Education in Richmond, Virginia

These are multiple education systems in Richmond, Virginia.

Elementary and secondary schools
The Richmond City Public Schools system comprises 5 high schools, 9 middle schools, 28 elementary schools, and 9 special-purpose/preschools. In 2011, Mayor Dwight C. Jones announced the replacement of Broad Rock Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary, and Huguenot High schools in the South Richmond district, along with the replacement of Martin Luther King Jr. Middle in the East End district. Construction of elementary school replacements began, but Huguenot remains to be replaced. The elementary schools are ranked highly among urban area school districts, while the middle and high schools are not as positively viewed. In a 2009 Richmond Times-Dispatch article, titled "Dropping In", it was declared that the high school dropout rate was "hovering" at around 15 percent, a number that the city is now working to improve on.

Elementary schools

 * Bellevue Elementary School
 * Blackwell Elementary School
 * Broad Rock Elementary School
 * George Washington Carver Elementary School
 * John B. Cary Elementary School
 * Chimborazo Elementary School
 * Clark Springs Elementary School
 * Fairfield Court Elementary School
 * J. B. Fisher Elementary School
 * William Fox Elementary School
 * J. L. Francis Elementary School
 * Ginter Park Elementary School
 * E. S. H. Greene Elementary School
 * Linwood Holton Elementary School
 * Miles J. Jones Elementary School
 * George Mason Elementary School
 * Maymont Elementary School
 * Mary Munford Elementary School
 * Oak Grove Elementary School
 * Overby-Sheppard Elementary School
 * E. D. Redd Elementary School
 * G. H. Reid Elementary School
 * Southampton Elementary School
 * J. E. B. Stuart Elementary School
 * Summer Hill Elementary School
 * Swansboro Elementary School
 * Westover Hills Elementary School
 * Woodville Elementary School

Middle schools

 * Binford Middle School
 * Thomas C. Boushall Middle School
 * Lucille M. Brown Middle School
 * Chandler Middle School
 * Elkhardt Middle School
 * Thomas H. Henderson Model Middle School
 * Albert Hill Middle School
 * Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
 * Fred D. Thompson Middle School

High schools

 * Armstrong High School
 * Huguenot High School
 * Thomas Jefferson High School
 * John Marshall High School
 * George Wythe High School

Private schools and advanced schools
There are also a number of private schools in the city, including Saint Gertrude High School, founded in 1922. It is one of Richmond's oldest functioning private schools. Also notable are the special purpose (or advanced) schools, such as the notable magnet school Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies, a school that receives a little over 2000 submissions a year. It is among the leading high schools in the nation, and maintains an SAT score average of 2047, well over the national mean. The International Baccalaureate programs are also located in many schools throughout the metro region, with all three stages of the IB (Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme, and Diploma Programme) being offered at elementary, middle, and high schools abroad. Examples include Three Chopt Elementary and Moody Middle in Henrico, and Hanover High School, in Hanover.

Universities and colleges
There are several universities known nationwide, and some only locally known. Most notable are the region's two Division I schools, the University of Richmond, and Virginia Commonwealth University, or as it is often abbreviated, "VCU". The former is a small, suburban private institution, while the latter is a public, Carnegie-certified research university, noted for its "high research levels". It sits on two campuses, the Monroe Park campus, and the MCV campus. VCU has over 32,000 students, making it the largest university in the Commonwealth in terms of number of students. Its athletics division, collectively known as the VCU Rams, garnered national attention when the men's basketball team reached the 2011 NCAA Final Four, the semifinals of the college basketball division. Here is a complete list of Richmond's colleges and universities:


 * Virginia Commonwealth University
 * University of Richmond
 * Virginia Union University
 * Randolph Macon College (located in nearby Ashland)
 * Virginia State University (located in nearby Petersburg)