Enrollment
201
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189000825
Sandston Elementary
7 Naglee Ave, Sandston, VA 23150 · (804) 328-4055 · Henrico County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
178 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 18 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 16% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
57.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -12.0pp since 2022
Math
60.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
Where Sandston Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #739 of 1,101 | #23 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #890 of 1,111 | #25 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #911 of 1,111 | #26 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #1,103 of 1,176 | #46 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #265 of 1,105 | #4 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #118 of 1,106 | #8 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #369 of 1,157 | #26 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #309 of 759 | #8 of 26 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
201
+19 (+10%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 236
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
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 | 201 | 16 | 12.6:1 | 89% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 15 | 12.3:1 | 92% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 16 | 11.8:1 | 91% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 182 | 14 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 235 | 14.5 | 16.2:1 | 96% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 219 | 13 | 16.9:1 | 74% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 208 | 13 | 16.0:1 | 64% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 204 | 15 | 13.6:1 | 31% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 236 | 16 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandston Elementary.
About Sandston Elementary
This page covers Sandston Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school in Sandston, Virginia. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 201 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 60% below that mark.
Henrico County Public Schools has 51,044 students in 69 schools, and Sandston Elementary is one of those schools.
At Sandston Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 38%. Other groups make up 27% Black, 20% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. County-wide, 51% of Henrico County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
Sandston Elementary reports a ratio of 12.6 students per teacher, from 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.8:1. Lunch program data show 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 67% average for public schools in Henrico County, the school's rate is higher.
On BeatsExpectations, Sandston Elementary is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Virginia schools.
The school's county is Henrico County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $88,783 a year, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Sandston Elementary shares Henrico County with 83 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Seven Pines Elementary is closest at about 0.7 miles. Sandston Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 64.2% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Sandston Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 10%.
On allk12, people connected to Sandston Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Henrico County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
335,744
Census ACS
Median income
$88,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henrico County Public Schools
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Deep Run HighHigh · 1,992 students
- Glen Allen HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Highland Springs HighHigh · 1,928 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
Other schools in Sandston
- Elko MiddleMiddle · 695 students
- Cashell Donahoe ElementaryElementary · 526 students
- Seven Pines ElementaryElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- Seven Pines Elementary0.7 mi · 399
- Fair Oaks Elementary0.8 mi · 330
- Highland Springs High1.1 mi · 1,928
- An Achievable Dream Middle and High School Oak Avenue Comple1.2 mi · 129
- Cashell Donahoe Elementary1.5 mi · 526
- Highland Springs Elementary2.0 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Sandston ElementaryHow large is Sandston Elementary?
Sandston Elementary enrolls approximately 201 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sandston Elementary serve?
Sandston Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sandston Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sandston Elementary is approximately 12.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sandston Elementary?
At Sandston Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 20% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Sandston Elementary public or private?
Sandston Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henrico County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.