Harry E. James Elementary

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Regular School · Hopewell, VA

Harry E. James Elementary is a regular school school in Hopewell, Virginia, serving grades KG–05 with 535 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

535

Teachers (FTE)

47.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	305	57%
Hispanic/Latino	96	18%
White	74	14%
Two or more races	54	10%
Asian	4	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	535	287M / 248F

English Language Learners: 32 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	22.0% -33.3pp	55.3%	264
Reading Proficiency	43.0% -27.1pp	70.1%	263
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	104

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.26 grade levels

Math

-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

4 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

101

18.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	535	100%

Contact & Location

1807 Arlington Rd

Hopewell, VA 23860

Phone: (804)541-6408

District

Hopewell City Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,748

District enrollment: 3,984

Other Schools in District

Dupont Elementary Elementary
Patrick Copeland Elementary Elementary
Hopewell High High
Carter G. Woodson Middle Middle
New HOPE Academy Not applicable
Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 23860) → CensusDepth.com
Virginia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Virginia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

510198000357

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD