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Mechanicsville Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
7425 Mechanicsville Elem Drive
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Phone
(804) 723-3640
District
Hanover County Public Schools
County
HANOVER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
615
Classroom Teachers
48

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.9% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Mechanicsville Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
77%
68%
74%
66%
80%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
75%
71%
73%
73%
77%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
79%
69%
77%
71%
81%
66%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 61 9.9%
Kindergarten 85 13.8%
Grade 1 104 16.9%
Grade 2 79 12.8%
Grade 3 93 15.1%
Grade 4 96 15.6%
Grade 5 97 15.8%
Total 615 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 66.3% 79.1% 48.2%
Black 20.1% 9.6% 23.2%
Hispanic 9.0% 7.8% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.7% 3.2% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 59.2% 26.5% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 56.3% 24.5% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.9% 2.0% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 110,513 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 236.4 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.6% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.4% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 18.5% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 41,383 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.4% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 41.8% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 29.7% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.0% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.5% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.6% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.5% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.8% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 3.8% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,777 $132,730,000 61.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $10,639,000 5.0%
Staff $420 $7,173,000 3.3%
General Administration $224 $3,828,000 1.8%
School Administration $597 $10,187,000 4.8%
Operation $784 $13,379,000 6.2%
Transportation $456 $7,779,000 3.6%
Other $158 $2,691,000 1.3%
Total Support $3,262 $55,676,000 26.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,526 $26,036,000 12.1%
Total Expenditures $12,565 $214,442,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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