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Pocahontas Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

12000 Three Chopt Rd, Richmond, VA 23233 · (804) 364-0830 · Part of Henrico County Public Schools

Short Pump’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
914
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Pocahontas Middle

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Short Pump kids: Deep Run High

On the path

Where Short Pump kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Pocahontas MiddleYou are here
9–12Deep Run Highin Glen Allen

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency65%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts74%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

12000 Three Chopt Rd, Richmond

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6312
Grade 7290
Grade 8312
Enrollment over time
848’20
822’21
825’22
834’23
914’24

Up 7.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Black 13%Asian 11%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pocahontas Middle from Short Pump families.

Other schools in Henrico County Public Schools

The district →
Elizabeth Holladay Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
D−
859 students17:1
Rivers Edge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glen Allen
A+
735 students18:1
Colonial Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glen Allen
A
710 students18:1
Maybeury Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
B−
691 students18:1
Dumbarton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
D
684 students16:1
Tuckahoe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
B+
682 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Short Pump’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.