O.B. Gates Elementary

Summary:

O.B. Gates Elementary is a public elementary school in Chesterfield, Virginia, serving 563 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 Virginia.

O.B. Gates Elementary has a relatively diverse student population, with 52.4% White, 25.04% African American, and 15.45% Hispanic students. The school generally performs better than the Chesterfield County and Virginia state averages on SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments, particularly in English Reading and Mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, 77.06% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Reading, compared to 72.75% for Chesterfield County and 72.91% for Virginia. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from a high of 213 out of 1,100 Virginia elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 597 out of 1,114 in 2023-2024. This suggests the school may be struggling to keep pace with improvements at other elementary schools across the state.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Jacobs Road Elementary and Ecoff Elementary, O.B. Gates Elementary generally outperforms them on academic measures, particularly in English Reading and Mathematics. However, the school's performance varies significantly by student subgroup, with African American students ranking 408 out of 588 Virginia elementary schools, while White students ranked 416 out of 979. Additionally, O.B. Gates Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students (37.3% in 2022-2023) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to some of the academic challenges the school faces.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 10001 Courthouse Rd.
       Chesterfield, VA  23832-6655


(804) 768-6195

District: Chesterfield County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
597th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,501 Help


Students who attend O.B. Gates Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Matoaca Middle
High:    Matoaca High

Student/teacher ratio:  10.4 Help
Number of students:  563

Racial breakdown:

White:
52.4%
African American:
25.0%
Hispanic:
15.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  37.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details O.B. Gates Elementary ranks worse than 53.6% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 16th 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 51.31. (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 O.B. Gates Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Chesterfield County Public Schools District.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at O.B. Gates Elementary is $9,501, which is the highest among 39 elementary schools in the Chesterfield County Public Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

O.B. Gates Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks O.B. Gates Elementary 597th of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See O.B. Gates 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 O.B. Gates Elementary

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Rank History for all students at O.B. Gates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 63.06 387th 1062 63.6%
2006 69.69 276th 1071 74.2%
2007 61.82 408th 1083 62.3%
2008 74.54 195th 1081 82.0%
2009 69.33 285th 1082 73.7%
2010 68.52 298th 1113 73.2%
2011 60.66 440th 1117 60.6%
2012 83.24 84th 1117 92.5%
2013 72.29 268th 1120 76.1%
2014 72.83 251st 1110 77.4%
2015 75.49 213th 1100 80.6%
2016 66.50 361st 1096 67.1%
2017 70.30 304th 1099 72.3%
2018 65.39 390th 1097 64.4%
2019 53.99 581st 1105 47.4%
2021 56.72 513th 1103 53.5%
2022 53.91 553rd 1109 50.1%
2023 54.91 552nd 1114 50.4%
2024 51.31 597th 1114 46.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at O.B. Gates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 38.18 695th 1036 32.9%
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Rank History for Female students at O.B. Gates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 59.04 474th 1100 56.9%
2024 51.07 597th 1098 45.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at O.B. Gates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 6.85 308th 324 4.9%
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Rank History for Male students at O.B. Gates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 49.34 603rd 1093 44.8%
2024 49.26 606th 1101 45.0%
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Rank History for African American students at O.B. Gates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 57.17 262nd 579 54.7%
2024 38.54 408th 588 30.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at O.B. Gates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 52.33 297th 564 47.3%
2024 48.61 335th 580 42.2%
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Rank History for White students at O.B. Gates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 57.48 448th 984 54.5%
2024 60.31 416th 979 57.5%
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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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Enrollment information for O.B. Gates 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 533 533
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 587 587
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 712 712
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 730 730
1993 538 76 8 2 2 n/a n/a 0 626
1994 579 83 5 4 2 n/a n/a 0 673
1995 608 90 4 9 1 n/a n/a 0 712
1996 608 90 4 9 1 n/a n/a 0 712
1997 598 113 3 8 3 n/a n/a 0 725
1998 604 126 7 8 3 n/a n/a 0 748
1999 585 141 5 7 3 n/a n/a 0 741
2000 593 151 4 7 4 n/a n/a -4 755
2001 575 147 7 6 3 n/a n/a 0 738
2002 649 185 15 16 3 n/a n/a 0 868
2003 649 185 15 16 3 n/a n/a 0 868
2004 657 159 13 17 4 n/a n/a 2 852
2005 688 181 15 14 4 n/a n/a 2 904
2006 682 167 12 14 3 n/a n/a 1 879
2007 689 177 12 20 2 n/a n/a 3 903
2008 650 181 10 22 6 n/a n/a 3 872
2009 617 183 9 33 3 n/a n/a 4 849
2010 604 184 8 43 1 n/a n/a 0 840
2011 557 167 12 50 0 0 25 0 811
2012 548 164 14 43 2 0 25 0 796
2013 518 140 11 46 4 0 29 0 748
2014 489 137 8 57 5 0 35 0 731
2015 488 141 13 54 6 1 41 0 744
2016 485 154 13 54 6 1 47 0 760
2017 449 147 9 47 5 1 51 0 709
2018 419 154 7 56 3 2 51 0 692
2019 430 142 10 59 5 1 48 0 695
2020 414 132 14 61 3 2 50 0 676
2021 293 133 8 67 2 1 36 0 540
2022 287 133 9 84 1 1 40 0 555
2023 295 141 9 87 0 1 30 0 563

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 O.B. Gates Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 533 52.0 10.2 n/a
1990 587 62.7 9.3 n/a
1991 712 61.0 11.6 n/a
1992 730 62.1 11.7 n/a
1993 626 64.2 9.8 n/a
1994 673 27.3 n/a 12.3
1995 712 n/a 0.0 12.5
1996 712 n/a 0.0 12.5
1997 725 n/a 0.0 14.1
1998 748 n/a 0.0 13.1
1999 741 75.0 9.9 19.6
2000 755 n/a 0.0 17.9
2001 738 72.4 10.2 16.3
2002 868 79.0 11.0 18.9
2003 868 79.0 11.0 18.9
2004 852 74.0 11.5 16.5
2005 904 72.0 12.6 15.7
2006 879 69.0 12.7 14
2007 903 66.2 13.6 15
2008 872 45.0 19.4 15.3
2009 849 42.2 20.1 17.2
2010 840 40.0 20.9 17.1
2011 811 41.3 19.6 17.5
2012 796 52.8 15.0 19.1
2013 748 48.7 15.3 20.2
2014 731 55.7 13.1 21.6
2015 744 56.0 13.2 21.4
2016 760 56.0 13.5 23.2
2017 709 53.5 13.2 20.9
2018 692 57.2 12.0 28
2019 695 58.2 11.9 29.9
2020 676 54.2 12.4 30.9
2021 540 48.0 11.2 n/a
2022 555 51.2 10.8 37.7
2023 563 53.7 10.4 37.3

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 O.B. Gates Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 533 52.0 10.2 n/a
1990 587 62.7 9.3 n/a
1991 712 61.0 11.6 n/a
1992 730 62.1 11.7 n/a
1993 626 64.2 9.8 n/a
1994 673 27.3 n/a 12.3
1995 712 n/a 0.0 12.5
1996 712 n/a 0.0 12.5
1997 725 n/a 0.0 14.1
1998 748 n/a 0.0 13.1
1999 741 75.0 9.9 19.6
2000 755 n/a 0.0 17.9
2001 738 72.4 10.2 16.3
2002 868 79.0 11.0 18.9
2003 868 79.0 11.0 18.9
2004 852 74.0 11.5 16.5
2005 904 72.0 12.6 15.7
2006 879 69.0 12.7 14
2007 903 66.2 13.6 15
2008 872 45.0 19.4 15.3
2009 849 42.2 20.1 17.2
2010 840 40.0 20.9 17.1
2011 811 41.3 19.6 17.5
2012 796 52.8 15.0 19.1
2013 748 48.7 15.3 20.2
2014 731 55.7 13.1 21.6
2015 744 56.0 13.2 21.4
2016 760 56.0 13.5 23.2
2017 709 53.5 13.2 20.9
2018 692 57.2 12.0 28
2019 695 58.2 11.9 29.9
2020 676 54.2 12.4 30.9
2021 540 48.0 11.2 n/a
2022 555 51.2 10.8 37.7
2023 563 53.7 10.4 37.3

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 O.B. Gates Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $509 (6.2%) $7,744 (93.8%) $8,253
2020 $555 (6.5%) $7,937 (93.5%) $8,492
2021 $621 (6.5%) $8,881 (93.5%) $9,501

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

Impact of COVID-19 on O.B. Gates Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 581st of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 552nd of 1114 Elementary schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (O.B. Gates Elementary)8772.7
 14.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8467.4
 16.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (O.B. Gates Elementary)7773.5
 3.5%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Chesterfield County Public Schools)7366.9
 6.1%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (O.B. Gates Elementary)8064.1
 15.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8567.5
 17.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (O.B. Gates Elementary)7276.5
 4.5%
   4th Grade English Reading (Chesterfield County Public Schools)7973.5
 5.5%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (O.B. Gates Elementary)7450
 24%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools)7650.8
 25.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (O.B. Gates Elementary)7772.7
 4.3%
   5th Grade Science (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8167.7
 13.3%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (O.B. Gates Elementary)8175.6
 5.4%
   5th Grade English Reading (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8171.6
 9.4%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (O.B. Gates Elementary)10093
 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 Students695563
 19%
African American142141
 0.7%
American Indian50
 100%
Asian109
 10%
Hispanic5987
 47.5%
Pacific Islander11
White430295
 31.4%
Two or More Races4830
 37.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients29.9%37.3%
 7.4%


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O.B. Gates Elementary ranks 597th of 1114 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at O.B. Gates Elementary are 52% White, 25% African American, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Students who attend O.B. Gates Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Matoaca Middle
High : Matoaca High

In the 2022-23 school year, 563 students attended O.B. Gates Elementary.


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