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Cold Harbor Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

6740 Cold Harbor Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111 · (804) 723-3620 · Part of Hanover County Public Schools

Mechanicsville’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
495
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cold Harbor Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Mechanicsville kids: Bell Creek Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Cold Harbor ElementaryYou are here
6–8Bell Creek Middle903 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 69.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

6740 Cold Harbor Road, Mechanicsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten78
Grade 177
Grade 280
Grade 388
Grade 470
Grade 585
Enrollment over time
479’20
507’21
527’22
502’23
495’24

Up 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 8%Black 7%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cold Harbor Elementary from Mechanicsville families.

Other schools in Hanover County Public Schools

The district →
Cool Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mechanicsville
A
852 students15:1
Ashland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ashland
675 students12:1
Kersey Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mechanicsville
A
672 students14:1
Rural Point Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mechanicsville
A+
627 students15:1
Laurel Meadow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mechanicsville
A
591 students13:1
Mechanicsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mechanicsville
B+
572 students13:1

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; Mechanicsville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.