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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 23233

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At a glance

Schools

5,135

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedPemberton Elementary79^th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Pinchbeck Elementary up 84 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Pemberton Elementary 13.7 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 23233 contains Quioccasin Middle, Pocahontas Middle, Nuckols Farm Elementary, Gayton Elementary, Short Pump Elementary, Pinchbeck Elementary, Ruby F. Carver Elementary, and Pemberton Elementary — eight schools serving roughly 5,135 students across six elementary schools (PK–5) and two middle schools (6–8), with no high schools in the immediate area. All schools belong to Henrico County Public Schools, a district ranked in the 31st percentile statewide, yet this zip code contains some of its very best schools and some of its most challenged ones.

This is a neighborhood of two very different educational worlds. The low-poverty, high-performing cluster includes Nuckols Farm Elementary (92nd percentile, 5 stars), Gayton Elementary (92nd percentile, 5 stars), Pemberton Elementary (93rd percentile, 5 stars), Short Pump Elementary (79th percentile, 4 stars), and Pocahontas Middle (81st percentile, 4 stars). At the other extreme, Quioccasin Middle (10th percentile) and Ruby F. Carver Elementary (21st percentile) struggle with grade-level SOL proficiency in the 20–28% range for math and chronic absenteeism above 12%. Pinchbeck Elementary is the standout exception: despite a 90% free/reduced lunch rate, it ranks in the 59th percentile and posts 5th grade reading scores above the state average.

Several patterns matter for parents. Chronic absenteeism tracks performance closely — the top schools all stay below 6% while the lowest-performing schools exceed 12%. Spending does not guarantee success: Gayton Elementary spends the least ($9,336 per student) yet ranks among the best, while Ruby F. Carver Elementary spends more ($11,008) with far weaker results. At the middle school level, advanced course proficiency at Quioccasin Middle exceeds 90%, but this masks grade-level math scores near 20–28%, showing that a small, selected group of students drives those advanced results. Parents should evaluate each school individually rather than assuming the whole zip code performs the same, since the gap between the top and bottom schools here is enormous.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)	SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Science (2026)		SOL Earth Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)						SOL World History I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL World History I 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Quioccasin Middle	Public	6-8	9400 Quioccasin Rd	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 750-2630	1,053	65	16.3	89.9%	385 (36.6%)	245 (23.3%)	259 (24.6%)	100 (9.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.7%)	16.7	374^th of 416 public middle schools	10.1%		18.4	378^th of 419 public middle schools	9.8%	4	92.5	100.0	97.6				27.7	27.4	20.7		34.9	91.7				55.7	61.1	62.2	≥ 50%	$9,361	$594	$8,767
Pemberton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Pemberton Rd	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 750-2660	344	25	13.7	24.1%	252 (73.3%)	36 (10.5%)	25 (7.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	87.7	79^th of 1111 public elementary schools	92.9%		84.7	128^th of 1110 public elementary schools	88.5%	49				94.6	86.6	95.6				91.1			83.6	88.1	91.1					$13,232	$900	$12,333
Pinchbeck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1275 Gaskins Rd	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 750-2670	538	34	15.8	90.3%	273 (50.7%)	74 (13.8%)	113 (21.0%)	48 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	61.3	460^th of 1111 public elementary schools	58.6%		54.5	544^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.0%	84				71.3	78.7	79.0				79.0			66.0	80.8	81.6					$10,086	$745	$9,341
Ruby F. Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Lauderdale Rd	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 750-2640	509	32	16.1	88.0%	220 (43.2%)	110 (21.6%)	92 (18.1%)	39 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.8%)	27	875^th of 1111 public elementary schools	21.2%		47	638^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.5%	237				60.5	76.3	62.4				58.1			58.7	61.6	51.7					$11,008	$540	$10,469
Short Pump Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3425 Pump Rd	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 360-0812	545	35	15.5	18.5%	257 (47.2%)	46 (8.4%)	42 (7.7%)	153 (28.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.4%)	78	232^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	79.1%		81	199^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.1%	33				74.3	90.6	89.0				84.4			73.3	90.5	86.9					$9,937	$721	$9,216
Nuckols Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12351 Graham Meadows Dr	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 364-0840	627	37	16.9	10.8%	395 (63.0%)	32 (5.1%)	39 (6.2%)	109 (17.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.7%)	87.1	89^th of 1111 public elementary schools	92.0%		91	36^th of 1110 public elementary schools	96.8%	53				90.3	93.4	88.8				85.4			85.8	92.5	85.2					$9,631	$869	$8,762
Pocahontas Middle	Public	6-8	12000 Three Chopt Rd	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 364-0830	914	52	17.4	30.5%	569 (62.3%)	120 (13.1%)	74 (8.1%)	101 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.1%)	74.8	78^th of 416 public middle schools	81.3%		76.4	77^th of 419 public middle schools	81.6%	1	100.0	100.0	99.0				65.0	60.5	62.8		71.1	100.0				82.0	87.2	90.7		$11,056	$660	$10,396
Gayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12481 Church Rd	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 360-0820	605	36	16.8	15.5%	450 (74.4%)	23 (3.8%)	40 (6.6%)	58 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	87.1	90^th of 1111 public elementary schools	91.9%		87.6	82^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	92.6%	8				93.3	90.4	88.0				85.9			87.4	86.8	90.0					$9,336	$645	$8,691

Cities Near Zip Code 23233

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Richmond	0.49 mi	114	310^th
Glen Allen	2.61 mi	20	85^th
Midlothian	5.24 mi	25	94^th
Bon Air	7.1 mi	1	171^st
North Chesterfield	7.29 mi	19	332^nd

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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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