Skipwith Elementary

Skipwith Elementary, a mid-tier elementary campus in Richmond, Virginia, overseen by Henrico County Public Schools, educates 603 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Skipwith Elementary sits 21% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 69 schools in Henrico County Public Schools (51,044 students total), Skipwith Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Skipwith Elementary records that the most-represented group is Black (30%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 23% Hispanic, 22% White, 16% Asian, 8% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Henrico County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Skipwith Elementary records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. 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. By comparison, Henrico County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Skipwith Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.1%; this one delivers 56.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Henrico County indicate the typical household earns roughly $88,783 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Skipwith Elementary is one of 84 public schools in Henrico County (combined enrollment of about 51,753 students).

The closest other public school is John Randolph Tucker High, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Skipwith Elementary comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 65.4%.

Skipwith Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Skipwith Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 599 (now 603). Over the same period, the Black share grew from 21% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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