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If you had an hour of school board time for Skipwith Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
603
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189000828
Skipwith Elementary
2401 Skipwith Rd, Richmond, VA 23294 · (804) 527-4650 · Henrico County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
531 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 37 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
77%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% . -10.0pp since 2022
Math
54.0%
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 54 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 10 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% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 →
Schools most like Skipwith Elementary
Skipwith Elementary's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skipwith Elementary this school | 603 | 88.1% | 56.0% |
| Maude Trevvett Elementary Richmond | 578 | 89.1% | 77.8% |
| Woodbrook Elementary Charlottesville | 522 | 90.0% | 39.5% |
| Lafayette Elementary Fredericksburg | 812 | 90.8% | 54.0% |
| R.C. Longan Elementary Richmond | 491 | 89.4% | 57.8% |
| Cameron Elementary Alexandria | 606 | 87.6% | 57.3% |
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 Skipwith Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #902 of 1,101 | #31 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #980 of 1,111 ▼ 18 | #30 of 45 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #912 of 1,111 ▲ 4 | #27 of 45 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #354 of 1,176 | #11 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #905 of 1,105 | #32 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.2% | #13 of 1,106 | #2 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.1% | #379 of 1,157 | #30 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #310 of 324 | #20 of 20 |
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
603
+75 (+14%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 603 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 88% (531) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 91% (516) |
| 2022-23 | 508 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 89% (453) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 32 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 59% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 54% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 29 | 15.2:1 | 46% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 14% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 31 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skipwith Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (599 to 603); teachers up 15% (33 to 38).
About Skipwith Elementary
The public elementary school Skipwith Elementary is located in Richmond, Virginia. It had 603 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Virginia have about 499 students on average; enrollment here is 21% higher.
Skipwith Elementary is one of 69 schools in Henrico County Public Schools, which enrolls 51,044 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Skipwith Elementary, about 30 are Black, the largest group. After that, the student body is 23% Hispanic, 22% White, 16% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put Henrico County at about 29% Black, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 77, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 15.9:1 is based on 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Henrico County, the average is 67%.
Test results at Skipwith Elementary are 8.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.0% actual, 64.1% predicted).
The school is in Henrico County, where median household income comes to about $88,783, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Henrico County counts 84 public schools with about 51,753 students.
Skipwith Elementary's nearest public school is John Randolph Tucker High (about 0.9 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Skipwith Elementary is 8th among 9 schools close by.
Skipwith Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% rise, from 528 to 603.
The discussion board for Skipwith Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Richmond
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
Nearby schools
- John Randolph Tucker High0.9 mi · 2,132
- Three Chopt Elementary1.1 mi · 306
- Jackson Davis Elementary1.3 mi · 535
- Tuckahoe Middle1.4 mi · 1,114
- Hermitage High1.5 mi · 1,719
- Ridge Elementary1.5 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Skipwith ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Skipwith Elementary?
Skipwith Elementary enrolls approximately 603 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Skipwith Elementary serve?
Skipwith Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Skipwith Elementary?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Skipwith Elementary.
How diverse is Skipwith Elementary?
Skipwith Elementary reports a student body of 22% White, 23% Hispanic, 30% Black, 16% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Skipwith Elementary in?
Skipwith Elementary is part of Henrico County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.