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Tuckahoe Middle

Public Grades 6-8
251st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 416 Virginia Middle Schools
Better than 40% of Virginia middle schools
Summary

Tuckahoe Middle serves grades 6–8 in Richmond's West End as part of Henrico County Public Schools, with 1,114 students. The school currently ranks 251st out of 416 Virginia middle schools, placing it in the 40th percentile with a 2-star rating. Despite a high poverty rate — 90.4% of students are eligible for free/reduced-price lunch — chronic absenteeism sits at 12.1%, better than both the district (14.1%) and state (14.8%).

Reading is Tuckahoe's strongest subject, outperforming both Henrico and Virginia at every grade level: 77.8% of 6th graders, 75.5% of 7th graders, and 77.3% of 8th graders are proficient. The advanced math track is also excellent — 98.7% of 7th graders in Algebra I and 97% of 8th graders in Geometry meet proficiency. However, grade-level math results are weak: only 48% of 6th graders, 32.3% of 7th graders, and 32.1% of 8th graders are proficient, well below state averages. The same split appears in science: 96.8% proficiency in 8th-grade Earth Science but just 43.3% in general 8th-grade science.

Compared with nearby schools, Tuckahoe sits in the middle tier. Pocahontas Middle (81st percentile), Short Pump Middle (80th), and Holman Middle (71st) rank higher, while Quioccasin Middle (10th) and Brookland Middle (3rd) rank lower. Tuckahoe spends $9,043 per student — less than most peers — and has a student-teacher ratio of 16.9. Subgroup data shows room for growth: multiracial students rank at the 69th percentile statewide, but several historically underserved groups rank between the 10th and 19th percentiles. The school has also declined from a 72nd-percentile ranking in 2020–21, making its recent trajectory worth watching.

1,114
Students ?
16.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,640
Per pupil spending ?
90.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 9000 Three Chopt Rd
       Richmond, VA  23229

(804) 673-3720

District: Henrico County Public Schools


Students who attend Tuckahoe Middle usually attend:

High:    Douglas S. Freeman High

Feeder schools for Tuckahoe Middle:

Elementary:    Crestview Elementary
    Maybeury Elementary
    Ridge Elementary
    Three Chopt Elementary
    More...
Racial breakdown:

White:
56.6%
Hispanic:
19.7%
African American:
13.5%
more
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 21 pts below the Virginia average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school71%
District avg62%
Virginia avg69%
251st of 416
Virginia public middle schools ?
Bottom 40%▼ down 15 pts since 2016
From top 46% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 12Middle Schools in the Henrico County Public Schools
90th of 131Henrico County Public Schools among Virginia districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202646.8251 of 41639.7%★★☆☆☆
202542.5263 of 41937.2%★★☆☆☆
202438.2282 of 41732.4%★★☆☆☆
202342.8264 of 42237.4%★★☆☆☆
202246.2219 of 41547.2%★★☆☆☆
202162.8119 of 41971.6%★★★★☆
201958.0166 of 42460.8%★★★☆☆
201855.5173 of 41358.1%★★★☆☆
201751.3199 of 41552.0%★★★☆☆
201653.3187 of 40954.3%★★★☆☆
201549.3203 of 41250.7%★★★☆☆
201463.6106 of 41674.5%★★★★☆
201365.189 of 41678.6%★★★★☆
201256.5147 of 41364.4%★★★☆☆
201158.6138 of 41366.6%★★★☆☆
201053.8176 of 40856.9%★★★☆☆
200958.9131 of 39066.4%★★★☆☆
200861.7121 of 39169.1%★★★☆☆
200762.5113 of 38770.8%★★★★☆
200667.081 of 38378.9%★★★★☆
200580.334 of 34090.0%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202625.4245 of 29717.5%★☆☆☆☆
202519.0259 of 29712.8%★☆☆☆☆
202426.6236 of 29921.1%★☆☆☆☆
202323.8245 of 29817.8%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202617.9123 of 13710.2%★☆☆☆☆
202528.0109 of 13619.9%★☆☆☆☆
202422.3112 of 12812.5%★☆☆☆☆
202322.3112 of 13215.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202641.3155 of 29246.9%★★☆☆☆
202429.4196 of 28130.2%★★☆☆☆
202331.5184 of 27833.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202625.2115 of 13414.2%★☆☆☆☆
202515.1131 of 1353.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.5117 of 1224.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.080 of 10020.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202648.9237 of 40942.1%★★☆☆☆
202544.2250 of 40338.0%★★☆☆☆
202440.7264 of 40735.1%★★☆☆☆
202343.9250 of 41139.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202618.5249 of 28312.0%★☆☆☆☆
202513.0260 of 2796.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.4259 of 2724.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.3258 of 2756.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202626.8323 of 40119.5%★☆☆☆☆
202520.2348 of 40313.6%★☆☆☆☆
202419.1354 of 40211.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202644.6254 of 41038.0%★★☆☆☆
202539.3267 of 40433.9%★★☆☆☆
202437.7269 of 40733.9%★★☆☆☆
202341.1251 of 40938.6%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202664.477 of 24969.1%★★★☆☆
202565.880 of 24467.2%★★★☆☆
202435.9160 of 23732.5%★★☆☆☆
202360.489 of 23161.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202651.1203 of 40049.3%★★☆☆☆
202549.8214 of 40046.5%★★☆☆☆
202445.2237 of 39640.2%★★☆☆☆
202347.2217 of 40246.0%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Multi-racial (2026)69th percentile+29 vs school
White (2026)49th percentile+10 vs school
Disabled (2026)47th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)38th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-20 vs school
African American (2026)18th percentile-22 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)14th percentile-25 vs school
Hispanic (2026)12th percentile-28 vs school
Asian (2026)10th percentile-29 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?
Geometry97%~ state avg
Earth Science97%+6 vs state
Algebra I94%~ state avg
English Reading77%+4 vs state
Science43%-21 vs state
Mathematics38%-17 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Tuckahoe Middle

Students who attend Tuckahoe Middle usually go on to attend Douglas S. Freeman High

Tuckahoe Middle ranks 251st of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Tuckahoe Middle are 57% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,114 students attended Tuckahoe Middle.

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2024–25 school spending dataOct 12, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 12, 2026
2025–26 SOL test scoresAug 25, 2026
2021–22 school spending dataFeb 16, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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