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Harry E. James Elementary School

Grades: K-5
Students: 481
Type: Public
4/10
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 276:1
Certified Teachers: 96%
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Hopewell City Public Schools
1807 Arlington Road
Hopewell, VA 23860
(804) 541-6408
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Additional GreatSchools Ratings
2/10
Test Scores
3/10
Equity
6/10
Academic Progress
NA
College Readiness
NA
Student Growth

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My daughter attended for k-2 and every year she seemed to have the same problems with the school. Her teachers were extremely disrespectful to not just her, but to us as well. There were times I would reach out and try to work with the teacher/school counselor on how we can help her and positively i
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Posted by a parent on 8/5/2025
Experience at this school has not been great. Parents are not allowed to step foot in the school let alone in the classroom. COVID-19' is currently used as an excuse for not letting parents visit, but they were acting like this long before the pandemic. Bullying is a top concern here. would like to
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Posted by a parent on 4/4/2022
Terrible school.... bullying and racism is a very big issue with this school... I've never had this issie any where else my children have gone. To them it's not bullying until it happens multiple times. They dont properly take care of issues that arise... wish my child never had to attend this schoo
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Posted by a parent on 12/13/2019
If I could give this school a zero, I would! The staff is mean and hateful. They dont treat parents nicely. They have the stupidest rules. Parents are not allowed to enter classrooms. The administration does not support parents. I was not treated nicely at all. I have moved my child to another schoo
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Posted by a parent on 11/5/2014
I was treated like the enemy. They didn't want me at the school unless I made plans the day before with the teacher. cant always make plans like that since they change. I was then told by the vice principal that I was disrupting the class/lesson by being there without making a plan to visit and that
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Posted by a parent on 10/31/2014
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Hopewell schools - Harry E. James Elementary School is located at 1807 Arlington Road, Hopewell VA 23860. Harry E. James Elementary School is in the Hopewell City Public Schools. Harry E. James Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K-5.

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