Pocahontas Elementary

Pocahontas Elementary is a K-5 school of mid-tier scale in Powhatan, Virginia, part of Powhatan County Public Schools, serveing 668 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 34% bigger than typical.

Pocahontas Elementary is one of 5 schools operated by Powhatan County Public Schools, a district that caters to 4,077 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Pocahontas Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest comes out to 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. Compared to Powhatan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Pocahontas Elementary has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pocahontas Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 79.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Powhatan County) shows that median household earnings sit near $110,537, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Powhatan County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,077 students), Pocahontas Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Powhatan Middle, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pocahontas Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 79.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Pocahontas Elementary's enrollment has grew 14% since 2018, when it stood at 587 (now 668). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.