Elementary · Virginia

Cardinal Elementary

Free meals for all

Cardinal Elementary, a public elementary school in Richmond, Virginia: grades pre-k–5, 821 students, 15.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Richmond City Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 821
Teachers (FTE): 52.2
Students per teacher: 15.7
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

More students per teacher than 80% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 13.9 · 1,143 schools compared

More students per teacher than 62% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 93% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 503 · 1,144 schools compared

Larger than 95% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Richmond City Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Richmond City Public Schools.

Location

Address: 1745 Catalina Dr, Richmond, VA 23224
Phone: (804)780-5082
City or town: Richmond
County: Richmond city

Quality of life in Richmond Schools in Richmond

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Broad Rock ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	612	14.8	1.0 mi
J.L. Francis ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	526	14.2	1.2 mi
Swansboro ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	172	10.4	1.5 mi
Patrick Henry School Of Science And ArtsCharterFree meals for all	K–5	310	16.7	1.8 mi
G.H. Reid ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	671	16.5	1.9 mi
Oak Grove/Bellemeade ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	551	15.5	1.9 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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