Largest Schools in Richmond (2025)

Schools with the highest enrollment. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 89 schools in Richmond, Virginia. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Virginia.

#	School	Sector	Enrollment	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	John Randolph Tucker High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	2,132	62.9 Top 50%	88% Math proficiency	2,132
2	Douglas S. Freeman High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,881	76.1 Top 25%	88% Math proficiency	1,881
3	Hermitage High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,719	62.1 Top 50%	82% Math proficiency	1,719
4	Mills E. Godwin High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,702	84.0 Top 5%	93% Math proficiency	1,702
5	Monacan High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,644	68.6 Top 25%	83% Math proficiency	1,644
6	Huguenot High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,469	53.1 Top 50%	64% Math proficiency	1,469
7	Varina High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,420	65.3 Top 50%	79% Math proficiency	1,420
8	Henrico High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,300	65.9 Top 50%	77% Math proficiency	1,300
9	River City Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1,150	36.7 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	1,150
10	Richmond High School for the Arts Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,116	44.5 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	1,116
11	Tuckahoe Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1,114	66.3 Top 50%	85% Math proficiency	1,114
12	George H. Moody Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1,086	82.1 Top 10%	86% Math proficiency	1,086
13	Quioccasin Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1,053	62.2 Top 50%	71% Math proficiency	1,053
14	Brookland Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1,034	56.0 Top 50%	60% Math proficiency	1,034
15	Fairfield Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	936	61.8 Top 50%	68% Math proficiency	936
16	Pocahontas Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	914	83.9 Top 10%	95% Math proficiency	914
17	John Rolfe Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	874	62.0 Top 50%	68% Math proficiency	874
18	Elizabeth Holladay Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	859	52.3 Top 50%	70% Math proficiency	859
19	Falling Creek Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	823	68.4 Top 25%	73% Math proficiency	823
20	Cardinal Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	821	31.1 Lower 50%	50% Math proficiency	821
21	L. Douglas Wilder Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	758	50.5 Top 50%	68% Math proficiency	758
22	Thomas Jefferson High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	749	59.4 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	749
23	Armstrong High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	709	50.4 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	709
24	Maybeury Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	691	66.0 Top 50%	92% Math proficiency	691
25	Dumbarton Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	684	58.0 Top 50%	73% Math proficiency	684
26	Tuckahoe Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	682	89.3 Top 5%	95% Math proficiency	682
27	G.H. Reid Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	671	48.0 Lower 50%	66% Math proficiency	671
28	John Marshall High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	645	53.9 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	645
29	Crestwood Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	635	71.5 Top 25%	83% Math proficiency	635
30	Nuckols Farm Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	627	88.3 Top 5%	98% Math proficiency	627
31	Thomas C. Boushall Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	621	32.9 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	621
32	Broad Rock Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	612	51.3 Top 50%	68% Math proficiency	612
33	Gayton Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	605	87.4 Top 5%	94% Math proficiency	605
34	Lucille M. Brown Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	605	54.7 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	605
35	Skipwith Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	603	63.8 Top 50%	80% Math proficiency	603
36	Maude Trevvett Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	578	64.7 Top 50%	90% Math proficiency	578
37	Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	551	39.2 Lower 50%	56% Math proficiency	551
38	Short Pump Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	545	88.4 Top 5%	93% Math proficiency	545
39	Pinchbeck Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	538	64.8 Top 50%	80% Math proficiency	538
40	Jackson Davis Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	535	69.1 Top 25%	88% Math proficiency	535
41	Henry D. Ward Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	526	58.9 Top 50%	70% Math proficiency	526
42	J.L. Francis Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	526	52.1 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	526
43	Ridge Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	512	60.2 Top 50%	74% Math proficiency	512
44	Henry Marsh III Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	512	56.1 Top 50%	63% Math proficiency	512
45	Ruby F. Carver Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	509	65.6 Top 50%	80% Math proficiency	509
46	Albert Hill Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	505	66.9 Top 50%	70% Math proficiency	505
47	Miles Jones Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	505	46.7 Lower 50%	59% Math proficiency	505
48	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	500	26.1 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	500
49	Harvie Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	497	67.4 Top 50%	81% Math proficiency	497
50	R.C. Longan Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	491	67.8 Top 50%	90% Math proficiency	491
51	Mary Munford Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	476	70.0 Top 25%	90% Math proficiency	476
52	Southampton Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	473	51.0 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	473
53	Laburnum Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	466	45.9 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	466
54	George F. Baker Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	462	63.7 Top 50%	77% Math proficiency	462
55	Glen Lea Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	461	46.4 Lower 50%	67% Math proficiency	461
56	Jacob L. Adams Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	453	61.1 Top 50%	69% Math proficiency	453
57	Linwood Holton Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	433	61.1 Top 50%	77% Math proficiency	433
58	Thomas H. Henderson Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	430	38.2 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	430
59	Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	425	64.5 Top 50%	72% Math proficiency	425
60	Charles M. Johnson Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	423	53.4 Top 50%	66% Math proficiency	423
61	Blackwell Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	420	29.7 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	420
62	Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	417	57.1 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	417
63	George W. Carver Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	404	21.3 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	404
64	Chimborazo Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	403	43.4 Lower 50%	57% Math proficiency	403
65	Lakeside Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	397	64.1 Top 50%	75% Math proficiency	397
66	Chamberlayne Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	389	58.6 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	389
67	Crestview Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	388	70.4 Top 25%	82% Math proficiency	388
68	Westover Hills Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	375	46.0 Lower 50%	57% Math proficiency	375
69	Dogwood Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	371	60.1 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	371
70	William Fox Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	367	65.1 Top 50%	87% Math proficiency	367
71	Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	355	58.0 Top 50%	78% Math proficiency	355
72	Pemberton Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	344	88.7 Top 5%	87% Math proficiency	344
73	Montrose Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	341	62.7 Top 50%	77% Math proficiency	341
74	Franklin Military Academy Richmond · High · Grades 6–12	Public	335	71.5 Top 25%	86% Math proficiency	335
75	Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–2	Public	330	32.2 Lower 50%	89.7% Free/reduced-price lunch	330
76	Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts Richmond · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	310	57.7 Top 50%	77% Math proficiency	310
77	Three Chopt Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	306	74.5 Top 25%	92% Math proficiency	306
78	Frances W. McClenney Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	302	47.1 Lower 50%	67% Math proficiency	302
79	J.B. Fisher Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	285	49.9 Lower 50%	72% Math proficiency	285
80	Varina Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades 3–5	Public	274	66.0 Top 50%	75% Math proficiency	274
81	Barack Obama Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	274	64.3 Top 50%	77% Math proficiency	274
82	Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	262	64.8 Top 50%	87% Math proficiency	262
83	Overby-Sheppard Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	256	55.7 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	256
84	Fairfield Court Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	222	19.9 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	222
85	Woodville Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	217	35.5 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	217
86	Richmond Community High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	211	72.7 Top 25%	97.5% Math proficiency	211
87	Bellevue Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	206	46.4 Lower 50%	62% Math proficiency	206
88	Swansboro Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	172	47.0 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	172
89	Open High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	171	69.8 Top 25%	97.5% Math proficiency	171

John Randolph Tucker High in Richmond leads the 2025 list of largest schools in Richmond with Enrollment 2,132. Of the 89 schools shown, 88 are public, 1 are charter.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best largest school in Richmond?

John Randolph Tucker High in Richmond, Virginia ranks first among largest schools in Richmond with Enrollment 2,132 (Enrollment: 2,132).

How are largest schools in Richmond ranked?

Schools with the highest enrollment. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.