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Elementary · Regular · Grades PK to 5

J.B. Fisher Elementary, Richmond, VA

CEP schoolJ.B. Fisher Elementary is a public elementary school in Richmond, part of Richmond City Public Schools. It enrolled 285 students in 2024-25, with 20.4 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students
285
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Students per teacher
20.4
Grades
PK to 5

This school's ratio is 8.5 higher than the district figure of 11.9. The Virginia average across schools is 14.0. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school20.4
District11.9
Virginia14.0
United States15.3

School details

Address
3701 Garden Rd, Richmond, VA 23235
Phone
(804)327-5612
District
Richmond City Public Schools
County
Richmond city
Level
Elementary
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Charter
No
Locale
City: Midsize
NCES school ID
510324001863
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.
Free lunch
287
Reduced-price lunch
0
Free or reduced-price lunch
287
Direct certification
282Students certified through programs such as SNAP, without an application.
Community Eligibility Provision
Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Richmond City Public Schools

Elementary schools elsewhere in Richmond

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.