Enrollment
172
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324001367
Swansboro Elementary
3160 Midlothian Tnpk, Richmond, VA 23224 · (804) 780-5030 · Richmond city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
169 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 43% larger than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
51.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +11.0pp since 2022
Math
59.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +30.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 11 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 30 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 29.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Swansboro Elementary
Swansboro Elementary's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swansboro Elementary this school | 172 | 98.3% | 45.8% |
| Lindenwood Elementary Norfolk | 243 | 99.6% | 54.8% |
| Clearview Early Learning Center Martinsville | 110 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Dearington Elementary/Innovation Lynchburg | 180 | 98.3% | 62.9% |
| Bellevue Elementary Richmond | 206 | 99.5% | 52.3% |
| John Marshall Early Childhood Center Newport News | 213 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 Swansboro Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #1,025 of 1,101 | #13 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #910 of 1,111 ▲ 96 | #8 of 26 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,003 of 1,111 ▼ 10 | #15 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 172 | #1,128 of 1,176 | #26 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #212 of 1,157 | #23 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.2% | #18 of 759 | #4 of 24 |
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
172
-20 (-10%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 172 | 16.6 | 10.4:1 | 98% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 14 | 10.9:1 | 97% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 158 | 16 | 9.9:1 | 100% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 192 | 17 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 97% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 21 | 15.2:1 | 84% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 83% (300) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 19 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swansboro Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (274 to 172); teachers down 8% (18 to 16.6).
About Swansboro Elementary
Swansboro Elementary is a very small elementary school based in Richmond, Virginia. It reports enrollment of 172 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average enrollment is about 499.
Richmond City Public Schools runs Swansboro Elementary along with 46 other schools, enrolling 20,962 students in total.
Black students are 66% of those enrolled at Swansboro Elementary. The next largest groups are 27% Hispanic and 4% White. In Richmond city overall, about 41% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 98% of students at Swansboro Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Richmond city average a similar 99%.
Swansboro Elementary is a bottom-10% school in Virginia on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.8% against a predicted 61.4%.
The school is in Richmond city, where the median household earns about $64,587 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Swansboro Elementary shares Richmond city with 60 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Swansboro Elementary is closest to Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Swansboro Elementary at 2nd of 8.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's enrollment decreased 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Swansboro Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Richmond city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,359
Census ACS
Median income
$64,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond City Public Schools
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
- River City MiddleMiddle · 1,150 students
- Richmond High School for the ArtsHigh · 1,116 students
- Cardinal ElementaryElementary · 821 students
- Thomas Jefferson HighHigh · 749 students
- Armstrong HighHigh · 709 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
Other Swansboro Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Swansboro Elementary. Swansboro Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Swansboro ElementarySwansboro, NC · 592 students
Nearby schools
- Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts0.4 mi · 310
- Richmond High School for the Arts0.9 mi · 1,116
- Blackwell Elementary1.3 mi · 420
- Cardinal Elementary1.5 mi · 821
- Westover Hills Elementary1.6 mi · 375
- Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary1.7 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About Swansboro ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Swansboro Elementary?
Swansboro Elementary enrolls approximately 172 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Swansboro Elementary serve?
Swansboro Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Swansboro Elementary?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Swansboro Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Swansboro Elementary?
At Swansboro Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 27% Hispanic, 66% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Swansboro Elementary?
Swansboro Elementary is overseen by Richmond City Public Schools in Richmond city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.