📍 12000 Three Chopt Rd, Richmond, Henrico County, 23233
Pocahontas Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Richmond, Henrico County. The school has 825 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henrico County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pocahontas Middle enrolls 825 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 11% Black or African American and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 535 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 91 | 11% |
| Asian | 87 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 5.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 825 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 218 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pocahontas Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-10, state senate district 12, state house district 72.
Pocahontas Middle is one of 80 schools in Henrico County Public Schools, based in Henrico, Virginia. The district serves 50,915 students district-wide and employs 3,449 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 825 students, Pocahontas Middle is larger than the district average of about 636 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large