📍 4800 Hopkins Rd., Richmond, Chesterfield County, 23234
Falling Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richmond, Chesterfield County. The school has 835 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 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Falling Creek Elementary enrolls 835 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 62 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 36% Black or African American and 5.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 446 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 304 | 36% |
| White | 47 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
678 of the school's 835 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 678 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.
Falling Creek 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 11, state house district 70.
Falling Creek 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 835 students, Falling Creek Elementary is close to the district average of about 879 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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