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Blackwell Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1600 Everett St, Richmond, VA 23224 · (804) 780-5078 · Part of Richmond City Public Schools

Richmond’s School Grade D− better than 2% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
420
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Blackwell Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Richmond kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Blackwell ElementaryYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts34%
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 ↗

1600 Everett St, Richmond

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten71
Grade 179
Grade 273
Grade 369
Grade 467
Grade 561
Enrollment over time
408’20
377’21
393’22
378’23
420’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 77%Hispanic 17%White 2%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 Blackwell Elementary from Richmond families.

Other schools in Richmond City Public Schools

The district →
Cardinal Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
D−
821 students16:1
G.H. Reid Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
D−
671 students17:1
Broad Rock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
D−
612 students15:1
Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
D−
551 students15:1
J.L. Francis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
D−
526 students14:1
Henry Marsh III Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
A−
512 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; Richmond’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.