Office Hours
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Regular School Hours:
Arrival: 7:30–7:50 a.m.
Tardy Bell: 7:50 a.m.
Dismissal: 2:30 p.m.
Early Dismissal: 12:30 p.m.
Welcome to Beaverdam Elementary School, a nationally recognized, Blue Ribbon School! Located in the northwestern corner of Hanover County, our outstanding faculty and staff take pride in providing challenging and innovative learning experiences for our students in a warm and nurturing environment.
Beaverdam Elementary School proudly serves over 300 kindergarten through fifth grade students from families in the western corridor of Hanover County, Virginia. Our attendance zone is one of the largest of any elementary school in Hanover, covering an area nearly 20 miles long and 15 miles wide.
Situated on over 20 acres of land, our beautiful grounds include many oak trees and more than 30 English boxwoods that date back to the 1930's. Our playground includes a variety of structures for play and physical fitness. We are excited about our new building opening for the 2026–2027 school year!
Our Mission
We are a student-centered school community committed to excellence in teaching, learning, and leadership.
Our Vision
Empowering confident, productive, life-long learners.
Community Profile
Located in the northwest corner of Hanover County, Virginia, Beaverdam is a beautiful place to call home! Our school is only 30 miles northwest of Richmond, 90 miles south of Washington D.C., and 60 miles east of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
As a growing rural community, Beaverdam’s economy still revolves around farming (grain, hay, and dairy cattle), lumber milling, and quarrying. Some of our major employers include Dominion Energy at North Anna Power Station, Tyson Foods, and Kings Dominion theme park. Our student body is socioeconomically diverse. Some students live in town on quarter-acre lots while others live on thousand-acre farms. Many students live on land that has been in their family for generations adding to the area's historical significance.
History of Excellence
Originally built in 1906, Beaverdam School has a history of academic excellence. As a community school housing grades one through 11, the last Beaverdam High School class graduated in 1959. The school building then became Beaverdam Elementary and educated students up to seventh grade. Our first kindergarten class was added in 1972, and 10 years later, six and seventh graders were transferred to Liberty Middle School. In 1984, the old school was renovated, and it reopened for students from three attendance zones in 1985. Since that time, Beaverdam Elementary continues to build on its history of educational excellence through innovative instructional practices, a current technology infrastructure, and teacher training.