Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189000834
Varina Elementary
2551 New Market Rd, Richmond, VA 23231 · (804) 795-7010 · Henrico County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
242 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 | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 32% |
Student demographics
47%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Henrico County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
52.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Varina Elementary
Varina Elementary's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varina Elementary this school | 274 | 88.3% | 51.0% |
| Fair Oaks Elementary Highland Springs | 330 | 88.2% | 39.2% |
| Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary Richmond | 330 | 89.7% | N/A |
| Sinai Elementary Halifax | 243 | 99.2% | 60.4% |
| Mary T. Christian Elementary Hampton | 313 | 90.4% | 64.1% |
| Montrose Elementary Richmond | 341 | 87.1% | 46.5% |
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 Varina Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #962 of 1,101 | #34 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,002 of 1,111 ▲ 29 | #33 of 45 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #937 of 1,111 ▼ 4 | #31 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #1,009 of 1,176 | #45 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #243 of 1,105 | #3 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #812 of 1,106 | #32 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #373 of 1,157 | #28 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #225 of 759 | #5 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. 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
274
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 274 | 22 | 12.4:1 | 88% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 21 | 12.4:1 | 93% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 90% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 15 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 47% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 18 | 18.7:1 | 42% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 19 | 19.3:1 | 38% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 18% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 21 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Varina Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (334 to 274); teachers up 16% (19 to 22).
About Varina Elementary
Varina Elementary is a small elementary school in Richmond, Virginia. Enrollment is 274 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 3 through 5. Against the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 45% lower.
Henrico County Public Schools runs Varina Elementary along with 68 other schools, enrolling 51,044 students in total.
Black students account for 70% of enrollment at Varina Elementary. Other students are 19% White, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 29% Black share among all Henrico County residents. By the diversity index, Varina Elementary comes in at 47%.
The school has about 12.4 students per teacher and 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, higher than at this school. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 67% average among public schools in Henrico County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Varina Elementary is 13.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.0% actual, 64.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
Among Henrico County residents, median household income is about $88,783, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 84 public schools in Henrico County, with a combined enrollment of about 51,753.
Nearby, Henrico Virtual Academy is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 51.6%; Varina Elementary's is 51.0%, ranking 4th of 6.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Varina Elementary saw enrollment rise 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.5:1 in 2020-21, and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Varina Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Henrico Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 526
- Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary0.7 mi · 330
- Henry D. Ward Elementary2.3 mi · 526
- Varina High2.3 mi · 1,420
- John Rolfe Middle2.4 mi · 874
- George F. Baker Elementary2.7 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About Varina ElementaryHow large is Varina Elementary?
Varina Elementary enrolls approximately 274 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Varina Elementary serve?
Varina Elementary serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Varina Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Varina Elementary is approximately 12.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Varina Elementary?
At Varina Elementary, the student body is approximately 19% White, 6% Hispanic, 70% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Varina Elementary public or private?
Varina Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henrico County Public Schools.
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