Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324001406
William Fox Elementary
2300 Hanover Ave, Richmond, VA 23220 · (804) 780-6259 · Richmond city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
367 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 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
66%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
75.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 William Fox Elementary
William Fox Elementary's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Fox Elementary this school | 367 | 100.0% | 73.9% |
| Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts Richmond | 310 | 100.0% | 74.1% |
| Paul Munro Elementary Lynchburg | 356 | 97.2% | 82.4% |
| B.C. Charles Elementary Newport News | 388 | 99.7% | 60.5% |
| Buckingham Co Elementary Dillwyn | 351 | 99.4% | 59.8% |
| Richard T. Yates Elementary Newport News | 448 | 97.8% | 64.5% |
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 William Fox Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #471 of 1,101 | #3 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #575 of 1,111 ▼ 133 | #5 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #467 of 1,111 ▼ 138 | #5 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #885 of 1,176 | #15 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #759 of 1,105 | #14 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #373 of 1,106 | #1 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #121 of 1,157 | #7 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.2% | #62 of 759 | #8 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
367
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
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 | 367 | 24.6 | 14.9:1 | 100% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 99% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 28 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 26 | 19.6:1 | 99% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 20 | 27.3:1 | 98% (536) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 25 | 17.6:1 | 22% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 27% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 20 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Fox Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (511 to 367); teachers down 5% (26 to 24.6).
About William Fox Elementary
William Fox Elementary is a small elementary school that serves part of Richmond, Virginia. It has an enrollment of 367 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 26% below that mark.
William Fox Elementary reports to Richmond City Public Schools, which has 47 schools and 20,962 students.
The biggest share of students at William Fox Elementary, 43%, is White. The next largest groups are 38% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. That is in line with Richmond city, where about 43% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, William Fox Elementary scores 66%.
The school lists 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 367 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Richmond city.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for William Fox Elementary is +13.0 points: 73.9% actual, 60.9% predicted.
The county, Richmond city, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $64,587 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting William Fox Elementary, Richmond city has 61 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, William Fox Elementary is closest to Dogwood Middle, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 61.7%; William Fox Elementary's is 73.9%, ranking 2nd of 7.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 367, starting from 372. Students per teacher increased from 13.3 in 2020-21 to 14.9 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Nearby schools
- Dogwood Middle0.5 mi · 371
- Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary0.9 mi · 262
- Albert Hill Middle0.9 mi · 505
- George W. Carver Elementary1.1 mi · 404
- Maymont Preschool1.1 mi · 143
- Open High1.5 mi · 171
Frequently asked questions
About William Fox ElementaryHow large is William Fox Elementary?
William Fox Elementary enrolls approximately 367 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does William Fox Elementary serve?
William Fox Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at William Fox Elementary?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at William Fox Elementary.
How diverse is William Fox Elementary?
William Fox Elementary reports a student body of 43% White, 6% Hispanic, 38% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees William Fox Elementary?
William Fox 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.