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D−

Falling Creek Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4800 Hopkins Rd., Richmond, VA 23234 · (804) 743-3630 · Part of Chesterfield County Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
823
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Falling Creek Elementary

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 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–5Falling Creek ElementaryYou are here
6–8Falling Creek Middlein North Chesterfield

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts31%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

4800 Hopkins Rd., Richmond

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K44
Kindergarten130
Grade 1146
Grade 2129
Grade 3140
Grade 4113
Grade 5121
Enrollment over time
766’20
793’21
835’22
796’23
823’24

Up 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 61%Black 29%White 7%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Falling Creek 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.