Colonial Trail Elementary, 12101 Bacova Drive: pre-K to grade 5, 732 students in fall 2025, Fully Accredited. Office: 804-364-0055.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: Colonial Trail Elementary School, Henrico County Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile and the federal NCES school directory.

Colonial Trail Elementary School is one of four Henrico County public elementary schools inside Short Pump, and its zone covers much of the area around Short Pump Town Center. It is part of Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS). The mailing address says Glen Allen, but the campus on Bacova Drive sits inside the Short Pump census-designated place in Henrico County. The school calls its community Cub Nation.

Who to call

  • Main office: 804-364-0055
  • School assignments and boundaries (HCPS): 804-652-3745
  • HCPS main number: 804-652-3600
  • Buses: HCPS Pupil Transportation lists the zone office for each school
Address 12101 Bacova Drive, Glen Allen, VA 23059
Grades Pre-K to 5
Website colonialtrail.henricoschools.us
Division Henrico County Public Schools

Principal

Principal Kevin Schatz, according to the school’s principal’s message. He writes that the school is part of the Next Education Workforce initiative, which uses team-based teaching models.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 732 students in fall 2025, up from 710 in 2024 and 695 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile. Fall 2025 broke down as four pre-K students, 102 in kindergarten, 126 in first grade, 113 in second, 117 in third, 141 in fourth and 129 in fifth.
  • Federal count: 695 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 18 students per teacher.

State report card

Virginia rates each school two ways on its School Quality Profile. Accreditation shows whether the school submitted, and the state approved, all the evidence the Standards of Accreditation require. The School Performance and Support Framework gives each school a score and one of four performance levels: Distinguished, Meets Expectations, Approaching Expectations or Needs Intensive Support.

  • Accreditation, 2025-26: Fully Accredited
  • Framework score: 95.68, rated Distinguished, in the division summary

Standards of Learning pass rates (share of tested students who passed, grades 3 to 5):

Subject 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
English reading 83% 83% 79%
Math 81% 84% 85%
Science 87% 86% 83%

The full profile also reports attendance, spending and teacher data.

Attendance zone

Zones follow streets, not ZIP codes. Check an address in the HCPS school locator; the official answer comes from the HCPS boundaries office at 804-652-3745.

On the HCPS zone map, Colonial Trail’s zone splits three ways after fifth grade:

Our Town Center area guide and Pouncey Tract Road guide cover the neighborhoods nearby. Colonial Trail is not among the schools in the five boundary changes the School Board approved Dec. 18, 2025, according to the HCPS redistricting page.

Calendar

From the HCPS 2026-27 school calendar:

  • Wednesday, Oct. 28: end of quarter; half day for students
  • Monday, Nov. 2: schools and offices closed
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day; student holiday
  • Monday, Nov. 9: student and teacher holiday, Diwali
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; school reopens Monday, Jan. 4
  • Friday, June 4, 2027: last day of school

The school also keeps its own CTES calendar on its website. It does not post a daily bell schedule; call the main office for drop-off and dismissal times.

Programs and activities

The school’s site has pages for gifted identification, clubs and organizations, the clinic, the PTA and family resources, and an absence approval request form for trips.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Colonial Trail Elementary School serve?

Pre-kindergarten through grade 5. The state counted 732 students in fall 2025.

How is Colonial Trail Elementary rated by the state?

It is Fully Accredited for 2025-26. On Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 95.68 and is rated Distinguished, according to the state’s School Quality Profiles.

Which middle and high school does Colonial Trail Elementary feed into?

Most of its zone goes to Short Pump Middle and Deep Run High. Smaller parts go to Holman Middle and Glen Allen High, or to Quioccasin Middle and J.R. Tucker High, according to the HCPS zone map.