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Cardinal 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
1745 Catalina Dr
Richmond, VA 23224
Phone
(804) 780-5082
District
Richmond City Public Schools
County
RICHMOND CITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
871
Classroom Teachers
50

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

1

(10 is best)

Better than 1.2% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
26%
68%
19%
66%
32%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
24%
71%
18%
73%
29%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
39%
69%
33%
71%
44%
66%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
11
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 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 116 13.3%
Grade 1 162 18.6%
Grade 2 145 16.6%
Grade 3 140 16.1%
Grade 4 150 17.2%
Grade 5 158 18.1%
Total 871 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.6% 11.2% 48.2%
Black 13.3% 61.6% 23.2%
Hispanic 84.8% 26.2% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.8% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 98.5% 96.8% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 98.5% 96.8% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 227,171 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,790.9 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.3% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 42.7% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.6% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.8% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 101,201 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 8.4% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.8% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.1% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.6% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.4% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.4% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.2% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 13.4% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,634 $224,695,000 53.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,226 $25,911,000 6.1%
Staff $3,015 $63,705,000 15.0%
General Administration $81 $1,714,000 0.4%
School Administration $944 $19,942,000 4.7%
Operation $1,461 $30,879,000 7.3%
Transportation $479 $10,111,000 2.4%
Other $429 $9,060,000 2.1%
Total Support $7,635 $161,322,000 38.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,774 $37,478,000 8.8%
Total Expenditures $20,042 $423,495,000 100.0%
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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