Short Pump Middle

Summary:

Short Pump Middle is a highly successful public middle school in Glen Allen, Virginia, serving 1,112 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Henrico County Public Schools district.

Short Pump Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Virginia, with exceptional academic performance. Students excel on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the Henrico County and Virginia state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 98.62% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in SOL Geometry, compared to 94.39% for Henrico County and 96.66% for Virginia. The school's diverse student population, with a significant Asian student population, also performs exceptionally well, including English Language Learner (ELL) students who ranked 1st out of 122 Virginia middle schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to other middle schools in the region, George H. Moody Middle, Brookland Middle, and Quioccasin Middle, Short Pump Middle stands out as a high-performing school, consistently outperforming its peers on academic measures. This sustained excellence over time suggests the school has effective teaching practices, curriculum, and support systems in place to enable student success.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4701 Pouncey Tract Rd
       Glen Allen, VA  23060


(804) 360-0800

District: Henrico County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
50th of 417 Virginia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,353 Help


Students who attend Short Pump Middle usually attend:

High:    Deep Run High

Feeder schools for Short Pump Middle:

Elementary:    Colonial Trail Elementary
    David A. Kaechele Elementary
    Shady Grove Elementary
    Twin Hickory Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  17.8 Help
Number of students:  1,112

Racial breakdown:

White:
44.8%
Asian:
32.0%
African American:
10.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15.5% Help


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Compare Details Short Pump Middle ranks better than 88% of middle schools in Virginia. It also ranks first among 12 ranked middle schools in the Henrico County Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.02. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Short Pump Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Henrico County Public Schools District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Short Pump Middle is $7,353. 10 middle schools in the Henrico County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Short Pump Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Short Pump Middle 50th of 417 Virginia public middle schools. (See Short Pump Middle in the ranking list.)

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Henrico County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Henrico County Public Schools 88th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Short Pump Middle

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Rank History for all students at Short Pump Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 82.17 22nd 340 93.5%
2006 84.87 14th 383 96.3%
2007 85.47 7th 387 98.2%
2008 84.57 7th 391 98.2%
2009 84.51 8th 390 97.9%
2010 78.96 21st 408 94.9%
2011 83.46 10th 413 97.6%
2012 81.89 15th 413 96.4%
2013 91.16 5th 416 98.8%
2014 90.82 4th 416 99.0%
2015 84.90 19th 412 95.4%
2016 87.65 6th 409 98.5%
2017 85.57 17th 415 95.9%
2018 83.71 13th 413 96.9%
2019 82.98 21st 424 95.0%
2021 67.88 92nd 419 78.0%
2022 83.42 28th 415 93.3%
2023 79.18 61st 422 85.5%
2024 81.02 50th 417 88.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Short Pump Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 83.56 20th 231 91.3%
2024 81.21 22nd 237 90.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Short Pump Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 99.68 1st 100 99.0%
2024 98.46 1st 122 99.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Short Pump Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 66.72 118th 402 70.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Short Pump Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 76.94 73rd 411 82.2%
2024 80.86 44th 407 89.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Short Pump Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 66.58 74th 278 73.4%
2024 60.31 100th 281 64.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Short Pump Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 79.28 63rd 409 84.6%
2024 80.16 52nd 407 87.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Short Pump Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 62.94 52nd 132 60.6%
2024 66.37 38th 128 70.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Short Pump Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 69.31 77th 298 74.2%
2024 73.85 57th 299 80.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Short Pump Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 81.41 29th 275 89.5%
2024 77.48 40th 272 85.3%
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Rank History for White students at Short Pump Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 68.57 103rd 402 74.4%
2024 75.41 58th 396 85.4%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, January 28, 2016

Open Quote Not a great school...classes are over crowed..28-30 kids in my childs math, science and other core courses. Teachers are unable to manage the students, answer questions and help with learning. My kids have been yelled at for asking questions or needing clarification on the information taught. For example teachers will say " I do not have time to help you there are too many people in the class and not enough time." The school is not allowing for inquiry based learning and as a result, kids are not allowed to learn from one another and ask questions.

Short pump does not have a community feeling and it is a very cliquey school It seems efforts to change the atmosphere have not been effective or supported. In middles school kids are bullied and administration and teachers and other adults have turned a blind eye to this problem. My daughter witnessed a child being teased for a few months and reported it to her teachers and nothing has changed. The teachers response was " Thank you for telling me are you sure because I have never seen that?"

Overall, it is an over crowded school...and they cannot maintain a safe, inclusive atmosphere for students. Many people have moved from the area or sent their children to private schools, because of how poor the educational experience is at Short Pump. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Short Pump Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 790 123 54 7 0 n/a n/a 0 974
1994 864 141 67 14 1 n/a n/a 0 1087
1995 1031 169 72 9 1 n/a n/a 0 1282
1996 1031 169 72 9 1 n/a n/a 0 1282
1997 1109 162 90 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1370
1998 1156 150 107 12 3 n/a n/a 0 1428
1999 1223 152 107 13 3 n/a n/a 0 1498
2000 980 150 94 16 6 n/a n/a -4 1242
2001 950 168 87 33 2 n/a n/a 0 1240
2002 1132 158 107 38 0 n/a n/a 1 1436
2003 1132 158 107 38 0 n/a n/a 1 1436
2004 1202 144 122 49 1 n/a n/a 48 1566
2005 827 94 81 35 3 n/a n/a 60 1100
2006 802 72 81 22 7 n/a n/a 38 1022
2007 767 69 107 27 7 n/a n/a 13 990
2008 737 51 95 25 2 n/a n/a 34 944
2009 708 54 103 23 5 n/a n/a 74 967
2010 756 51 105 24 7 n/a n/a 64 1007
2011 641 32 54 30 5 1 15 0 778
2012 644 29 82 25 2 0 20 0 802
2013 648 28 79 36 1 0 20 0 812
2014 612 27 99 33 3 0 23 0 797
2015 590 35 91 31 2 0 26 0 775
2016 574 37 116 31 2 0 28 0 788
2017 572 47 114 39 0 0 39 0 811
2018 565 48 162 48 1 1 38 0 863
2019 596 61 210 68 1 1 42 0 979
2020 599 85 262 73 1 2 53 0 1075
2021 597 105 295 79 2 1 51 0 1130
2022 548 105 339 63 4 3 63 0 1125
2023 498 114 356 60 5 3 76 0 1112

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Short Pump Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 974 60.7 16.0 n/a
1994 1087 57.0 n/a 7.4
1995 1282 n/a 0.0 6.2
1996 1282 n/a 0.0 6.2
1997 1370 n/a 0.0 6.1
1998 1428 n/a 0.0 5.6
1999 1498 83.0 18.0 8.2
2000 1242 n/a 0.0 10
2001 1240 75.8 16.4 10
2002 1436 97.2 14.8 7.2
2003 1436 97.2 14.8 7.2
2004 1566 91.4 17.1 8.3
2005 1100 90.4 12.2 10.8
2006 1022 65.0 15.7 7.7
2007 990 67.8 14.6 4.6
2008 944 49.2 19.2 1.4
2009 967 49.6 19.5 3.1
2010 1007 49.0 20.5 4.2
2011 778 39.6 19.6 3.9
2012 802 52.7 15.2 3.5
2013 812 45.0 18.0 2.8
2014 797 44.4 17.9 2.8
2015 775 46.0 16.8 2.6
2016 788 45.0 17.5 4.2
2017 811 44.7 18.1 5.7
2018 863 46.4 18.5 6.3
2019 979 50.7 19.2 7.8
2020 1075 56.1 19.1 8.9
2021 1130 56.2 20.0 n/a
2022 1125 58.6 19.1 8.5
2023 1112 62.2 17.8 15.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Short Pump Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 974 60.7 16.0 n/a
1994 1087 57.0 n/a 7.4
1995 1282 n/a 0.0 6.2
1996 1282 n/a 0.0 6.2
1997 1370 n/a 0.0 6.1
1998 1428 n/a 0.0 5.6
1999 1498 83.0 18.0 8.2
2000 1242 n/a 0.0 10
2001 1240 75.8 16.4 10
2002 1436 97.2 14.8 7.2
2003 1436 97.2 14.8 7.2
2004 1566 91.4 17.1 8.3
2005 1100 90.4 12.2 10.8
2006 1022 65.0 15.7 7.7
2007 990 67.8 14.6 4.6
2008 944 49.2 19.2 1.4
2009 967 49.6 19.5 3.1
2010 1007 49.0 20.5 4.2
2011 778 39.6 19.6 3.9
2012 802 52.7 15.2 3.5
2013 812 45.0 18.0 2.8
2014 797 44.4 17.9 2.8
2015 775 46.0 16.8 2.6
2016 788 45.0 17.5 4.2
2017 811 44.7 18.1 5.7
2018 863 46.4 18.5 6.3
2019 979 50.7 19.2 7.8
2020 1075 56.1 19.1 8.9
2021 1130 56.2 20.0 n/a
2022 1125 58.6 19.1 8.5
2023 1112 62.2 17.8 15.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Short Pump Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $112 (1.6%) $6,709 (98.4%) $6,821
2020 $177 (2.4%) $7,048 (97.6%) $7,225
2021 $589 (8.0%) $6,764 (92.0%) $7,353

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Short Pump Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 21st of 424 Middle schoolsRanks 61st of 422 Middle schools
 9.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Short Pump Middle)8874.2
 13.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Henrico County Public Schools)6539
 26%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7857.8
 20.2%
6th Grade English Reading (Short Pump Middle)9287.3
 4.7%
   6th Grade English Reading (Henrico County Public Schools)7265.9
 6.1%
   6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7770.4
 6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Short Pump Middle)9357.8
 35.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Henrico County Public Schools)7729.2
 47.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7851.4
 26.6%
7th Grade English Reading (Short Pump Middle)9288.7
 3.3%
   7th Grade English Reading (Henrico County Public Schools)7562
 13%
   7th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7970.3
 8.7%
8th Grade Writing (Short Pump Middle)8886
 2%
   8th Grade Writing (Henrico County Public Schools)6855
 13%
   8th Grade Writing (Virginia)7057
 13%
8th Grade Mathematics (Short Pump Middle)8667.7
 18.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Henrico County Public Schools)6937.7
 31.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7748.4
 28.6%
8th Grade Science (Short Pump Middle)9464.5
 29.5%
   8th Grade Science (Henrico County Public Schools)7736.4
 40.6%
   8th Grade Science (Virginia)7860.7
 17.3%
8th Grade English Reading (Short Pump Middle)9185.5
 5.6%
   8th Grade English Reading (Henrico County Public Schools)7366.1
 6.9%
   8th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7670.7
 5.3%
End of Course Geometry (Short Pump Middle)10099
 1%
   End of Course Geometry (Henrico County Public Schools)8478
 6%
   End of Course Geometry (Virginia)8380
 3%
End of Course Algebra I (Short Pump Middle)10095
 5%
   End of Course Algebra I (Henrico County Public Schools)8877
 11%
   End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)8680
 6%
End of Course Earth Science (Short Pump Middle)10097
 3%
   End of Course Earth Science (Henrico County Public Schools)8485
 1%
   End of Course Earth Science (Virginia)8172
 9%
End of Course World History I (Short Pump Middle)9995
 4%
   End of Course World History I (Henrico County Public Schools)7964
 15%
   End of Course World History I (Virginia)8066
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students9791112
 13.6%
African American61114
 86.9%
American Indian15
 400%
Asian210356
 69.5%
Hispanic6860
 11.8%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White596498
 16.4%
Two or More Races4276
 81%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients7.8%15.5%
 7.7%


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Students at Short Pump Middle are 45% White, 32% Asian, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,112 students attended Short Pump Middle.

Short Pump Middle ranks 50th of 417 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Short Pump Middle usually go on to attend Deep Run High


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