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If you could change one rule at Abingdon Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLOUCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510162000677
Abingdon Elementary
7087 Powhatan Drive, Hayes, VA 23072 · (804) 642-9885 · Gloucester County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
299 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
79.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 79.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
78.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abingdon Elementary
Abingdon Elementary's state test result (78.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon Elementary this school | 455 | 65.7% | 78.6% |
| Botetourt Elementary Gloucester | 505 | 67.1% | 83.1% |
| Bethel Elementary Gloucester | 494 | 66.6% | 79.4% |
| Livingston Elementary Spotsylvania | 479 | 65.1% | 58.6% |
| Achilles Elementary Hayes | 397 | 66.2% | 72.4% |
| Rappahannock County Elementary Washington | 457 | 65.0% | 70.6% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abingdon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #345 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #427 of 1,111 ▼ 170 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #544 of 1,111 ▼ 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #689 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #417 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #838 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #744 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.9% | #123 of 759 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
455
-81 (-15%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 610
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 455 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 66% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 73% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 34 | 13.0:1 | 69% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 38 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 46% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 31 | 19.3:1 | 44% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 28 | 17.7:1 | 45% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 38 | 12.1:1 | 40% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 610 | 37 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abingdon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (590 to 455); teachers down 3% (35 to 34).
About Abingdon Elementary
Federal records list Abingdon Elementary as an elementary school in Hayes, Virginia. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 455 students.
Within Gloucester County Public Schools, Abingdon Elementary is one of 8 schools. The district enrolls 4,917 students.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at Abingdon Elementary. Other groups make up 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 5% Black. Gloucester County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school's share is lower. Abingdon Elementary has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1 at Abingdon Elementary, with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 66%. Across public schools in Gloucester County, the average is about the same, 66%.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Abingdon Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 70.2%. Abingdon Elementary scores 78.6%.
Gloucester County has about 39,526 residents, and median household income is about $84,306, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Gloucester County number 9 and enroll about 4,917.
Achilles Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.0 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Abingdon Elementary ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 78.6% against a local average of 72.6%.
The NCES locale for Abingdon Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 536 to 455.
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Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,526
Census ACS
Median income
$84,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,917 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gloucester County Public Schools
- Gloucester HighHigh · 1,547 students
- Page MiddleMiddle · 573 students
- Peasley MiddleMiddle · 565 students
- Botetourt ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Bethel ElementaryElementary · 494 students
- Achilles ElementaryElementary · 397 students
Other Abingdon Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Abingdon Elementary. Abingdon Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Abingdon ElementaryArlington, VA · 768 students
- Abingdon ElementaryAbingdon, VA · 426 students
- Abingdon ElementaryAbingdon, MD · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Achilles Elementary4.0 mi · 397
- Yorktown Middle4.6 mi · 717
- York River Academy4.6 mi · 72
- Page Middle4.9 mi · 573
- York High6.1 mi · 947
- Gloucester High6.3 mi · 1,547
Frequently asked questions
About Abingdon ElementaryHow many students attend Abingdon Elementary?
Abingdon Elementary enrolls approximately 455 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Abingdon Elementary serve?
Abingdon Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Abingdon Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Abingdon Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Abingdon Elementary?
Student demographics at Abingdon Elementary are roughly 72% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Abingdon Elementary in?
Abingdon Elementary is part of Gloucester County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.