📍 5901 Elko Road, Sandston, Henrico County, 23150
Elko Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sandston, Henrico County. The school has 730 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henrico County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Elko Middle enrolls 730 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 20% White and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 444 | 61% |
| White | 145 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
650 of the school's 730 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 650 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.
Elko Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 74.
Elko Middle 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 730 students, Elko Middle is close to the district average of about 636 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe