📍 10001 Courthouse Rd., Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, 23832
O.B. Gates Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County. The school has 563 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 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
O.B. Gates Elementary enrolls 563 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 25% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 295 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 141 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 87 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
210 of the school's 563 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 187 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.
O.B. Gates Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-40, state senate district 11, state house district 62.
O.B. Gates 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 563 students, O.B. Gates 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
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