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B+

Gloucester County Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Gloucester Point and Gloucester Courthouse.

Gloucester Point’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Virginia school districts

Students
4,917
Schools
8
Spent per student
$15,864
VA $17,169
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Debt
$81.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Gloucester County Public Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 65% of Virginia districts
  • Spends 8% less per student than the VA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $81.5M, about $16,581 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 65% of the 133 Virginia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2020–21
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Gloucester Point 11,109B+Gloucester Courthouse 3,336

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Gloucester Point. Grade by grade →

PK–5Abingdon ElementaryThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Gloucester HighThis district

Test scores vs. VA

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency57%
State average 54.4% · 2,387 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 88.8% · 355 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,864 per student · 8% below VA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 46%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,044’20
5,036’21
5,054’22
4,990’23
4,917’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 8%Black 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

8 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools.

Botetourt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gloucester
B+
505 students14:1
Bethel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gloucester
B+
494 students13:1
Abingdon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hayes
B−
455 students13:1
Achilles Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hayes
B−
397 students14:1
Petsworth Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gloucester
B−
381 students14:1
Page Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gloucester
C+
573 students12:1
Peasley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gloucester
B−
565 students12:1
Gloucester High
High · Grades 9–12 · Gloucester
B+
1,547 students14:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Virginia.