William Fox Elementary

Set in Richmond, Virginia, William Fox Elementary is a small elementary-level community, one of the schools within Richmond City Public Schools. It serves 367 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% leaner than the state mean of about 499.

William Fox Elementary is one of 47 schools operated by Richmond City Public Schools, a district that works with 20,962 students overall.

Demographically, William Fox Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 38% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Richmond city as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at William Fox Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, William Fox Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.9%; this one delivers 73.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Richmond city shows median household earnings sit near $64,587, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Richmond city runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,253 students), of which William Fox Elementary is one.

Dogwood Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around William Fox Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), William Fox Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 61.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. William Fox Elementary's enrollment has declined 28% since 2018, when it stood at 511 (now 367). The White share of enrollment fell from 62% to 43% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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