J.A. Chalkley Elementary

Summary:

J.A. Chalkley Elementary is a public elementary school in Chesterfield, Virginia, serving 842 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Chesterfield County Public Schools district, which is ranked 82 out of 130 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

J.A. Chalkley Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of Virginia elementary schools over the past 10 years with a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) tests are significantly lower than the Chesterfield County and Virginia state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 49.59% in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to 68.43% for Chesterfield County and 70.11% for the state.

When compared to nearby schools in the Chesterfield County district, J.A. Chalkley Elementary consistently underperforms. For instance, Jacobs Road Elementary has significantly higher proficiency rates and a higher statewide ranking. Despite the school's low academic performance, J.A. Chalkley Elementary's per-student spending is on par with other schools in the district, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and resources may be contributing to the school's struggles. The high percentage of minority and economically disadvantaged students at the school likely plays a significant role in its academic challenges.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 3301 Turner Road
       Chesterfield, VA  23832


(804) 674-1300

District: Chesterfield County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1018th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,006 Help


Students who attend J.A. Chalkley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Manchester Middle
High:    Manchester High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.0 Help
Number of students:  842

Racial breakdown:

African American:
50.4%
Hispanic:
39.4%
White:
5.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  81.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details J.A. Chalkley Elementary ranks worse than 91.4% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 35th 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 10.78. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a 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 J.A. Chalkley 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 J.A. Chalkley Elementary is $7,006, which is the 18th highest among 39 elementary schools in the Chesterfield County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

J.A. Chalkley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks J.A. Chalkley Elementary 1018th of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See J.A. Chalkley 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 J.A. Chalkley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at J.A. Chalkley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 48.14 607th 1062 42.8%
2006 49.88 609th 1071 43.1%
2007 57.36 482nd 1083 55.5%
2008 35.94 817th 1081 24.4%
2009 42.19 753rd 1082 30.4%
2010 35.95 885th 1113 20.5%
2011 35.73 863rd 1117 22.7%
2012 55.15 537th 1117 51.9%
2013 48.80 615th 1120 45.1%
2014 29.17 899th 1110 19.0%
2015 18.62 989th 1100 10.1%
2016 31.61 862nd 1096 21.4%
2017 34.97 830th 1099 24.5%
2018 35.36 818th 1097 25.4%
2019 30.68 870th 1105 21.3%
2021 6.78 1041st 1103 5.6%
2022 19.06 938th 1109 15.4%
2023 8.49 1040th 1114 6.6%
2024 10.78 1018th 1114 8.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at J.A. Chalkley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 24.66 251st 300 16.3%
2024 25.77 243rd 306 20.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at J.A. Chalkley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 26.18 841st 1036 18.8%
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Rank History for Female students at J.A. Chalkley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 13.19 995th 1100 9.5%
2024 11.40 1010th 1098 8.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at J.A. Chalkley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 5.29 342nd 355 3.7%
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Rank History for Male students at J.A. Chalkley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 6.96 1047th 1093 4.2%
2024 11.74 1017th 1101 7.6%
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Rank History for African American students at J.A. Chalkley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.23 513th 579 11.4%
2024 23.99 497th 588 15.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at J.A. Chalkley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 24.98 460th 564 18.4%
2024 24.45 470th 580 19.0%
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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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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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by a teacher
Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Open Quote I was assigned to JAC ES as an itinerate resource teacher and it was my home school. From the first week, I worked there, I was confronted with things I wish no one ever had to deal with again. Administrative negligence, looking over behaviors and violence in the classroom, like throwing chairs and desks, kids choking each other, stabbing other students with pencils, and even at one time in the year a kid brought ammunition from a firearm. The Admin walked on eggshells with behaviors because of the ages of the kids, but the teachers were the ones being abused and putting up with it all. Worst school in CCPS. Close Quote



Enrollment information for J.A. Chalkley 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 549 549
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 817 817
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 767 767
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 787 787
1993 395 343 11 12 2 n/a n/a 0 763
1994 389 356 8 10 2 n/a n/a 0 765
1995 312 461 19 27 4 n/a n/a 0 823
1996 312 461 19 27 4 n/a n/a 0 823
1997 279 486 15 31 10 n/a n/a 0 821
1998 230 485 16 34 5 n/a n/a 0 770
1999 212 526 14 32 2 n/a n/a 0 786
2000 190 539 10 91 9 n/a n/a -4 835
2001 143 530 12 102 11 n/a n/a 0 798
2002 99 520 15 139 6 n/a n/a 0 779
2003 99 520 15 139 6 n/a n/a 0 779
2004 83 523 6 140 3 n/a n/a 3 758
2005 81 484 6 173 4 n/a n/a 4 752
2006 64 449 3 188 7 n/a n/a 6 717
2007 61 477 3 215 5 n/a n/a 5 766
2008 62 467 3 216 4 n/a n/a 7 759
2009 70 460 2 234 2 n/a n/a 9 777
2010 57 444 2 234 1 n/a n/a 3 741
2011 113 429 4 189 23 0 20 0 778
2012 51 471 3 329 1 2 28 0 885
2013 58 447 3 361 1 3 28 0 901
2014 56 450 3 401 1 3 27 0 941
2015 55 381 4 415 1 3 25 0 884
2016 40 401 2 428 1 2 26 0 900
2017 42 400 4 416 3 0 23 0 888
2018 37 398 6 401 1 0 26 0 869
2019 38 415 7 384 2 0 15 0 861
2020 51 403 10 346 0 0 12 0 822
2021 41 402 11 344 0 0 14 0 812
2022 41 439 8 304 0 0 22 0 814
2023 45 424 12 332 1 0 28 0 842

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 J.A. Chalkley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 549 33.4 16.4 n/a
1990 817 41.0 19.9 n/a
1991 767 44.3 17.3 n/a
1992 787 45.1 17.4 n/a
1993 763 44.2 17.3 n/a
1994 765 31.0 n/a 21.3
1995 823 n/a 0.0 29.5
1996 823 n/a 0.0 29.5
1997 821 n/a 0.0 32.4
1998 770 n/a 0.0 35.7
1999 786 48.0 16.4 47.5
2000 835 n/a 0.0 54.1
2001 798 61.2 13.0 53
2002 779 63.8 12.2 58.5
2003 779 63.8 12.2 58.5
2004 758 63.5 11.9 n/a
2005 752 62.1 12.1 61.4
2006 717 55.0 13.0 62.9
2007 766 58.4 13.1 61.5
2008 759 50.8 14.9 66.9
2009 777 48.4 16.1 62.2
2010 741 50.0 14.8 73.6
2011 778 53.7 14.4 77.9
2012 885 49.7 17.7 74
2013 901 55.7 16.1 74.9
2014 941 59.2 15.8 74.5
2015 884 52.0 17.0 77.8
2016 900 54.0 16.6 74.2
2017 888 50.5 17.5 78.3
2018 869 52.3 16.6 77.8
2019 861 53.0 16.2 76.2
2020 822 50.0 16.4 91.5
2021 812 62.8 12.9 n/a
2022 814 58.1 14.0 92.4
2023 842 64.5 13.0 81.8

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 J.A. Chalkley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 549 33.4 16.4 n/a
1990 817 41.0 19.9 n/a
1991 767 44.3 17.3 n/a
1992 787 45.1 17.4 n/a
1993 763 44.2 17.3 n/a
1994 765 31.0 n/a 21.3
1995 823 n/a 0.0 29.5
1996 823 n/a 0.0 29.5
1997 821 n/a 0.0 32.4
1998 770 n/a 0.0 35.7
1999 786 48.0 16.4 47.5
2000 835 n/a 0.0 54.1
2001 798 61.2 13.0 53
2002 779 63.8 12.2 58.5
2003 779 63.8 12.2 58.5
2004 758 63.5 11.9 n/a
2005 752 62.1 12.1 61.4
2006 717 55.0 13.0 62.9
2007 766 58.4 13.1 61.5
2008 759 50.8 14.9 66.9
2009 777 48.4 16.1 62.2
2010 741 50.0 14.8 73.6
2011 778 53.7 14.4 77.9
2012 885 49.7 17.7 74
2013 901 55.7 16.1 74.9
2014 941 59.2 15.8 74.5
2015 884 52.0 17.0 77.8
2016 900 54.0 16.6 74.2
2017 888 50.5 17.5 78.3
2018 869 52.3 16.6 77.8
2019 861 53.0 16.2 76.2
2020 822 50.0 16.4 91.5
2021 812 62.8 12.9 n/a
2022 814 58.1 14.0 92.4
2023 842 64.5 13.0 81.8

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 J.A. Chalkley Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $963 (14.9%) $5,503 (85.1%) $6,465
2020 $607 (9.8%) $5,560 (90.2%) $6,167
2021 $790 (11.3%) $6,216 (88.7%) $7,006

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

Impact of COVID-19 on J.A. Chalkley Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 870th of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 1040th of 1114 Elementary schools
 14.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (J.A. Chalkley Elementary)7235.3
 36.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8467.4
 16.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (J.A. Chalkley Elementary)6036.9
 23.1%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Chesterfield County Public Schools)7366.9
 6.1%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (J.A. Chalkley Elementary)8243
 39%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8567.5
 17.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (J.A. Chalkley Elementary)5950.4
 8.6%
   4th Grade English Reading (Chesterfield County Public Schools)7973.5
 5.5%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (J.A. Chalkley Elementary)7332.7
 40.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools)7650.8
 25.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (J.A. Chalkley Elementary)6851.2
 16.9%
   5th Grade Science (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8167.7
 13.3%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (J.A. Chalkley Elementary)6858
 10%
   5th Grade English Reading (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8171.6
 9.4%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (J.A. Chalkley Elementary)9689
 7%
   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 Students861842
 2.2%
African American415424
 2.2%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian712
 71.4%
Hispanic384332
 13.5%
Pacific Islander00
White3845
 18.4%
Two or More Races1528
 86.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.2%81.8%
 5.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about J.A. Chalkley Elementary

J.A. Chalkley Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Virginia elementary schools.

Students at J.A. Chalkley Elementary are 50% African American, 39% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 842 students attended J.A. Chalkley Elementary.

Students who attend J.A. Chalkley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Manchester Middle
High : Manchester High


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