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Colonial Trail Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

12101 Bacova Drive, Glen Allen, VA 23059 · (804) 364-0055 · Part of Henrico County Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
710
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Colonial Trail Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Short Pump kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Colonial Trail ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency81%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 69.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

12101 Bacova Drive, Glen Allen

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K6
Kindergarten122
Grade 1112
Grade 2106
Grade 3135
Grade 4119
Grade 5110
Enrollment over time
713’20
685’21
666’22
695’23
710’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 56%White 15%Black 12%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Colonial Trail Elementary 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
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
Springfield Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glen Allen
B−
652 students17:1

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.