📍 3400 Darbytown Road, Richmond, Henrico County, 23231
Henry D. Ward Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richmond, Henrico County. The school has 470 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henrico County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Henry D. Ward Elementary enrolls 470 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Black or African American, 15% White and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 353 | 75% |
| White | 69 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
421 of the school's 470 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 421 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.
Henry D. Ward 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 9, state house district 70.
Henry D. Ward Elementary is one of 80 schools in Henrico County Public Schools, based in Henrico, Virginia. The district serves 50,915 students district-wide and employs 3,449 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 470 students, Henry D. Ward Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 636 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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