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Enrollment
708
Elementary
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084002099
Thelma Crenshaw Elementary
11901 Bailey Bridge Rd., Midlothian, VA 23112 · (804) 739-6250 · Chesterfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
552 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 24 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
65.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +17.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 17 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Thelma Crenshaw Elementary
Thelma Crenshaw Elementary's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thelma Crenshaw Elementary this school | 708 | 78.0% | 65.9% |
| Ashland Elementary Ashland | 675 | 80.6% | N/A |
| Courthouse Road Elementary Spotsylvania | 762 | 73.2% | 66.3% |
| Deep Creek Elementary Chesapeake | 767 | 73.9% | 79.0% |
| Reams Road Elementary North Chesterfield | 612 | 77.1% | 61.3% |
| Norge Elementary Williamsburg | 578 | 76.6% | 76.0% |
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 Thelma Crenshaw Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #709 of 1,101 | #26 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #640 of 1,111 ▲ 134 | #25 of 40 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #727 of 1,111 ▼ 105 | #28 of 40 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 708 | #182 of 1,176 | #21 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #491 of 1,105 | #23 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #238 of 1,106 | #9 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.0% | #518 of 1,157 | #2 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #211 of 324 | #12 of 17 |
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
708
+97 (+16%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 917
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 708 | 51.6 | 13.7:1 | 78% (552) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 47.8 | 13.8:1 | 78% (518) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 44.8 | 14.6:1 | 83% (539) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 46 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 41.3 | 16.4:1 | 48% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 706 | 42 | 16.8:1 | 44% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | 37 | 19.7:1 | 33% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 875 | 52 | 16.8:1 | 22% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 917 | 47 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thelma Crenshaw Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (676 to 708); teachers up 25% (41.3 to 51.6).
About Thelma Crenshaw Elementary
Thelma Crenshaw Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Midlothian, Virginia. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 708 students. Enrollment is 42% higher than the average for elementary schools in Virginia, which is about 499.
Chesterfield County Public Schools runs Thelma Crenshaw Elementary along with 64 other schools, enrolling 64,194 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Thelma Crenshaw Elementary is White (44%). Enrollment also includes 23% Black, 22% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 14 points below the 58% share among Chesterfield County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Thelma Crenshaw Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1 at Thelma Crenshaw Elementary, with 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Virginia average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 78%. Public schools in Chesterfield County average 54%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 66.9%.
Among Chesterfield County residents, median household income is about $101,931, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Thelma Crenshaw Elementary is one of 76 public schools in Chesterfield County, which together enroll about 64,194 students.
Bailey Bridge Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Thelma Crenshaw Elementary is behind the 74.1% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 611 to 708.
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Chesterfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,869
Census ACS
Median income
$101,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools
- Thomas Dale HighHigh · 2,582 students
- Cosby HighHigh · 2,507 students
- Manchester HighHigh · 2,236 students
- Lloyd C. Bird HighHigh · 2,131 students
- Midlothian HighHigh · 2,048 students
- Meadowbrook HighHigh · 1,953 students
Other schools in Midlothian
- Cosby HighHigh · 2,507 students
- Manchester HighHigh · 2,236 students
- Midlothian HighHigh · 2,048 students
- James River HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Clover Hill HighHigh · 1,742 students
- Tomahawk Creek MiddleMiddle · 1,650 students
Nearby schools
- Bailey Bridge Middle0.7 mi · 1,496
- Manchester High1.0 mi · 2,236
- Alberta Smith Elementary2.3 mi · 671
- Swift Creek Middle2.5 mi · 1,180
- Clover Hill High2.7 mi · 1,742
- Providence Elementary2.9 mi · 682
Frequently asked questions
About Thelma Crenshaw ElementaryHow large is Thelma Crenshaw Elementary?
Thelma Crenshaw Elementary enrolls approximately 708 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Thelma Crenshaw Elementary serve?
Thelma Crenshaw Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Thelma Crenshaw Elementary have?
Thelma Crenshaw Elementary employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is Thelma Crenshaw Elementary?
Thelma Crenshaw Elementary reports a student body of 44% White, 22% Hispanic, 23% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Thelma Crenshaw Elementary public or private?
Thelma Crenshaw Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chesterfield County Public Schools.
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