Mills E. Godwin High, Short Pump: zone, report card and calendar

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: Mills E. Godwin High School, Henrico County Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile, the federal NCES school directory, Godwin Athletics and the VHSL alignment.

Mills E. Godwin High School is the zoned high school for the south side of Short Pump, including Wellesley and the Pump Road area. It is part of Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS). The campus on Pump Road has a Richmond mailing address and sits just south of the Short Pump census-designated place, in Henrico County. Its teams are the Eagles.

Who to call

• Main office: 804-750-2600
• 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; the school posts an afternoon bus board on its site

Principal

Principal Leigh Dunavant, according to the school’s principal’s message, in which she says 2026-27 is her 11th year as principal. She is a Godwin graduate and joined its administrative team in 2010.

Enrollment and teachers

• State count: 1,726 students in fall 2025, up from 1,702 in 2024 and down from 1,740 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile. Fall 2025 broke down as 481 ninth graders, 391 in 10th grade, 417 in 11th and 437 in 12th.
• Federal count: 1,740 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 100 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 17 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: 93.4, rated Distinguished, in the division summary
• On-time graduation: 95%. Of 437 students in the 2025-26 cohort, 415 graduated on time: 296 with an advanced studies diploma, 110 with a standard diploma and nine with other diplomas. The completion rate was 96%, and 16 students (4%) dropped out.

Standards of Learning pass rates (share of tested students who passed):

The full profile also reports attendance, college and career data, 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, Godwin’s zone takes in Pocahontas Middle and part of Quioccasin Middle. Pocahontas in turn draws from Ruby F. Carver, Gayton, Nuckols Farm and Short Pump elementaries. In Short Pump that covers Wellesley, the Pump Road area and the western edge of West Broad Village; our neighborhoods guide has the area by area list.

Rezoning: On Dec. 18, 2025, the School Board approved five boundary changes, including one that moves part of Douglas S. Freeman High’s zone to Godwin starting this school year, according to the HCPS redistricting page. The neighborhoods moved are Candlewood, Gates Head, Pinedale West, Ednam Forest, Cabin Creek and Patterson West, WTVR reported. Students who were in grades 10, 11 or 12 when the change took effect could choose to stay at their old school. Patterson West’s middle school students move from Tuckahoe Middle to Quioccasin Middle in 2027-28.

Calendar and bell times

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 bell schedules the school links start first period at 9 a.m., after a warning bell at 8:55 a.m., and end the last class at 3:55 p.m. An optional early bird period runs from 8 to 8:45 a.m. On half days classes end at 12:45 p.m., followed by a grab-and-go lunch.

Sports and activities

Godwin plays in Class 5, Region C, Colonial District, according to the VHSL alignment. The district’s other schools are Deep Run, Douglas S. Freeman, Glen Allen, Hermitage and J.R. Tucker in Henrico, John Marshall and Thomas Jefferson in Richmond, and Maggie Walker Governor’s School.

Godwin Athletics lists baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls cross country, football, field hockey, gymnastics, boys and girls indoor track, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, softball, boys and girls swimming, boys and girls tennis, boys and girls track and boys and girls volleyball, plus wrestling. The Godwin Athletic Association is the booster club.

Programs the school names include the Center for Medical Sciences, one of HCPS’s specialty centers, with its own site, and Advanced Placement courses and exams.

Follow the Eagles on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.

More on Short Pump schools

• The school’s own site: godwin.henricoschools.us
• Every public school in Short Pump, with zones and state ratings
• Our Short Pump schools guide for registration and the School Board

Frequently asked questions

What grades does Mills E. Godwin High School serve?

Grades 9 through 12. The state counted 1,726 students in fall 2025.

How is Godwin High School rated by the state?

It is Fully Accredited for 2025-26. On Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 93.4 and is rated Distinguished, according to the state’s School Quality Profiles.

What is Godwin High School’s graduation rate?

95%. Of 437 students in the 2025-26 cohort, 415 graduated on time, according to the state’s School Quality Profile.

What time does Godwin High School start?

First period starts at 9 a.m. and the last class ends at 3:55 p.m., according to the bell schedule the school links. An optional early bird period runs from 8 to 8:45 a.m.

Which middle schools feed into Godwin High School?

Pocahontas Middle and part of Quioccasin Middle, according to the Henrico County Public Schools attendance zone map.