Summary:
Swansboro Elementary is a public elementary school in Richmond, Virginia, serving 158 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Richmond City Public Schools district, which is ranked 113 out of 130 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Swansboro Elementary faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 77.22% African American, significantly higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 38.81% to 85.50% African American students. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 4th-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 61.9%, compared to the district's 48.36% and the state's 71.16%. Swansboro Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Virginia elementary schools, with a ranking between 930 and 1098 out of 1,114 schools over the past several years, placing it in the lowest 1-star rating category by SchoolDigger.
While Swansboro Elementary struggles academically, some of the nearby schools, such as Broad Rock Elementary, Miles Jones Elementary, and Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, suggesting that the academic challenges faced by Swansboro Elementary may be reflective of broader systemic issues within the Richmond City Public Schools district. Additionally, Swansboro Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.8 to 11.2 over the past few years, and has seen a steady increase in per-student spending, from $11,071 in 2018-2019 to $15,078 in 2020-2021, but these factors have not translated into significant academic improvements.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Richmond City Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
930th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,078
Students who attend Swansboro Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 9.8
Number of students: 158
Racial breakdown:
African American:
77.2%
Hispanic:
15.8%
White:
4.4%
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Two or more races:
1.9%
Asian:
0.6%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%
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