Overby-Sheppard Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Richmond, Virginia

Overby-Sheppard Elementary in Richmond, Virginia enrolled 256 students in 2024-25 with 22.8 full-time teachers, 11.2 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

268 students in 2022-23, 254 students in 2023-24, 256 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 22.8.

Students enrolled at Overby-Sheppard Elementary by school year2022-23: 268, 2023-24: 254, 2024-25: 25601002003002022-232682023-242542024-25256
Students enrolled at Overby-Sheppard Elementary by school year2022-23: 268, 2023-24: 254, 2024-25: 25601002003002022-232682023-242542024-25256
Students enrolled at Overby-Sheppard Elementary by school year2022-23: 268, 2023-24: 254, 2024-25: 25601002003002022-232682023-242542024-25256
Students enrolled at Overby-Sheppard Elementary by school year2022-23: 268, 2023-24: 254, 2024-25: 25601002003002022-232682023-242542024-25256
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326821.012.8
2023-2425423.011.0
2024-2525622.811.2

11.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 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.

Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 11.2; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 11.2; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 11.2; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 11.2; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

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 266 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Overby-Sheppard Elementary enrolled 266 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 266 of the 266 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions27
  • Chronically absent10.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.1% of students were Black, 5.9% Hispanic, 4.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black87.1%
  2. Hispanic5.9%
  3. Two or more races4.7%
  4. White2.0%
  5. American Indian0.4%

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 Overby-Sheppard Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math45‑49%not published67.5%

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 Richmond

59 public elementary schools in Richmond report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Elizabeth Holladay Elementary85916.889.9%
Falling Creek Elementary82310.777.5%
Cardinal Elementary82115.799.6%
Maybeury Elementary69118.289.4%
Dumbarton Elementary68416.390.2%
Tuckahoe Elementary68216.07.8%
G.H. Reid Elementary67116.599.1%
Crestwood Elementary63514.176.9%

All public schools in Richmond →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Overby-Sheppard Elementary

  1. Barack Obama ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 274 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. George W. Carver ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 404 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Overby-Sheppard Elementary with Barack Obama ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Richmond Public Schools spends per student$21,413 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,413
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaOverby-Sheppard Elementary is the number 1,015 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,015 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher11.2 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.11.2:1
  7. 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 Overby-Sheppard Elementary

  1. How many students attend Overby-Sheppard Elementary?
    256 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 268 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Richmond, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Overby-Sheppard Elementary?
    11.2 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.
  3. Is Overby-Sheppard Elementary a Title I school?
    Overby-Sheppard Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Overby-Sheppard Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Overby-Sheppard Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% 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.
  5. What district is Overby-Sheppard Elementary in?
    Richmond Public Schools, NCES district ID 5103240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510324001389 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.

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