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Our Schools – Richmond Public Schools
Albert Hill Middle School
3400 Patterson Ave.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-6107
Amelia Street School
1821 Amelia St.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-6275
Armstrong High School
2300 Cool Lane
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-4449
Barack Obama Elementary School
3101 Fendall Ave.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-4879
Bellevue Elementary School
2301 E. Grace St.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-4417
Binford Middle School
1701 Floyd Ave.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-6231
Broad Rock Elementary School
4615 Ferguson Lane
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-5048
Cardinal Elementary School
1745 Catalina Dr.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-5082
Chimborazo Elementary School
3000 E. Marshall St.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-8392
Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary School
5601 Jahnke Rd.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-5061
Fairfield Court Elementary School
2510 Phaup St.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-4639
Franklin Military Academy
701 N. 37th St.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-8526
George W. Carver Elementary School
1110 W. Leigh St.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-6247
George Wythe High School
4314 Crutchfield St.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-5037
G.H. Reid Elementary School
1301 Whitehead Rd.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 745-3550
Ginter Park Elementary School
3817 Chamberlayne Ave.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-8193
Henry L. Marsh, III Elementary School
813 North 28th St.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-4401
Huguenot High School
7945 Forest Hill Ave.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 320-7967
J.B. Fisher Elementary School
3701 Garden Rd.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 327-5612
J.H. Blackwell Elementary School
300 E. 15th St.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-5078
J.H. Blackwell Preschool
238 E. 14th St.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-5064
J.L. Francis Elementary School
5146 Snead Rd.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 745-3702
John B. Cary Elementary School
3021 Maplewood Ave.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-6252
John Marshall High School
4225 Old Brook Rd.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-6052
Linwood Holton Elementary School
1600 W. Laburnum Ave.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 228-5310
Lucille M. Brown Middle School
6300 Jahnke Rd.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 319-3013
Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School
1000 Mosby St.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-8011
Martin Luther King, Jr. Preschool
900 Mosby St.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 648-5959
Mary Munford Elementary School
211 Westmoreland Ave.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-6267
Mary Scott Preschool
4011 Moss Side Ave.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-8463
Maymont Preschool
1211 S. Allen Ave.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-6263
Miles J. Jones Elementary School
200 Beaufont Hill Dr.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 319-3185
Oak Grove-Bellemeade Elementary School
2409 Webber Ave.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-5008
Open High School
600 S. Pine St.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-4661
Overby-Sheppard Elementary School
2300 First Ave.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 329-2515
Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts
3411 Semmes Ave.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 888-7061
Richmond Adult Technical Center
2015 Seddon Way, Suite 110
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-6272
Richmond Alternative School
119 W. Leigh St.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-4388
Richmond Career Education and Employment Academy
4225 Old Brook Rd.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 230-7763
Richmond Community High School
201 E. Brookland Park Blvd.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-4332
Richmond Public Schools
301 North Ninth Street
Richmond
Virginia
804-780-7710
Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation
301 North Ninth Street
Richmond
Virginia
212-744-2335
Richmond Technical Center
2020 Westwood Ave.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-6237
Richmond Virtual Academy
4225 Old Brook Rd
Richmond
Virginia
River City Middle School
6300 Hull Street Rd.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 272-7554
Southampton Elementary School
3333 Cheverly Rd.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 320-2434
Summer Hill Preschool
2717 Alexander Ave.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-5041
Swansboro Elementary School
3160 Midlothian Turnpike
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-5030
Thomas C. Boushall Middle School
3400 Hopkins Rd.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-5016
Thomas H. Henderson Middle School
4319 Old Brook Rd.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-8288
Thomas Jefferson High School
4100 W. Grace St.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-6028
Virgie Binford Education Center
1700 Oliver Hill Way
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 646-3470
Westover Hills Elementary School
1211 Jahnke Rd.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-5002
William Fox Elementary School
Fox @ Clark Springs, 1101 Dance Street
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-6259
Woodville Elementary School
2000 N. 28th St.
Richmond
Virginia
(804) 780-4821
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JV and Varsity Volleyball @ Colonial Beach HS
Thursday, 10/13/2022
Volleyball: Girls JV vs. Colonial Beach (Away)
@Colonial Beach High School
Thursday, 10/13/2022
Volleyball: Girls Varsity vs. Colonial Beach (Away)
@Colonial Beach High School
Thursday, 10/13/2022
Football: Varsity vs. Lancaster (Away)
@Lancaster High School
Friday, 10/14/2022
Varsity Football @Lancaster
@Lancaster High School, 8815 Mary Ball Rd, Lancaster, VA 22503, USA
Friday, 10/14/2022
PSAT’s for Juniors
Saturday, 10/15/2022
Volleyball: Girls JV vs. Fredericksburg Christian School (Away)
@Fredericksburg Christian School
Monday, 10/17/2022
Volleyball: Girls Varsity vs. Fredericksburg Christian School (Away)
@Fredericksburg Christian School
Monday, 10/17/2022
Volleyball: Girls JV vs. Lancaster (Home)
@Rappahannock High School
Tuesday, 10/18/2022
JV and Varsity Volleyball vs Lancaster
@Rappahannock High School, 6914 Richmond Rd, Warsaw, VA 22572, USA
Tuesday, 10/18/2022
Volleyball: Girls Varsity vs. Lancaster (Home)
@Rappahannock High School
Tuesday, 10/18/2022
Cross Country: Boys Varsity vs. Essex Northumberland West Point”>Multiple Schools (Away)
@Beaverdam Park
Wednesday, 10/19/2022
Cross Country: Girls Varsity vs. Essex Northumberland West Point”>Multiple Schools (Away)
@Beaverdam Park
Wednesday, 10/19/2022
Varsity Boys and Girls Cross Country Meet
@Beaverdam Park, 8687 Roaring Springs Rd, Gloucester, VA 23061, USA
Wednesday, 10/19/2022
Football: JV vs. Westmoreland High School (Away)
@Washington & Lee High School
Wednesday, 10/19/2022
JV Football @ Westmoreland HS
Wednesday, 10/19/2022
End of the First 9 Weeks
Thursday, 10/20/2022
Volleyball: Girls JV (Time Changed) vs. Essex (Away)
@Essex High School
Thursday, 10/20/2022
Volleyball: Girls Varsity (Cancelled) vs. Essex (Away)
@Essex High School
Thursday, 10/20/2022
Football: Varsity vs. Westmoreland High School (Home)
@Rappahannock High School
Friday, 10/21/2022
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Top 10 Best Private Elementary Schools in Richmond, VA (2022-23)
School
Location
Grades
Students
Buford Road Christian Academy
(Baptist)
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819 Buford Road
Richmond, VA 23235
(804) 922-3646
Grades: K-12
| 104 students
Richmond Waldorf School
Special Program Emphasis
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(1)
1301 Robin Hood Road
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 377-8024
Grades: PK-8
| 211 students
Banner Christian School
(Christian)
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1501 S. Providence Rd
Richmond, VA 23236
(804) 276-5200
Grades: K-12
| 238 students
The Grand Magnolia School
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6120 Patterson Avenue
Richmond, VA 23226
(804) 214-6705
Grades: NS-3
| 8 students
The New Community School
Special Education School
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(1)
4211 Hermitage Rd
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 266-2494
Grades: 5-12
| 254 students
Providence Montessori Christian School
Montessori School (Christian)
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1900 Chamberlayne Ave.
Richmond, VA 23222
(804) 643-0434
Grades: PK-1
| 18 students
Richmond Preparatory Christian Academy
(Baptist)
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400 South Addison Street
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 358-9208
Grades: NS-9
| 225 students
St. Andrew’s School
(Episcopal)
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227 S Cherry Street
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 648-4545
Grades: K-5
| 96 students
St. Benedict School
(Catholic)
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3100 Grove Avenue
Richmond, VA 23221
(804) 254-8850
Grades: PK-8
| 212 students
Saint Bridget Cathlolic School
(Catholic)
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6011 York Rd
Richmond, VA 23226
(804) 288-1994
Grades: PK-8
| 449 students
St. Catherines School
All-girls (Episcopal)
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(3)
6001 Grove Avenue
Richmond, VA 23226
(804) 288-2804
Grades: PK-12
| 815 students
St. Christopher’s School
All-boys (Episcopal)
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(6)
711 Saint Christophers Road
Richmond, VA 23226
(804) 282-3185
Grades: PK-12
| 985 students
St. Edward-epiphany School
(Catholic)
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(2)
10701 W Huguenot Road
Richmond, VA 23235
(804) 272-2881
Grades: PK-8
| 491 students
St. Michael’s Episcopal School
(Episcopal)
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(13)
10510 Hobby Hill Road
Richmond, VA 23235
(804) 272-3514
Grades: K-8
| 390 students
Trinity Episcopal School
(Episcopal)
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3850 Pittaway Dr
Richmond, VA 23235
(804) 272-5864
Grades: 8-12
| 512 students
Veritas School
(Christian)
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(7)
3400 Brook Road
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 272-9517
Grades: PK-12
| 616 students
Al Madina School of Richmond
Special Program Emphasis (Islamic)
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6900 Carnation St
Richmond, VA 23225
(804) 404-5653
Grades: PK-12
| 123 students
All Saints Catholic School
(Catholic)
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3418 Noble Ave
Richmond, VA 23222
(804) 329-7524
Grades: PK-8
| 181 students
Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School
(Episcopal)
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2124 N 29th St
Richmond, VA 23223
(804) 822-6610
Grades: 4-8
| 108 students
Central Montessori School Of Virginia
Montessori School
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(4)
323 N 20th St
Richmond, VA 23223
(804) 447-1163
Grades: K-12
| 79 students
Charterhouse School
Special Education School
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3900 W Broad St
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 239-1080
Grades: 1-12
| 71 students
Dominion Academy
Special Education School
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5601 Chamberlayne Road
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 266-9012
Grades: 1-12
| 58 students
Educational Development Center
Special Education School
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3001 Fifth Ave
Richmond, VA 23222
(804) 228-2600
Grades: 1-12
| n/a students
Elijah House Academy
(Christian)
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(2)
6627 Jahnke Road
Richmond, VA 23225
(804) 755-7051
Grades: PK-8
| 168 students
Ephesus Junior Academy
(Seventh Day Adventist)
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3700 Midlothian Tpke
Richmond, VA 23224
(804) 233-4582
Grades: K-8
| 31 students
The Faison School
Special Education School
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1701 Byrd Ave
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 612-1947
Grades: PK-12
| 161 students
Girls In Focus Academy
All-girls | Special Education School
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3800 Meadowdale Blvd
Richmond, VA 23234
(804) 743-5500
Grades: 7-11
| 6 students
Good Shepherd Episcopal School
(Episcopal)
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(7)
4207 Forest Hill Ave
Richmond, VA 23225
(804) 231-1452
Grades: PK-8
| 144 students
Grace Covenant Community School At First Mennonite
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601 E. Parham Rd
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 502-8566
Grades: PK-4
| 36 students
Hunter Classical Christian School
(Christian)
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(5)
8800 Derbyshire Road
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 708-0048
Grades: K-8
| 118 students
Kindom Village
(Methodist)
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5263 Warwick Rd
Richmond, VA 23224
(804) 232-9900
Grades: PK-5
| 26 students
Landmark Christian School
(Baptist)
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4000 Creighton Road
Richmond, VA 23223
(804) 644-5550
Grades: PK-12
| 130 students
Little Kids In Focus 1
Special Education School
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3800 Meadowdale Blvd
Richmond, VA 23234
(804) 743-5500
Grades: 1-6
| 5 students
Midlothian Montessori
Montessori School
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122 N Courthouse Rd
Richmond, VA 23236
(804) 794-8661
Grades: PK-5
| 34 students
Monument Heights Day School Llc
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5716 Monument Ave
Richmond, VA 23226
(804) 612-8485
Grades: PK-3
| 83 students
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Education in Richmond, Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia offers many educational opportunities. There are a number of institutions of higher education and universities scattered throughout the Greater Richmond region, the region.
Content
- 1.1 Primary schools
- 1.2 School
- 1.3 Universities
- 2 Private schools
- 3 Universities and Colleges
- and high schools
Richmond City Public Schools, the city’s public school system, includes 5 high schools, 9 middle schools, 28 elementary schools, and 9 specialty/preschools. In 2011, Mayor Dwight K. Jones announced the replacement of Broad Rock Elementary School, Oak Grove Elementary School, and Huguenot High School in the South Richmond area, and the replacement of Martin Luther King Jr. in the East End area. The elementary school replacement is no longer in operation, and the Huguenots have yet to be replaced. Elementary schools rank high among school districts in urban areas, while middle and high schools are slightly rougher. In 2009The Richmond Times Dispatch article titled “Enrollment” stated that the high school dropout rate “hovers” at around 15 percent, and the city is working to improve that rate.
Elementary Schools
- Bellevue Elementary School
- Blackwell Elementary School
- Broad Rock Elementary School
- George Washington Carver Elementary School
- John B. Chimsobor Elementary School
- Carey
- 0098
- Clark Springs Elementary School
- Fairfield Court Elementary School
- J. B. Fisher Elementary School
- William Fox Elementary School
- J. L. Francis Elementary School
- Ginter Park Elementary School 9009 E.9 E8 C5 9009 H. Greene
- Linwood Holton Elementary School
- Miles J. Jones Elementary School
- George Mason Elementary School
- Maymont Elementary School
- Mary Munford Elementary School
- Oak Grove Primary School
- Overby Sheppard Primary School
- E. D. Redd Primary School
- G. H. Reid Primary School
- Southampton Primary School
- J. E. B. 90 Primary School Summer Hill School
- Swansboro Elementary School
- Westover Hills Elementary School
- Woodville Elementary School
Middle Schools
- Binford High School
- Thomas C. Bushall High School
- Lucille M. Brown High School
- Chandler High School
- Elkhardt High School
- Thomas H. Henderson Model High School
- Albert Hill High School
- Luther King High School9009 Martin805 High School Fred D. Thompson High School
High School
- Armstrong High School
- Huguenot High School
- Thomas Jefferson High School
- John Marshall High School
- George White High School
Private and advanced schools
There are also a number of private schools in the city, including St. Gertrude High School, founded in 1922. It is one of the oldest operating private schools in Richmond. Also of note are specialty (or advanced) schools such as Maggie L. Walker’s Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School of Government and International Studies, a magnet school that receives just over 2,000 applications a year. It is one of the top high schools in the country and has an average SAT score of 2047, well above the national average. The International Baccalaureate programs are also located in many schools throughout the metropolitan area, with all three stages of the IB (Elementary Years Program, Secondary Education Program and Diploma Program) offered at elementary, middle and high schools abroad. Examples include Three Chopt Elementary in Henrico, Moody Middle (also in Henrico) and Hanover High School in Hanover.
Universities and colleges
Richmond is known as a college town with a big city feel. There are several universities known throughout the country and some are known locally. The most notable regions are two Division I schools, the University of Richmond, and Virginia Commonwealth University, or, as it is affectionately known, “VCU”. The first is a small private institution in the suburbs, the second is a public institution, Carnegie is a proven research university, known for its “high research level”. It is located on two campuses, the Monroe Park Campus and the MCV Campus. VCU has over 32,000 students, making it the largest Commonwealth university in terms of student numbers. In addition, its track and field division, collectively known as the VCU Rams, gained national attention when the men’s basketball team reached the 2011 NCAA Final Four, the college basketball division semi-finals. Here is the full list of colleges and universities in Richmond:
- University of the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Richmond University
- University of Virginia Union
- Randolph Micon College (located near Ashland)
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Richmond Public Schools
For the California school district formerly “Richmond School District”, see West Contra Costa Unified School District.
For the Canadian school district, see Richmond School District.
Richmond Public Schools is a school district located in the independent city of Richmond, Virginia. It is sometimes described locally as Richmond City Public Schools to emphasize its association with the independent city and not with the Richmond-Petersburg region as a whole or rural Richmond County, Virginia which is located in the state’s North Neck region well northeast of the city. 95 7 Trivia
- 8 external links
- 9 references
- 10 further reading
Virginia (located near Petersburg)
Administration
Superintendent
[1]
School Board Members
The school district is governed by an elected school board with one member from each of nine districts. [2] [3] 9030 Current members:
1 Elizabeth Dorr 2 JAMS BARLOU Kenya Gibson 9000 9000 9000 4000 9000 4000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000
5 Patrick Sapini 6 Felicia Cosby 7 9000 Sheryl Burrke Presistan
9000 9000 9000 006 8
Dawn Page Linda Owen-Stul School
Primary school
Primary school
- Director: Ms.
- Mascot: Dragons
James H. Blackwell Elementary School
- Principal: Dr. Teresa Anderson [5]
- Mascot: Bears0300 [6]
Primary school of Brod Roka
- Director: Ms. Tea Green [7]
- Talisman: Barana
Primary George Washington 9009
- Director: Ms. Giles [8]
- Mascot: Peanut
- Named after inventor George Washington Carver
- Principal: Mr. Michael Powell [9 9091] 0095 Talisman: Puks
- Director: Mr. David T. Pek [10]
- Talisman: Mighty Yaguars
- Talisman: Orls
- 1 Primary and secondary schools
John B. Carey Elementary School
Primary school Chimboros
Fairfield Court Dron [11]
Primary school of J. Fisher
- Customer: Mr. Cleveland Walton III [12]
- Talismano
Power School of J. Francis
- Director: Ms. Kesia Ryan [13]
- Talisman: Orls
- named after Joseph Langhorn Francis [14]
Primary school Ginter Park
E.S.H. Green Elementary School
- Principal: Dr. Juvenal E. Abrego-Meneses [16]
- Mascot: Tigers
- Named for Chesterfield County and Colonial Heights School Superintendent Edwin Stonewall Hunter Green [17]
Linwood Holton Primary School
- Director: Dr. Nicaya Hut [18]
- Talisman: Lions
- named Governor A. Linwood Moltonian [19]
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Miles Jones Elementary School
- Principal: Ms. Sonia Shaw [20]
- Mascot: Jaguars
- Named after the first African American to lead the RPS School Board, Dr. Miles Jerome Jones. [21]
Primary School of George Mason
- Director: Ms. Kimberly Cook [22]
- Talisman: Yaguars
- Namely named for George Mason
PBS KIDS Mary Munford until 2013).
- Principal: Mr. Greg Music [23]
- Mascot: The Monarchs
- Named after Mary Munford, the first woman on the Richmond School Board. [24]
Oak Grove-Bellemeade Elementary School
- Principal: Mr. James A. Gordon, III [25]
- Mascot: Teddy Bears
Barack Elementary School Stewart) [26]
- Director: Ms. Jennifer K. Moore [27]
- Mascot: Stars
- Named after Confederate General J.E.B. Stewart
- Renamed for President Barack Obama
The elementary school of Overbi-Shappard
- Director: Ms. Sheila Holman [28]
- Talisman: Shmely
- Named after Ethel Thompson Sheppard [29]
9002 Elizabeth D. Redd
- Principal: Dr. Sherry Wharton-Carey [30]
- Mascot: Redd Lions
- Named after teacher Elizabeth D. Redd. [31]
G. H. Reid Elementary School
- Principal: Ms. Angela Delaney [32]
- Mascot: Crows
- Named after Principal Gurney Holland Reid. [33]
Southampton primary school
- Director: Ms. Shelets Kruis [34]
- Talisman: Tigers
9002
- Mascot: Dolphins
Westover Hills Elementary School
- Director: Alison El Cube [36]
- Talisman: Bobras
Primary School of William Fox
- Director: Ms. Daniela S. Jacobs [37]
9008
- TALISMA: LISSE Woodville Elementary School
- Principal: Ms. Shannon M. Washington [38]
- Mascot: Bears
Middle Schools
- Binford Middle School
- Thomas C. Bushhall High School
- 0098
- Secondary School Lucille M. Brown
- Secondary school of Elkhardt-Tompson
- Secondary school of Thomas H. Henderson
- Secondary School of Albert Hilla
- Martin Luther King Ching
School
9017
- high school
- Thomas Jefferson High School
- George White High School
- John Marshall High School
- Richmond Academy of Vocational Education and Employment
Alternative High Schools
- The Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School of Government and International Studies is a regional magnet school to which RPS students contribute, located directly between Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Union University campuses.
- Richmond High School
- Open High School
- Franklin Military Academy – First public military school in the nation, serving grades 6-12
Former schools
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History
There were no public schools in Richmond for most of the 19th century, only private institutions funded by fees from users or charities. From 1906 to 1962, the City of Richmond segregated its public schools by race, and schools catering to African-American Virginians received less funding and poorer facilities, which in part led to two U.S. Supreme Court decisions on Brown v. Board of Education in early 1954. In violation of these decisions, the Commonwealth of Virginia led to a huge resistance crisis in the state, which lasted more than ten years. One of the individuals involved in the eventual peaceful desegregation of Richmond’s public schools was Eleanor P. Sheppard, who began her involvement in public life with the Parents and Teachers Association of her children’s school in the Ginter Park area. In 1954, “Mrs. Sheppard” became the first woman elected to the Richmond City Council, and at 19In 62, she became the city’s first female mayor and served in the Virginia General Assembly for a decade. The Richmond School Board partially acknowledged the crisis by naming an elementary school after her and one of the school district’s original African-American principals. Overby-Sheppard Primary School.
The Richmond School District partially resolved the crisis of grassroots resistance in its jurisdiction by removing racial terminology from the school district’s official records in 1962. [39] Another important person in resolving the crisis was a Virginia native and lawyer from Richmond. Lewis F. Powell, Jr., who served as Chairman of the Richmond School Board from 1952 to 1961. Powell was not involved in representing his law firm Prince Edward County, Virginia in Davis v. Prince Edward County School Board , which was one of five cases heard under heading Brown v. Board of Education at 1954 year. The Richmond School Board at the time also lacked the power to force integration, as the state government had assumed control of attendance policy since 1958. Powell later became President of the American Bar Association and Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court.
Academic Struggles and Improvements
In October 2009, the Richmond Hotel Dispatch Time printed an editorial titled “Dropping In” that briefly outlined a program to reduce school dropouts in the Richmond Public School system. [40] This article found that Richmond’s dropout rate “hovers around 15 percent.” [40] The Richmond Public Schools website also stated that the four-year cohort dropout rate in the 2005-2009 cohort was 14.8 percent, down from its 16.2 percent rate in 2004-2008. [41]
Although this percentage is declining, dropout rates and late releases are still a problem. October 2009of the year, a Richmond Public Schools Newsletter states that “the latest student data for the 2005-2009 cohort shows that nearly 69 percent (68.7) of Richmond students graduated on time.” This is an increase from the 2004-2008 cohort of 65. 8 percent, well below the state average of 83.2 percent. [42]
Dropout Prevention Initiative
Although high dropout rates in the school system are a problem, since 2009positive measures are being taken. On October 21, 2009, Richmond City Public Schools Principal Yvonne W. Brandon unveiled a plan called the Dropout Prevention Initiative. (DPI). The goal of this program is to continue to reduce the dropout rate of students in the school system. [43]
DPI has several purposes. The first is to find high school dropouts and convince them to return to high school to pursue higher education through mentoring programs, Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs), and partnerships with other members of the community. These “others” include institutions of higher education, elected officials, and religious and community organizations. One of the most attractive aspects of DPI is that it does not require additional funding and is purely a reallocation of resources. [43]
DPI has a district mentoring program that encourages Richmond Public School staff and students to act as mentors after recovered students return to school. There are also mentors provided by institutions of higher education, religious and social organizations with which DPI maintains partnerships. [44]
A unique aspect of this program is that DPI recovery professionals literally go door to door to the homes of dropout students to talk to them about the possibility of going back to school. Once the student returns to school, he/she will be assisted by DPI Admissions Advisors who work with recovered students to help the student adjust to their studies. Upon return, the student will also receive an ILP. ILP, as stated on the Richmond Public Schools website, is “an online educational plan for students that helps match students’ career goals with the academic and career and technical courses they need to achieve their future interests.” [44]
The program also recognizes at-risk students and works to prevent student dropout, not just reverse it. Richmond Public Schools has implemented an Enhanced Mandatory Vocational Development program for its staff on how to effectively identify and help students at risk. There is also a new “Come in – Stay” media campaign on radio and television to promote student attendance. [44]
Small Things
- Richmond’s two public school buildings are physically located slightly outside the corporate boundaries of the independent city in the East End. They have Armstrong High School located in the former Kennedy High School complex and Fairfield Court Elementary School. Each is located in a small part of Henrico County near Interstate 64 which was geographically isolated from the rest of the county when the Interstate Highway was built in the 1960s. 9Richmond Public Schools. (no data). Retrieved February 19, 2010 from http://richmond.k12.va.us: http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/indexnew/sub/DPI/index.cfm
- Gabay, Barry (2015-10-16). “SOCIOECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND THE GREATER RICHMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT: THE POSSIBILITY OF INTERDISTRICT CONSOLIDATION” (PDF). University of Richmond Law Review . 51 : 397–438.
- 1 History
- 2 The surroundings are served
- 3 Operations
- 4 Demography
- 5 Student academic performance
- 6 Famous graduates
- 8 Foreign reference 9002 9002 History 9002 Armstrong has changed three times since 1909. Once in 1923, then in 1951, and then again in 2004. She is currently in fourth place.
In 1909 a school was founded on Lee Street and named after a Union General. Samuel Chapman Armstrong, Founder of Hampton University. The school then moved to a larger building in 1923 at the corner of Prentice and Lee Streets (now the Adult Career Development Center) and then in 1951 to a new location, 1611 North 31st Street.
In 2004, Armstrong High School merged with the nearby John F. Kennedy High School, continuing to use Armstrong’s name, colors, and mascot, except it was now much newer and updated with an air-conditioned Kennedy building.
Currently, Armstrong High School is one of two public schools in Richmond that are physically located slightly outside the state’s corporate boundaries. an independent city in the East End. The Kennedy High School complex and Fairfield Court Elementary School were built in the 1960s onshore in a small part of Henrico County next to Interstate 64 which was cut off from the rest of the county when the Interregional was built.
Announcer and former school teacher, Rodney Robinson, was named 2019National Teacher of the Year. [2] [3]
Neighborhood served
The community served five public housing facilities in close proximity to each other; one, Fairfield Court, is across the street from the high school. [4]
Operations
Around 2015, the school used metal detectors and had six guards.
further reading
Armstrong High School (Virginia)
Armstrong High School , part of Richmond Public Schools, this High School is located in Richmond, Virginia with grades 9–12.
First known as the Richmond Colored Normal School, Armstrong was the first public school in Richmond, the former capital of the Confederacy, for African American students (see racial segregation). The Colored Normal School, founded in the early 1870s, was originally funded by the federal Freedmen’s Bureau until it became part of the Richmond city school system in 1876. The name of the school was changed to Armstrong High School at 1909 when she moved to a new building.
The school’s namesake is former Union General Samuel Chapman Armstrong, a white commander of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) Regiment during the American Civil War. General Armstrong later founded the Hampton Institute, a historically black college now known as Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. Among the achievements of General Armstrong in the field of education is the fact that he was the main mentor of Dr. F. Booker T. Washington.
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