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Cold Harbor Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
6740 Cold Harbor Road
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Phone
(804) 723-3620
District
Hanover County Public Schools
County
HANOVER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
502
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.9% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Cold Harbor Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
66%
69%
57%
67%
74%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
73%
72%
74%
73%
71%
71%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
67%
70%
70%
72%
63%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 17 3.4%
Kindergarten 69 13.7%
Grade 1 82 16.3%
Grade 2 87 17.3%
Grade 3 69 13.7%
Grade 4 87 17.3%
Grade 5 91 18.1%
Total 502 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.3% 78.4% 47.5%
Black 7.5% 9.4% 23.1%
Hispanic 7.9% 8.3% 20.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 3.6% 8.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 43.4% 32.9% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 40.4% 30.0% 55.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.0% 2.9% 1.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 111,652 8,715,698
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 238.8 218
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.4% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.9% 33.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.0% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 18.8% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 42,012 3,326,260
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.3% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.4% 41.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 32.7% 27.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.8% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.4% 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.0% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.2% 12.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.2% 8.4%
$15,000 or less 3.7% 7.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,363 $140,663,000 61.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $683 $11,480,000 5.0%
Staff $463 $7,790,000 3.4%
General Administration $241 $4,055,000 1.8%
School Administration $646 $10,866,000 4.8%
Operation $880 $14,809,000 6.5%
Transportation $582 $9,789,000 4.3%
Other $173 $2,902,000 1.3%
Total Support $3,668 $61,691,000 27.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,559 $26,230,000 11.5%
Total Expenditures $13,590 $228,584,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,921 $11,230,472,000 53.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $832 $1,047,548,000 5.0%
Staff $1,155 $1,453,542,000 7.0%
General Administration $231 $290,427,000 1.4%
School Administration $850 $1,069,632,000 5.1%
Operation $1,368 $1,722,122,000 8.3%
Transportation $745 $937,854,000 4.5%
Other $280 $352,448,000 1.7%
Total Support $5,460 $6,873,573,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,197 $2,765,110,000 13.2%
Total Expenditures $16,578 $20,869,155,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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