David A. Kaechele Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Glen Allen, Virginia
David A. Kaechele Elementary in Glen Allen, Virginia enrolled 455 students in 2024-25 with 32.5 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 90% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
493 students in 2022-23, 496 students in 2023-24, 455 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.5 to 32.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 493 | 33.5 | 14.7 |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 34.0 | 14.6 |
| 2024-25 | 455 | 32.5 | 14.0 |
14.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools
Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 242 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection David A. Kaechele Elementary enrolled 484 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 242 of the 484 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent5.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
43.3% of students were White, 36.7% Asian, 8.1% Black in 2024-25.
- White43.3%
- Asian36.7%
- Black8.1%
- Two or more races7.0%
- Hispanic4.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at David A. Kaechele Elementary scored proficient or above: 90% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 90% | not published | 67.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Glen Allen
10 public elementary schools in Glen Allen report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers Edge Elementary | 735 | 17.5 | 10.3% |
| Colonial Trail Elementary | 710 | 18.2 | 18.7% |
| Springfield Park Elementary | 652 | 16.7 | 90.5% |
| Greenwood Elementary | 649 | 14.4 | 90.8% |
| Shady Grove Elementary | 600 | 16.9 | 10.2% |
| Glen Allen Elementary | 578 | 15.6 | 20.6% |
| Twin Hickory Elementary | 516 | 14.7 | 19.0% |
| Echo Lake Elementary | 506 | 15.6 | 26.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about David A. Kaechele Elementary
- Shady Grove ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 600 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Twin Hickory ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 516 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare David A. Kaechele Elementary with Shady Grove ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Henrico County Public Schools spends per student$12,973 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,973
- The largest public schools in VirginiaDavid A. Kaechele Elementary is the number 683 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#683 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.14.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about David A. Kaechele Elementary
How many students attend David A. Kaechele Elementary?
455 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 493 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Glen Allen, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at David A. Kaechele Elementary?
14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is David A. Kaechele Elementary a Title I school?
David A. Kaechele Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at David A. Kaechele Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at David A. Kaechele Elementary scored proficient or above: 90% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is David A. Kaechele Elementary in?
Henrico County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5101890. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510189002953 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.