Beulah Elementary

Summary:

Beulah Elementary is a public elementary school in Richmond, Virginia, serving 989 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Chesterfield County Public Schools district, which is ranked 82 out of 130 school districts in the state.

Beulah Elementary faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools. The student population is predominantly minority, with 43.17% African American and 34.78% Hispanic students, in contrast to O.B. Gates Elementary, which has a 52.4% White student population. Academically, Beulah consistently underperforms the district and state, with only 45.34% of 3rd-graders proficient in math, compared to 68.43% for the district and 70.11% for the state. The school's statewide ranking is in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beulah Elementary also struggles to support the academic achievement of specific student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30% of Virginia elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 80.49% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than nearby schools like Bensley Elementary and Bellwood Elementary. These factors suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for all students at Beulah Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 5441 Beulah Rd
       Richmond, VA  23237-1450


(804) 743-3620

District: Chesterfield County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1052nd of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,922 Help


Students who attend Beulah Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Falling Creek Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  989

Racial breakdown:

African American:
43.2%
Hispanic:
34.8%
White:
15.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.5% Help


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Compare Details Beulah Elementary ranks worse than 94.4% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 37th among 39 ranked elementary schools in the Chesterfield County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.61. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Beulah Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Chesterfield County Public Schools District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Beulah Elementary is $5,922. 36 elementary schools in the Chesterfield County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Beulah Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Beulah Elementary 1052nd of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See Beulah Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Chesterfield County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Chesterfield County Public Schools 82nd of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Beulah Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Beulah Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 33.00 833rd 1062 21.6%
2006 32.90 862nd 1071 19.5%
2007 53.43 544th 1083 49.8%
2008 67.67 314th 1081 71.0%
2009 80.69 94th 1082 91.3%
2010 65.13 362nd 1113 67.5%
2011 66.25 348th 1117 68.8%
2012 62.35 401st 1117 64.1%
2013 46.36 654th 1120 41.6%
2014 50.80 588th 1110 47.0%
2015 71.75 273rd 1100 75.2%
2016 66.10 370th 1096 66.2%
2017 66.86 350th 1099 68.2%
2018 46.83 677th 1097 38.3%
2019 54.27 572nd 1105 48.2%
2021 22.51 875th 1103 20.7%
2022 12.29 1007th 1109 9.2%
2023 13.78 992nd 1114 11.0%
2024 7.61 1052nd 1114 5.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Beulah Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 18.00 277th 300 7.7%
2024 20.69 267th 306 12.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Beulah Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 13.87 959th 1036 7.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Beulah Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.50 949th 1100 13.7%
2024 8.34 1036th 1098 5.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Beulah Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 0.44 324th 324 0.0%
2024 0.39 354th 355 0.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Beulah Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 9.36 1025th 1093 6.2%
2024 8.07 1051st 1101 4.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Beulah Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 28.61 460th 579 20.6%
2024 19.04 527th 588 10.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Beulah Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 18.96 486th 564 13.8%
2024 15.13 521st 580 10.2%
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Rank History for White students at Beulah Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 34.21 727th 984 26.1%
2024 12.53 924th 979 5.6%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Beulah Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 795 795
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 808 808
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 833 833
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 854 854
1993 499 213 27 5 2 n/a n/a 0 746
1994 475 219 18 6 2 n/a n/a 0 720
1995 379 237 31 8 1 n/a n/a 0 656
1996 379 237 31 8 1 n/a n/a 0 656
1997 363 261 26 8 0 n/a n/a 0 658
1998 332 264 34 8 1 n/a n/a 0 639
1999 298 278 26 15 2 n/a n/a 0 619
2000 280 282 27 16 2 n/a n/a -4 603
2001 231 306 24 18 4 n/a n/a 0 583
2002 206 343 28 27 1 n/a n/a 0 605
2003 206 343 28 27 1 n/a n/a 0 605
2004 188 353 25 32 1 n/a n/a 1 600
2005 166 353 17 37 3 n/a n/a 0 576
2006 134 347 14 96 1 n/a n/a 0 592
2007 112 316 14 114 0 n/a n/a 0 556
2008 121 306 15 139 0 n/a n/a 0 581
2009 112 308 18 164 0 n/a n/a 3 605
2010 96 327 20 151 0 n/a n/a 2 596
2011 81 295 19 152 1 1 35 0 584
2012 81 306 18 157 0 1 36 0 599
2013 110 306 17 157 0 2 36 0 628
2014 131 291 15 129 0 1 26 0 593
2015 123 301 15 153 0 2 25 0 619
2016 128 306 16 165 0 0 28 0 643
2017 125 334 19 195 0 0 28 0 701
2018 125 348 18 214 0 0 28 0 733
2019 157 421 16 221 0 1 28 0 844
2020 159 425 17 276 1 1 34 0 913
2021 141 431 22 291 0 1 39 0 925
2022 159 433 19 313 0 3 40 0 967
2023 153 427 20 344 1 3 41 0 989

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Beulah Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 795 39.2 20.2 n/a
1990 808 40.0 20.2 n/a
1991 833 40.6 20.5 n/a
1992 854 41.4 20.6 n/a
1993 746 35.0 21.3 n/a
1994 720 29.2 n/a 8.9
1995 656 n/a 0.0 14.8
1996 656 n/a 0.0 14.8
1997 658 n/a 0.0 18.8
1998 639 n/a 0.0 17.4
1999 619 38.0 16.3 34.7
2000 603 n/a 0.0 25.9
2001 583 39.2 14.9 26.6
2002 605 41.4 14.6 32.7
2003 605 41.4 14.6 32.7
2004 600 43.6 13.8 34.4
2005 576 42.6 13.5 36.5
2006 592 43.0 13.8 41.6
2007 556 45.1 12.3 41.4
2008 581 34.6 16.8 49.6
2009 605 37.6 16.1 50.2
2010 596 35.6 16.7 56.4
2011 584 39.0 14.9 59.9
2012 599 39.0 15.3 61.1
2013 628 38.0 16.5 61.6
2014 593 40.0 14.8 61.2
2015 619 35.0 17.6 64.3
2016 643 40.0 16.0 62.2
2017 701 44.2 15.8 58.3
2018 733 45.5 16.1 63.7
2019 844 46.9 17.9 60
2020 913 50.8 17.9 61.2
2021 925 59.0 15.6 n/a
2022 967 59.0 16.3 57.8
2023 989 69.2 14.2 80.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Beulah Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 795 39.2 20.2 n/a
1990 808 40.0 20.2 n/a
1991 833 40.6 20.5 n/a
1992 854 41.4 20.6 n/a
1993 746 35.0 21.3 n/a
1994 720 29.2 n/a 8.9
1995 656 n/a 0.0 14.8
1996 656 n/a 0.0 14.8
1997 658 n/a 0.0 18.8
1998 639 n/a 0.0 17.4
1999 619 38.0 16.3 34.7
2000 603 n/a 0.0 25.9
2001 583 39.2 14.9 26.6
2002 605 41.4 14.6 32.7
2003 605 41.4 14.6 32.7
2004 600 43.6 13.8 34.4
2005 576 42.6 13.5 36.5
2006 592 43.0 13.8 41.6
2007 556 45.1 12.3 41.4
2008 581 34.6 16.8 49.6
2009 605 37.6 16.1 50.2
2010 596 35.6 16.7 56.4
2011 584 39.0 14.9 59.9
2012 599 39.0 15.3 61.1
2013 628 38.0 16.5 61.6
2014 593 40.0 14.8 61.2
2015 619 35.0 17.6 64.3
2016 643 40.0 16.0 62.2
2017 701 44.2 15.8 58.3
2018 733 45.5 16.1 63.7
2019 844 46.9 17.9 60
2020 913 50.8 17.9 61.2
2021 925 59.0 15.6 n/a
2022 967 59.0 16.3 57.8
2023 989 69.2 14.2 80.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Beulah Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $597 (11.3%) $4,676 (88.7%) $5,273
2020 $404 (7.8%) $4,805 (92.3%) $5,208
2021 $457 (7.7%) $5,465 (92.3%) $5,922

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Beulah Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 572nd of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 992nd of 1114 Elementary schools
 37.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Beulah Elementary)8634.8
 51.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8467.4
 16.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (Beulah Elementary)6949.7
 19.3%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Chesterfield County Public Schools)7366.9
 6.1%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Beulah Elementary)7848
 30%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8567.5
 17.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (Beulah Elementary)7456.9
 17.1%
   4th Grade English Reading (Chesterfield County Public Schools)7973.5
 5.5%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Beulah Elementary)8221.4
 60.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools)7650.8
 25.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (Beulah Elementary)8148.7
 32.3%
   5th Grade Science (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8167.7
 13.3%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (Beulah Elementary)7856.7
 21.3%
   5th Grade English Reading (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8171.6
 9.4%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Beulah Elementary)10057
 43%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8055
 25%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7857
 21%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students844989
 17.2%
African American421427
 1.4%
American Indian01
Asian1620
 25%
Hispanic221344
 55.7%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White157153
 2.5%
Two or More Races2841
 46.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients60%80.5%
 20.5%


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Students who attend Beulah Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Falling Creek Middle

Beulah Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Virginia elementary schools.

Students at Beulah Elementary are 43% African American, 35% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 989 students attended Beulah Elementary.


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