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Schools in Bensley · Chesterfield County Public Schools

Bensley’s public schools outscore 58% of Virginia districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Bensley, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Virginia, not nationally.

#171of 250 Virginia townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Virginia state tests taken in spring 2021, when about 7 in 10 of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Math proficiency
52%
▼ 2 pts vs VA 54%
2020–21
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 0 pts vs VA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 19% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
VA 13.9
Schools in town
0
63,156 students on the public path
In brief

Bensley’s schools, in brief

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,976 per student, against $17,169 across Virginia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

40 elementary schools, then 12 middle and ten high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bensley’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 58% of Virginia school districts, #171 of 250 Virginia towns. Graduation is above the Virginia average; test scores are below it.

Virginia school districts we grade (133)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Virginia towns with similar household incomes (182)Better than 55%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 23,283 test results and a graduating class of 5,082 could put Bensley anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when about 7 in 10 of Bensley’s students in the tested grades sat them (23,283 students).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bensley, with each school’s own grade.

40 schools teach K in Bensley’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Old Hundred Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
A−
981 students17:1Rate it →
Moseley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moseley
972 students16:1Rate it →
J.B. Watkins Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
A
913 students16:1Rate it →
Beulah Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
D
902 students14:1Rate it →
J.G. Hening Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
C+
877 students12:1Rate it →
Clover Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
B−
866 students15:1Rate it →
Spring Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
B
848 students16:1Rate it →
J.A. Chalkley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chesterfield
D−
835 students9:1Rate it →
Winterpock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chesterfield
A
834 students17:1Rate it →
Falling Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
D−
823 students11:1Rate it →
Woolridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
A
813 students17:1Rate it →
Evergreen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
B−
797 students13:1Rate it →
Hopkins Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
D
776 students13:1Rate it →
C.E. Curtis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
D
767 students12:1Rate it →
Ecoff Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
C
764 students15:1Rate it →
Elizabeth Scott Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
C+
729 students12:1Rate it →
Grange Hall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moseley
B−
724 students17:1Rate it →
Swift Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
B−
724 students15:1Rate it →
Jacobs Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chesterfield
C
716 students13:1Rate it →
A.M. Davis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
D
708 students12:1Rate it →
Thelma Crenshaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
C
708 students14:1Rate it →
Enon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
B−
691 students14:1Rate it →
Providence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
C
682 students12:1Rate it →
Matoaca Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Chesterfield
C−
676 students14:1Rate it →
Alberta Smith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
A+
671 students15:1Rate it →
Robious Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
B−
660 students14:1Rate it →
Marguerite F. Christian Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colonial Heights
C+
642 students12:1Rate it →
Crestwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
C−
635 students14:1Rate it →
W.W. Gordon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
B
628 students17:1Rate it →
O.B. Gates Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chesterfield
B−
620 students11:1Rate it →
Bensley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
D
615 students11:1Rate it →
Reams Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
D
612 students11:1Rate it →
C.C. Wells Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
C−
606 students14:1Rate it →
Bettie Weaver Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
A+
605 students17:1Rate it →
Salem Church Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
C−
574 students14:1Rate it →
Ettrick Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ettrick
D
560 students13:1Rate it →
Greenfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
A+
519 students14:1Rate it →
Bellwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
D
493 students11:1Rate it →
Bon Air Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bon Air
B−
488 students13:1Rate it →
Harrowgate Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
C
486 students13:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–540 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
9–1210 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A

Bensley’s public schools are run by Chesterfield County Public Schools. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Chesterfield County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 65 schools · 64,194 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$13,976VA $17,169 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math52%
State average 54.4% · 23283 students tested

Bensley vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Bensley’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BensleyBChesterfield County
RichmondD−Richmond City

Every school in Bensley

62 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bensleyin other towns
Old Hundred Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
A−
981 students17:1Rate it →
Moseley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moseley
972 students16:1Rate it →
J.B. Watkins Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
A
913 students16:1Rate it →
Beulah Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
D
902 students14:1Rate it →
J.G. Hening Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
C+
877 students12:1Rate it →
Clover Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
B−
866 students15:1Rate it →
Spring Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
B
848 students16:1Rate it →
J.A. Chalkley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chesterfield
D−
835 students9:1Rate it →
Winterpock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chesterfield
A
834 students17:1Rate it →
Falling Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
D−
823 students11:1Rate it →
Woolridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
A
813 students17:1Rate it →
Evergreen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
B−
797 students13:1Rate it →
Hopkins Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
D
776 students13:1Rate it →
C.E. Curtis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
D
767 students12:1Rate it →
Ecoff Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
C
764 students15:1Rate it →
Elizabeth Scott Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
C+
729 students12:1Rate it →
Grange Hall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moseley
B−
724 students17:1Rate it →
Swift Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
B−
724 students15:1Rate it →
Jacobs Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chesterfield
C
716 students13:1Rate it →
A.M. Davis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
D
708 students12:1Rate it →
Thelma Crenshaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
C
708 students14:1Rate it →
Enon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
B−
691 students14:1Rate it →
Providence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
C
682 students12:1Rate it →
Matoaca Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Chesterfield
C−
676 students14:1Rate it →
Alberta Smith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
A+
671 students15:1Rate it →
Robious Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
B−
660 students14:1Rate it →
Marguerite F. Christian Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colonial Heights
C+
642 students12:1Rate it →
Crestwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
C−
635 students14:1Rate it →
W.W. Gordon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
B
628 students17:1Rate it →
O.B. Gates Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chesterfield
B−
620 students11:1Rate it →
Bensley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
D
615 students11:1Rate it →
Reams Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
D
612 students11:1Rate it →
C.C. Wells Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
C−
606 students14:1Rate it →
Bettie Weaver Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
A+
605 students17:1Rate it →
Salem Church Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
C−
574 students14:1Rate it →
Ettrick Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ettrick
D
560 students13:1Rate it →
Greenfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
A+
519 students14:1Rate it →
Bellwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
D
493 students11:1Rate it →
Bon Air Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bon Air
B−
488 students13:1Rate it →
Harrowgate Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
C
486 students13:1Rate it →
Tomahawk Creek Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Midlothian
B−
1,650 students15:1Rate it →
Bailey Bridge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Midlothian
C
1,496 students15:1Rate it →
Falling Creek Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Chesterfield
D
1,443 students13:1Rate it →
Elizabeth Davis Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chester
C−
1,364 students15:1Rate it →
Midlothian Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Midlothian
B+
1,330 students15:1Rate it →
Swift Creek Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Midlothian
B−
1,180 students15:1Rate it →
Manchester Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Chesterfield
C
1,109 students15:1Rate it →
Robious Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Midlothian
B+
1,081 students15:1Rate it →
Providence Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Chesterfield
C−
1,033 students14:1Rate it →
Carver Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chester
D
970 students13:1Rate it →
Salem Church Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Chesterfield
D
876 students14:1Rate it →
Matoaca Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Matoaca
C−
775 students15:1Rate it →
Thomas Dale High
High · Grades 9–12 · Chester
B−
2,582 students14:1Rate it →
Cosby High
High · Grades 9–12 · Midlothian
A
2,507 students16:1Rate it →
Manchester High
High · Grades 9–12 · Midlothian
B−
2,236 students14:1Rate it →
Lloyd C. Bird High
High · Grades 9–12 · Chesterfield
C+
2,131 students15:1Rate it →
Midlothian High
High · Grades 9–12 · Midlothian
A
2,048 students16:1Rate it →
Meadowbrook High
High · Grades 9–12 · North Chesterfield
C−
1,953 students13:1Rate it →
James River High
High · Grades 9–12 · Midlothian
B+
1,842 students16:1Rate it →
Clover Hill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Midlothian
A−
1,742 students15:1Rate it →
Monacan High
High · Grades 9–12 · Richmond
B
1,644 students16:1Rate it →
Matoaca High
High · Grades 9–12 · Chesterfield
B
1,624 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Bensley’s schools

Are Bensley’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Virginia: the public schools Bensley children attend outscore 58% of Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #171 of 250 Virginia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bensley in?

Chesterfield County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 64,194 students in 65 schools (2024–25).

Where do Bensley kids go to high school?

One of 10 high schools, depending on your address: Thomas Dale High, Cosby High, Manchester High, Lloyd C. Bird High, Midlothian High, Meadowbrook High, James River High, Clover Hill High, Monacan High and Matoaca High.

What is Bensley’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Chesterfield County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 89% across Virginia.

How much does Bensley spend per student?

$13,976 in Chesterfield County Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,169 across Virginia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Virginia. Stars are from neighbors.