📍 6600 Strathmore Rd, North Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, 23237
Bensley Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in North Chesterfield, Chesterfield County. The school has 582 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chesterfield County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bensley Elementary enrolls 582 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 5.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 422 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 119 | 20% |
| White | 30 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
471 of the school's 582 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 471 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bensley Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-40, state senate district 16, state house district 70.
Bensley Elementary is one of 73 schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools, based in Chesterfield, Virginia. The district serves 64,194 students district-wide and employs 4,523 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 582 students, Bensley Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 879 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large