The mission of Anna Julia Cooper School is to love, educate, and uplift its students and graduates so that they may realize their God-given gifts.

Our way of proceeding:

• We provide full-tuition scholarships to K-8th grade students with limited financial resources who reside primarily in Richmond’s East End
• We aspire to be a School that mutually benefits our students and those who provide the human and financial resources to make it possible
• We are faith-based, believing that Jesus is the fullest expression of God’s love for us
• We strive to be a place where people find and experience joy
• We are in it for the long haul, supporting students as they transition to high school and pursue their own paths into adulthood
• We value all staff, parents, volunteers, and donors as integral to our success as a School and a community of affection
• We embrace the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of our namesake in this challenging and life-changing work