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Enrollment
668
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWHATAN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510303001398
Pocahontas Elementary
4294 Anderson Hwy, Powhatan, VA 23139 · (804) 598-5717 · Powhatan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.1:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
204 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Powhatan County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
77.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 15 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
73.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Pocahontas Elementary
Pocahontas Elementary's state test result (73.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocahontas Elementary this school | 668 | 30.5% | 73.8% |
| Flat Rock Elementary Powhatan | 654 | 26.1% | 80.4% |
| Quinton Elementary Quinton | 559 | 33.6% | 76.0% |
| New Kent Elementary New Kent | 601 | 33.4% | 77.4% |
| George W. Watkins Elementary Quinton | 510 | 27.1% | 81.3% |
| John B. Dey Elementary Virginia Beach | 744 | 20.8% | 89.4% |
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 Pocahontas Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #475 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #485 of 1,111 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #513 of 1,111 ▼ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #236 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #369 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.7% | #975 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #936 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #92 of 324 |
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
668
-84 (-11%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 946
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 668 | 51 | 13.1:1 | 31% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 747 | 54 | 13.8:1 | 30% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 54 | 14.2:1 | 33% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 752 | 53 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 41.5 | 14.1:1 | 36% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 26% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 29% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 946 | 67 | 14.1:1 | 17% (163) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pocahontas Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (587 to 668); teachers up 23% (41.5 to 51).
About Pocahontas Elementary
Pocahontas Elementary is an elementary school in Powhatan, Virginia, reachable at (804) 598-5717. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 668 students. Enrollment is 34% higher than the average for elementary schools in Virginia, which is about 499.
Besides Pocahontas Elementary, Powhatan County Public Schools runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 4,077 students.
Pocahontas Elementary's enrollment is 82% White. It is also 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Powhatan County is about 85% White. Pocahontas Elementary's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 13.1 students per teacher and 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.7 below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 31%.
allk12 grades Pocahontas Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 79.8%. Pocahontas Elementary scores 73.8%.
Federal survey data for Powhatan County show that the median household income is $110,537, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Powhatan County is home to 7 public schools and about 4,077 public school students.
Powhatan Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Pocahontas Elementary holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 79.5% on proficiency, and Pocahontas Elementary is below that at 73.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, Pocahontas Elementary is Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 84 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.2 to 13.1 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Powhatan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,555
Census ACS
Median income
$110,537
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
4,077 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Powhatan County Public Schools
- Powhatan HighHigh · 1,328 students
- Powhatan MiddleMiddle · 950 students
- Flat Rock ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Powhatan ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Powhatan Voc. CenterCombined
Other schools in Powhatan
- Powhatan HighHigh · 1,328 students
- Powhatan MiddleMiddle · 950 students
- Flat Rock ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Powhatan ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Powhatan Voc. CenterCombined
- Project Return/Powhatan CoElementary
Other Pocahontas Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Pocahontas Elementary. Pocahontas Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- POCAHONTAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOCAHONTAS, AR · 703 students
Nearby schools
- Powhatan Middle0.9 mi · 950
- Powhatan Elementary1.0 mi · 477
- Powhatan High8.4 mi · 1,328
- Flat Rock Elementary8.7 mi · 654
- Goochland Middle10.0 mi · 616
- Goochland High10.1 mi · 850
Frequently asked questions
About Pocahontas ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Pocahontas Elementary?
Pocahontas Elementary enrolls approximately 668 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pocahontas Elementary serve?
Pocahontas Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pocahontas Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pocahontas Elementary is approximately 13.1:1 (51 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pocahontas Elementary?
Pocahontas Elementary reports a student body of 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Pocahontas Elementary public or private?
Pocahontas Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Powhatan County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.