Pocahontas Middle, 12000 Three Chopt Road: grades 6-8, 904 students in fall 2025, Fully Accredited, feeds Godwin High. Office: 804-364-0830.

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

Pocahontas Middle School is the zoned middle school for the south side of Short Pump, including Wellesley and the Pump Road area, and its students go on to Mills E. Godwin High. It is part of Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS). The campus on Three Chopt Road has a Richmond mailing address and sits inside the Short Pump census-designated place in Henrico County. Its students are the Hawks.

Who to call
Address 12000 Three Chopt Road, Richmond, VA 23233
Grades 6 to 8
School day 8:35 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Website pocahontas.henricoschools.us
Division Henrico County Public Schools

Principal

Principal Leah Wiedenhoft, according to the school’s principal’s message welcoming families to the 2026-27 school year.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 904 students in fall 2025, down from 914 in 2024 and up from 834 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile. Fall 2025 broke down as 288 sixth graders, 311 in seventh grade and 305 in eighth.
  • Federal count: 834 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 16 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: 93.21, rated Distinguished, in the division summary

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

Subject 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
English reading 84% 88% 87%
Math 83% 82% 79%
Science 89% 88% 87%

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, Pocahontas draws from four elementary zones, all or in part: Ruby F. Carver, Gayton, Nuckols Farm and Short Pump Elementary. Every part of its zone goes on to Godwin. In Short Pump that covers Wellesley, the Pump Road area and the western edge of West Broad Village; our neighborhoods guide has the details.

Pocahontas 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 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 daily bell schedule on the school’s information page starts with advisory at 8:35 a.m. and ends the last block at 3:15 p.m. Lunch runs by grade between 11:55 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., each followed by a 15-minute Hawk Huddle. On half days, classes end at 12:10 p.m. with a grab-and-go lunch.

Activities and programs

The school’s academics page lists gifted programs, community service learning and a planning guide for high school courses, and its site has a clubs and organizations page. Its motto for the year, in the principal’s message, is “Together, we will SOAR!”

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Pocahontas Middle School serve?

Grades 6 through 8. The state counted 904 students in fall 2025.

How is Pocahontas Middle School rated by the state?

It is Fully Accredited for 2025-26. On Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 93.21 and is rated Distinguished, according to the state’s School Quality Profiles.

Which high school does Pocahontas Middle School feed into?

Mills E. Godwin High School, according to the Henrico County Public Schools attendance zone map.

What time does Pocahontas Middle School start?

The day starts with advisory at 8:35 a.m., and the last block ends at 3:15 p.m., according to the school’s information page.