Richard Bowling Elementary School has 575 learners in grades Prekindergarten-5.

Richard Bowling Elementary School placed in the lower 50% of all schools in Virginia for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower than 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 49% (which is lower than the Virginia state average of 72%) for the 2016-17 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 58% (which is lower than the Virginia state average of 80%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner: teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the Virginia state average of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 98% of the learner body (majority African-American), which is higher than the Virginia state average of 51% (majority African-American).

Richard Bowling Elementary School’s learner population of 575 learners has grown by 18% over five school years.

The teacher population of 40 teachers has grown by 21% over five school years.

Richard Bowling Elementary School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 1,791 schools in Virginia (based on cumulative math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Richard Bowling Elementary School is 0.17, which is less than the equity score at the state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

The nearest high school to Richard Bowling Elementary School is Booker T Washington High School (0.7 miles away)

The nearest middle school is William H. Ruffner Middle School (1.5 miles away)

The nearest elementary school is Jacox Elementary School (0.7 miles away)