Colonial Trail Elementary

Set in Glen Allen, Virginia, Colonial Trail Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school, run under Henrico County Public Schools. It educates 710 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 42% above the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Henrico County Public Schools runs 69 schools in total, collectively educating 51,044 students. Colonial Trail Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Colonial Trail Elementary shows that the largest single group is Asian, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% White, 12% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Henrico County as a whole is about 9% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Colonial Trail Elementary has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Henrico County (around 67%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Colonial Trail Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 82.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 84.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Henrico County) reports that median household income runs about $88,783, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Henrico County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,753 students), of which Colonial Trail Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Short Pump Middle, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Colonial Trail Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 87.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 3%: 689 students in 2018 compared to 710 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 27% to 15% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.