | 13.8% | 86.3% |
| Butts Road Intermediate Chesapeake | 579 | 12.8% | 87.5% |
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 Rural Point Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.1% | #111 of 1,101 | #2 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #89 of 1,111 ▲ 10 | #2 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #145 of 1,111 ▲ 86 | #2 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #305 of 1,176 | #4 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #691 of 1,105 | #15 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #929 of 1,106 | #13 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.5% | #1,079 of 1,157 | #15 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.1% | #39 of 324 | N/A |
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
627
+143 (+30%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 652
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 627 | 43 | 14.6:1 | 15% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 42 | 15.5:1 | 15% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 14% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 28 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 35.6 | 14.1:1 | 14% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 12% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 29 | 19.1:1 | 8% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 9% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 652 | 33 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rural Point Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (501 to 627); teachers up 21% (35.6 to 43).
About Rural Point Elementary
Rural Point Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Virginia, located in Mechanicsville. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 627 students. Elementary schools in Virginia have about 499 students on average; enrollment here is 26% higher.
Hanover County Public Schools has 17,434 students spread across 24 schools.
The student body at Rural Point Elementary is 78% White. Other reported shares: 8% multiracial, 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Among Hanover County residents, the White share is about 82%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is lower. A total of 91 students, or 15%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Hanover County is 34%.
Rural Point Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Rural Point Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 87.1% and a predicted 84.2%.
The school's county is Hanover County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $112,805 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Hanover County number 26, with about 17,434 students.
Measured in a straight line, Pole Green Elementary is about 2.4 miles from Rural Point Elementary. The five-mile area around Rural Point Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 82.9% proficiency; Rural Point Elementary posts 87.1%.
Rural Point Elementary is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 30% rise, from 484 to 627. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.3:1 in 2020-21, and 14.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,879
Census ACS
Median income
$112,805
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
17,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanover County Public Schools
- Atlee HighHigh · 1,470 students
- Hanover HighHigh · 1,349 students
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 1,294 students
- Mechanicsville HighHigh · 1,245 students
- Chickahominy MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 910 students
Other schools in Mechanicsville
- Atlee HighHigh · 1,470 students
- Hanover HighHigh · 1,349 students
- Mechanicsville HighHigh · 1,245 students
- Chickahominy MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Bell Creek MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- Oak Knoll MiddleMiddle · 862 students
Nearby schools
- Pole Green Elementary2.4 mi · 527
- Laurel Meadow Elementary2.6 mi · 591
- Washington-Henry Elementary2.8 mi · 386
- Oak Knoll Middle2.8 mi · 862
- Pearson's Corner Elementary2.9 mi · 571
- Hanover High2.9 mi · 1,349
Frequently asked questions
About Rural Point ElementaryHow many students attend Rural Point Elementary?
Rural Point Elementary enrolls approximately 627 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rural Point Elementary serve?
Rural Point Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rural Point Elementary?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Rural Point Elementary.
How diverse is Rural Point Elementary?
Rural Point Elementary reports a student body of 78% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Rural Point Elementary in?
Rural Point Elementary is part of Hanover County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.