Fourteen of Henrico County’s public schools were marked as “accredited with conditions” by the Virginia Department of Education’s accreditation system this year, including five that were labeled “fully accredited” last year.
VDOE data released Sept. 30 designated 14% of schools statewide as accredited with conditions, compared to 21% of schools in Henrico. Virginia’s school accreditation system, which is set to change next year, rates schools on several “school quality indicators,” including academic performance, achievement gaps between student groups, and student engagement.
This year, Hermitage High, Henrico High, Hungary Creek Middle, Elko Middle, and Montrose Elementary were downgraded from “accredited” to accredited with conditions. Nine other schools – Brookland Middle, Fairfield Middle, John Rolfe Middle, L. Douglas Wilder Middle, Fair Oaks Elementary, Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary, Highland Springs Elementary, Laburnum Elementary, and Henrico Virtual Academy – remained accredited with conditions.