Dumbarton Elementary School

Dumbarton Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-5
9000 Hungary Spring Rd,  Richmond, VA
Henrico County Public Schools
3.5
602 Students
C+
Niche Grade
Part of the nationally high ranking Henrico County School system, Dumbarton Elementary School serves more than 600 prekindergarten through fifth grade students from within the Laurel community. This home of the Wildcats, located along Hungary Spring Road is surrounded by colorful playgrounds, three baseball fields, basketball courts, and an open sports field encircled by a track. Combining wellness lessons with gym class, Dumbarton aims to help students make healthy choices inside and outside of the classroom. Dumbarton Wildcats are encouraged to join extracurricular activities and clubs at the school, such as safety patrol, Girls on the Run and National Junior Beta Club. Students also have access to a gifted and talented program in supplement to a core academic curriculum. Dumbarton Elementary administrators are focused on graduating students who are academically sound and confident leaders. ready to make a positive impact in their community. Teachers guide students to embrace Dumbarton Elementary School’s motto of learning, leading, and loving together everywhere they go.

School Details

Head of School
Ms. Eileen C. Traveline
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Math Proficiency
35%
Reading Proficiency
43%

Niche Grade

C
Academics
C
Teachers
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Reading Proficiency
43%
Math Proficiency
35%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Teachers
40
Full Time Teachers
40
Teachers in First or Second Year
11.6%

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
633:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.8%
Female
47.2%
Hispanic
38.8%
Black
28.1%
White
17.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
10%
Two or more races
5%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

GreatSchools Reviews
3.5 20 Reviews
5.0 parent
8/31/2023
My son loves Dumbarton! He starteds school after during the pandemic, everything has been EXCEPTIONAL!
5.0 parent
6/14/2019
They have a new principle this year and she is awesome! She is very involved and likes to be in the classrooms observing instead of sitting her office all day. She has a great attitude and is always smiling. Front administrative staff are great! They have to deal with a lot parents and they do a goo...
5.0 parent
4/29/2019
desde que mi hijo empezo kindergarten no sabia ingles y ms Baldwin fue una excelente maestra y mi hijo al salir de Kinder ya sabia leer, 1er grado con ms corbin fue muy agradable, en 2do grado mr. Mackenzie es una maestra que se enfoca mucho en los valores y respeto y ahora en 3 grado ms. rabuck es...
3.0 parent
4/5/2019
I feel the school needs to make things more challenging academically.

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