Schools by Reading Proficiency in Richmond (2025)

Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Listed with official data; 88 schools in Richmond, Virginia. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Virginia.

#	School	Sector	Reading · math	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Richmond Community High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	97.5% · 97.5%	72.7 Top 25%	97.5% Math proficiency	211
2	Open High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	95% · 97.5%	69.8 Top 25%	97.5% Math proficiency	171
3	Mills E. Godwin High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	95% · 93%	84.0 Top 5%	93% Math proficiency	1,702
4	Nuckols Farm Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	94% · 98%	88.3 Top 5%	98% Math proficiency	627
5	Tuckahoe Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	93% · 95%	89.3 Top 5%	95% Math proficiency	682
6	Gayton Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	92% · 94%	87.4 Top 5%	94% Math proficiency	605
7	Short Pump Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	91% · 93%	88.4 Top 5%	93% Math proficiency	545
8	Douglas S. Freeman High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	91% · 88%	76.1 Top 25%	88% Math proficiency	1,881
9	Mary Munford Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	90% · 90%	70.0 Top 25%	90% Math proficiency	476
10	Monacan High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	90% · 83%	68.6 Top 25%	83% Math proficiency	1,644
11	Pocahontas Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	89% · 95%	83.9 Top 10%	95% Math proficiency	914
12	Three Chopt Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	87% · 92%	74.5 Top 25%	92% Math proficiency	306
13	Franklin Military Academy Richmond · High · Grades 6–12	Public	87% · 86%	71.5 Top 25%	86% Math proficiency	335
14	John Randolph Tucker High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	85% · 88%	62.9 Top 50%	88% Math proficiency	2,132
15	George H. Moody Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	84% · 86%	82.1 Top 10%	86% Math proficiency	1,086
16	Jackson Davis Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	83% · 88%	69.1 Top 25%	88% Math proficiency	535
17	Maybeury Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	82% · 92%	66.0 Top 50%	92% Math proficiency	691
18	Pemberton Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	82% · 87%	88.7 Top 5%	87% Math proficiency	344
19	William Fox Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	82% · 87%	65.1 Top 50%	87% Math proficiency	367
20	Henrico High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	82% · 77%	65.9 Top 50%	77% Math proficiency	1,300
21	Maude Trevvett Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	81% · 90%	64.7 Top 50%	90% Math proficiency	578
22	Tuckahoe Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	81% · 85%	66.3 Top 50%	85% Math proficiency	1,114
23	Hermitage High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	80% · 82%	62.1 Top 50%	82% Math proficiency	1,719
24	Ruby F. Carver Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	78% · 80%	65.6 Top 50%	80% Math proficiency	509
25	Crestview Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	77% · 82%	70.4 Top 25%	82% Math proficiency	388
26	Varina High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	77% · 79%	65.3 Top 50%	79% Math proficiency	1,420
27	R.C. Longan Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	76% · 90%	67.8 Top 50%	90% Math proficiency	491
28	Pinchbeck Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	75% · 80%	64.8 Top 50%	80% Math proficiency	538
29	Linwood Holton Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	74% · 77%	61.1 Top 50%	77% Math proficiency	433
30	Crestwood Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	73% · 83%	71.5 Top 25%	83% Math proficiency	635
31	Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	72% · 87%	64.8 Top 50%	87% Math proficiency	262
32	Barack Obama Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	72% · 77%	64.3 Top 50%	77% Math proficiency	274
33	Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts Richmond · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	72% · 77%	57.7 Top 50%	77% Math proficiency	310
34	Quioccasin Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	72% · 71%	62.2 Top 50%	71% Math proficiency	1,053
35	John Marshall High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	72% · 47%	53.9 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	645
36	Skipwith Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	71% · 80%	63.8 Top 50%	80% Math proficiency	603
37	Albert Hill Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	71% · 70%	66.9 Top 50%	70% Math proficiency	505
38	Henry D. Ward Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	70% · 70%	58.9 Top 50%	70% Math proficiency	526
39	Harvie Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	69% · 81%	67.4 Top 50%	81% Math proficiency	497
40	George F. Baker Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	67% · 77%	63.7 Top 50%	77% Math proficiency	462
41	Thomas Jefferson High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	67% · 56%	59.4 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	749
42	Varina Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades 3–5	Public	66% · 75%	66.0 Top 50%	75% Math proficiency	274
43	Ridge Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	66% · 74%	60.2 Top 50%	74% Math proficiency	512
44	Fairfield Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	66% · 68%	61.8 Top 50%	68% Math proficiency	936
45	Henry Marsh III Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	66% · 63%	56.1 Top 50%	63% Math proficiency	512
46	Jacob L. Adams Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	65% · 69%	61.1 Top 50%	69% Math proficiency	453
47	Lakeside Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	64% · 75%	64.1 Top 50%	75% Math proficiency	397
48	Dumbarton Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	63% · 73%	58.0 Top 50%	73% Math proficiency	684
49	Dogwood Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	63% · 57%	60.1 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	371
50	Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	62% · 78%	58.0 Top 50%	78% Math proficiency	355
51	Montrose Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	62% · 77%	62.7 Top 50%	77% Math proficiency	341
52	Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	62% · 72%	64.5 Top 50%	72% Math proficiency	425
53	J.B. Fisher Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	62% · 72%	49.9 Lower 50%	72% Math proficiency	285
54	Chamberlayne Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	62% · 67%	58.6 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	389
55	Falling Creek Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	61% · 73%	68.4 Top 25%	73% Math proficiency	823
56	Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	60% · 62%	57.1 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	417
57	Richmond High School for the Arts Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	60% · 31%	44.5 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	1,116
58	Lucille M. Brown Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	59% · 53%	54.7 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	605
59	Huguenot High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	58% · 64%	53.1 Top 50%	64% Math proficiency	1,469
60	Brookland Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58% · 60%	56.0 Top 50%	60% Math proficiency	1,034
61	John Rolfe Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57% · 68%	62.0 Top 50%	68% Math proficiency	874
62	Frances W. McClenney Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	57% · 67%	47.1 Lower 50%	67% Math proficiency	302
63	Overby-Sheppard Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	57% · 62%	55.7 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	256
64	Southampton Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	57% · 62%	51.0 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	473
65	Westover Hills Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	57% · 57%	46.0 Lower 50%	57% Math proficiency	375
66	Elizabeth Holladay Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	55% · 70%	52.3 Top 50%	70% Math proficiency	859
67	G.H. Reid Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	55% · 66%	48.0 Lower 50%	66% Math proficiency	671
68	Broad Rock Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	54% · 68%	51.3 Top 50%	68% Math proficiency	612
69	J.L. Francis Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	54% · 67%	52.1 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	526
70	Charles M. Johnson Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	52% · 66%	53.4 Top 50%	66% Math proficiency	423
71	Bellevue Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	52% · 62%	46.4 Lower 50%	62% Math proficiency	206
72	Swansboro Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	52% · 52%	47.0 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	172
73	Armstrong High Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	52% · 50%	50.4 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	709
74	L. Douglas Wilder Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	51% · 68%	50.5 Top 50%	68% Math proficiency	758
75	Miles Jones Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	49% · 59%	46.7 Lower 50%	59% Math proficiency	505
76	Chimborazo Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	47% · 57%	43.4 Lower 50%	57% Math proficiency	403
77	Blackwell Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	47% · 42%	29.7 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	420
78	Laburnum Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	46% · 52%	45.9 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	466
79	Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	43% · 56%	39.2 Lower 50%	56% Math proficiency	551
80	Glen Lea Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	42% · 67%	46.4 Lower 50%	67% Math proficiency	461
81	River City Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	42% · 38%	36.7 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	1,150
82	Thomas H. Henderson Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	41% · 36%	38.2 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	430
83	Thomas C. Boushall Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	40% · 29%	32.9 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	621
84	Cardinal Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	36% · 50%	31.1 Lower 50%	50% Math proficiency	821
85	Woodville Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	34% · 47%	35.5 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	217
86	George W. Carver Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	33% · 34%	21.3 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	404
87	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	27% · 27%	26.1 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	500
88	Fairfield Court Elementary Richmond · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	23% · 27%	19.9 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	222

Richmond Community High in Richmond leads the 2025 list of schools by reading proficiency in Richmond with Reading · math 97.5% · 97.5%. Of the 88 schools shown, 87 are public, 1 are charter.

For the full picture see the wider Virginia schools by reading proficiency rankings, every school on the Richmond page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best reading results school in Richmond?

Richmond Community High in Richmond, Virginia ranks first among schools by reading proficiency in Richmond with Reading · math 97.5% · 97.5% (Enrollment: 211).

How are schools by reading proficiency in Richmond ranked?

Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.

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.