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Enrollment
627
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189001624
Nuckols Farm Elementary
12351 Graham Meadows Dr, Richmond, VA 23233 · (804) 364-0840 · Henrico County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
68 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
90.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
95.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 95 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 95.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 91.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 90.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
89.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Nuckols Farm Elementary
Nuckols Farm Elementary's state test result (89.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuckols Farm Elementary this school | 627 | 10.8% | 89.7% |
| J.W. Alvey Elementary Haymarket | 523 | 9.6% | 89.3% |
| Great Falls Elementary Great Falls | 513 | 7.4% | 92.2% |
| Flint Hill Elementary Vienna | 614 | 6.7% | 90.3% |
| Fox Mill Elementary Herndon | 650 | 9.2% | 87.7% |
| Oak View Elementary Fairfax | 776 | 11.0% | 84.5% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Nuckols Farm Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.7% | #64 of 1,101 | #4 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #22 of 1,111 ▲ 44 | #1 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #78 of 1,111 ▲ 23 | #5 of 45 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #306 of 1,176 | #9 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,018 of 1,105 | #41 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #662 of 1,106 | #30 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.8% | #1,110 of 1,157 | #45 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #212 of 324 | #11 of 20 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
627
+67 (+12%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 627 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 11% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 36 | 16.9:1 | 13% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 36.5 | 16.2:1 | 15% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 35 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 31.5 | 19.0:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 30 | 19.7:1 | 6% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 4% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 34 | 18.9:1 | 0% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nuckols Farm Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (599 to 627); teachers up 17% (31.5 to 37).
About Nuckols Farm Elementary
Nuckols Farm Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Richmond, Virginia. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 627 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 26% above that mark.
Nuckols Farm Elementary is part of Henrico County Public Schools, where 69 schools serve 51,044 students.
At Nuckols Farm Elementary, 63% of students are White. The school is also 17% Asian, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Black. That is higher than the 51% White share among all Henrico County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
Nuckols Farm Elementary reported 37 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.9:1. The school's 16.9:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Virginia. Roughly 11% of students at Nuckols Farm Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 67% average for public schools in Henrico County is 56 points.
Nuckols Farm Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 88% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Nuckols Farm Elementary is 4.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (89.7% versus 85.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
For Henrico County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $88,783 a year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Henrico County number 84, with about 51,753 students.
Nuckols Farm Elementary is about 1.4 miles from Colonial Trail Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nuckols Farm Elementary's average proficiency of 89.7% compares with 86.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Nuckols Farm Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment rose 12% over 4 years, reaching 627 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Nuckols Farm Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Henrico County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
335,744
Census ACS
Median income
$88,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,753 students
Quick facts
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- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
Nearby schools
- Colonial Trail Elementary1.4 mi · 710
- Gayton Elementary1.5 mi · 605
- Short Pump Elementary1.5 mi · 545
- Short Pump Middle1.8 mi · 1,056
- Pocahontas Middle1.8 mi · 914
- Twin Hickory Elementary2.5 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Nuckols Farm ElementaryHow many students attend Nuckols Farm Elementary?
Nuckols Farm Elementary enrolls approximately 627 students in grades PK-05.
Is Nuckols Farm Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nuckols Farm Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nuckols Farm Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nuckols Farm Elementary is approximately 16.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Nuckols Farm Elementary?
Student demographics at Nuckols Farm Elementary are roughly 63% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 17% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Nuckols Farm Elementary in?
Nuckols Farm Elementary is part of Henrico County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.