Short Pump Elementary

Short Pump Elementary is an average-sized primary school in Richmond, Virginia, run under Henrico County Public Schools. The school enrolls 545 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Henrico County Public Schools comprises 69 schools with combined enrollment of 51,044 students; Short Pump Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Short Pump Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Asian, 8% Black, 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Short Pump Elementary lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Henrico County (around 67%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Short Pump Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 83.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 84.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Henrico County) reports that median household earnings sit near $88,783, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Short Pump Elementary is one of 84 public schools in Henrico County (combined enrollment of about 51,753 students).

The closest other public school is Pocahontas Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Short Pump Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 86.0%.

Short Pump Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Short Pump Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 567 (now 545). The White share of enrollment decreased from 55% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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