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Bensley Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4724 Hopkins Road, North Chesterfield, VA 23234 · (804) 743-3610 · Part of Chesterfield County Public Schools

Meadowbrook’s School Grade B better than 58% of Virginia school districts

Students
615
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bensley Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Meadowbrook kids: Falling Creek Middle

On the path

Where Meadowbrook kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Bensley ElementaryYou are here
6–8Falling Creek Middlein North Chesterfield

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

4724 Hopkins Road, North Chesterfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten109
Grade 199
Grade 2115
Grade 3110
Grade 496
Grade 586
Enrollment over time
635’20
613’21
582’22
581’23
615’24

Down 3.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 78%Black 16%White 3%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bensley Elementary from Meadowbrook families.

Other schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools

The district →
Old Hundred Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
A−
981 students17:1
Moseley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moseley
972 students16:1
J.B. Watkins Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
A
913 students16:1
Beulah Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
D
902 students14:1
J.G. Hening Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Chesterfield
C+
877 students12:1
Clover Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midlothian
B−
866 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Meadowbrook’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.