📍 8701 Polk St, Bon Air, Chesterfield County, 23235
Bon Air Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bon Air, Chesterfield County. The school has 578 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 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bon Air Elementary enrolls 578 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 336 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 150 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 19 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
235 of the school's 578 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 212 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bon Air 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-10, state senate district 10, state house district 68.
Bon Air 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 578 students, Bon Air 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