📍 4319 Old Brook Rd, Richmond, Richmond city, 23227
Henderson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Richmond, Richmond city. The school has 430 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richmond City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Henderson Middle enrolls 430 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Black or African American, 6.3% White and 3.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 366 | 85% |
| White | 27 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
420 of the school's 430 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 420 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.
Henderson Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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.
Henderson Middle is one of 53 schools in Richmond City Public Schools, based in Richmond, Virginia. The district serves 20,962 students district-wide and employs 1,937 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 430 students, Henderson Middle is close to the district average of about 396 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize