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Richmond City Public Schools Schools
Richmond City Public Schools is a public school district in Virginia, based in Richmond city (Richmond). SchoolGrade grades 47 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Richmond City Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Richmond City Public Schools
42 of 47 schools in Richmond City Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (5 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 7B: 5C: 5D: 24F: 1
Best schools in Richmond City Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 319 high schools in Virginia · all 325 middle schools in Virginia · all 1104 elementary schools in Virginia
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Richmond Community High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Open High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Albert Hill Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Richmond Alternative (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Henry Marsh Iii Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Thomas Jefferson High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Mary Munford Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Franklin Military Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B John Marshall High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B Binford Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Richmond City Public Schools
High schools (7)
- C- Armstrong High, Richmond
- D George Wythe High, Richmond
- C+ Huguenot High, Richmond
- B John Marshall High, Richmond
- A+ Open High, Richmond
- A+ Richmond Community High, Richmond
- A Thomas Jefferson High, Richmond
Middle and junior high schools (8)
- A+ Albert Hill Middle, Richmond
- B Binford Middle, Richmond
- C+ Henderson Middle, Richmond
- B Lucille M Brown Middle, Richmond
- Martin Luther King JR Early Learning Center, Richmond
- F Martin Luther King JR Middle, Richmond
- D+ River City Middle, Richmond
- D- Thomas C Boushall Middle, Richmond
Elementary and primary schools (25)
- D Barack Obama Elementary, Richmond
- C Bellevue Elementary, Richmond
- D+ Blackwell Elementary, Richmond
- D Broad Rock Elementary, Richmond
- D- Cardinal Elementary, Richmond
- C Chimborazo Elementary, Richmond
- D- Elizabeth D Redd Elementary, Richmond
- D+ Fairfield Court Elementary, Richmond
- D George W Carver Elementary, Richmond
- D Gh Reid Elementary, Richmond
- D Ginter Park Elementary, Richmond
- A Henry Marsh Iii Elementary, Richmond
- D Jb Fisher Elementary, Richmond
- D Jl Francis Elementary, Richmond
- D+ John B Cary Elementary, Richmond
- B- Linwood Holton Elementary, Richmond
- A Mary Munford Elementary, Richmond
- D Miles Jones Elementary, Richmond
- D Oak Grovebellemeade Elementary, Richmond
- D Overby Sheppard Elementary, Richmond
- D- Southampton Elementary, Richmond
- D+ Swansboro Elementary, Richmond
- D Westover Hills Elementary, Richmond
- D William Fox Elementary, Richmond
- D+ Woodville Elementary, Richmond
Other schools and academies (7)
- Amelia Street Special Education, Richmond
- B+ Franklin Military Academy, Richmond
- Maymont Pre K Center, Richmond
- D Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts, Richmond
- A Richmond Alternative, Richmond
- Richmond Career Education And Employment Charter School, Richmond
- Summer Hill Preschool Center, Richmond
Where Richmond City Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Richmond (47)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Virginia
- County: Richmond city
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 20,819 students with 1,391 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,327 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5103240
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Henrico County Public Schools (67 schools, 12 mi)
- Chesterfield County Public Schools (63 schools, 12 mi)
- Hanover County Public Schools (23 schools, 16 mi)
- Colonial Heights City Public Schools (5 schools, 19 mi)
- Hopewell City Public Schools (6 schools, 19 mi)
- Petersburg City Public Schools (7 schools, 23 mi)
- Powhatan County Public Schools (5 schools, 24 mi)
- King William County Public Schools (4 schools, 24 mi)
Questions about Richmond City Public Schools
How many schools are in Richmond City Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 47 public schools in Richmond City Public Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Richmond City Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Richmond.
How good are the schools in Richmond City Public Schools?
Across the 42 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 33.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30%. 74% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Richmond City Public Schools?
20,819 students were enrolled in Richmond City Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Richmond City Public Schools?
Richmond City Public Schools is in Virginia, based in Richmond city, with its district office in Richmond. Its boundary covers about 59.9 sq mi.