Marguerite F. Christian Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Colonial Heights, Virginia
Marguerite F. Christian Elementary in Colonial Heights, Virginia enrolled 642 students in 2024-25 with 55.0 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 56% 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 rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%
592 students in 2022-23, 590 students in 2023-24, 642 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.3 to 55.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 592 | 48.3 | 12.3 |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 44.6 | 13.2 |
| 2024-25 | 642 | 55.0 | 11.7 |
11.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 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 261 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Marguerite F. Christian Elementary enrolled 652 students and had 2.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.5, one per 261 of the 652 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions12
- Chronically absent30.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
36.6% of students were Black, 30.1% Hispanic, 24.8% White in 2024-25.
- Black36.6%
- Hispanic30.1%
- White24.8%
- Two or more races6.5%
- Asian1.6%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Marguerite F. Christian Elementary scored proficient or above: 56% 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 | 56% | 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 Colonial Heights
4 public elementary schools in Colonial Heights report 2024-25 enrollment; Marguerite F. Christian Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tussing Elementary | 652 | 14.2 | 99.4% |
| Marguerite F. Christian Elementary | 642 | 11.7 | 76.2% |
| Lakeview Elementary | 422 | 12.4 | 95.7% |
| North Elementary | 311 | 12.4 | 99.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Marguerite F. Christian Elementary
- Harrowgate ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 486 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- C.C. Wells ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.9 miles away: 606 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Compare Marguerite F. Christian Elementary with Harrowgate ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chesterfield County Public Schools spends per student$12,776 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,776
- The largest public schools in VirginiaMarguerite F. Christian Elementary is the number 273 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#273 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.11.7:1
- 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 Marguerite F. Christian Elementary
How many students attend Marguerite F. Christian Elementary?
642 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 592 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Colonial Heights, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Marguerite F. Christian Elementary?
11.7 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 Marguerite F. Christian Elementary a Title I school?
Marguerite F. Christian Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Marguerite F. Christian Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Marguerite F. Christian Elementary scored proficient or above: 56% 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 Marguerite F. Christian Elementary in?
Chesterfield County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510084001086 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.