Nuckols Farm Elementary, 12351 Graham Meadows Drive: pre-K to grade 5, 611 students in fall 2025, Fully Accredited. Office: 804-364-0840.
Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: Nuckols Farm Elementary School, Henrico County Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile and the federal NCES school directory.
Nuckols Farm Elementary School serves the west end of Short Pump, including GreenGate. It is part of Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS). The campus on Graham Meadows Drive has a Richmond mailing address and sits inside the Short Pump census-designated place in Henrico County. Its students go on to two different middle and high schools depending on the street, so check the zone before you buy or rent.
Who to call
- Main office: 804-364-0840; office hours 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., per the family handbook
- 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’s site has a change in transportation form
| Address | 12351 Graham Meadows Drive, Richmond, VA 23233 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| School day | 7:40 a.m. to 2:10 p.m. (2025-26 handbook) |
| Website | nuckolsfarm.henricoschools.us |
| Division | Henrico County Public Schools |
Principal
Principal Crystal Metzger, according to the school’s 2025-26 student and family handbook, which its website links. The state’s School Quality Profile lists her as principal as well.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 611 students in fall 2025, down from 627 in 2024 and up from 607 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile. Fall 2025 broke down as two pre-K students, 90 in kindergarten, 106 in first grade, 104 in second, 112 in third, 107 in fourth and 90 in fifth.
- Federal count: 607 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 36 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: 97.12, 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 | 88% | 90% | 88% |
| Math | 91% | 95% | 91% |
| Science | 85% | 89% | 85% |
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, Nuckols Farm’s zone splits two ways after fifth grade:
- One part: Short Pump Middle, then Deep Run High. GreenGate is in this part, according to our GreenGate guide.
- The other part: Pocahontas Middle, then Mills E. Godwin High
The handbook says a family that moves out of the zone must register at the new zoned school unless HCPS approves a variance. Nuckols Farm is not among the schools in the five boundary changes the School Board approved Dec. 18, 2025, according to the HCPS redistricting page.
Calendar and school day
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 2025-26 handbook, the most recent the school links, gives the school day for kindergarten through fifth grade as 7:40 a.m. to 2:10 p.m. Students who arrive after 7:40 a.m. must be signed in at the office by a parent. Call the office to confirm the times for 2026-27.
Programs and activities
The school’s Learning at NFES page says teachers build units on the Virginia Standards of Learning, with small-group instruction and tiered intervention. The site also has pages for clubs and organizations, a drama club, the PTA, gifted programs and school supply lists. Fox Fest assemblies are held four times a year, according to the handbook.
More on Short Pump schools
- The school’s own site: nuckolsfarm.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 Nuckols Farm Elementary School serve?
Pre-kindergarten through grade 5. The state counted 611 students in fall 2025.
How is Nuckols Farm Elementary rated by the state?
It is Fully Accredited for 2025-26. On Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 97.12 and is rated Distinguished, according to the state’s School Quality Profiles.
Which middle and high school does Nuckols Farm Elementary feed into?
It depends on the street. Part of the zone goes to Short Pump Middle and Deep Run High, and part goes to Pocahontas Middle and Mills E. Godwin High, according to the HCPS zone map.
What time does Nuckols Farm Elementary start?
The school’s 2025-26 family handbook, the latest it links, gives the school day as 7:40 a.m. to 2:10 p.m. Call 804-364-0840 to confirm this year’s times.
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