Achilles Elementary

Set in Hayes, Virginia, Achilles Elementary is a small elementary campus, operated by Gloucester County Public Schools. It enrolls 397 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Achilles Elementary sits 20% below that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in Gloucester County Public Schools (4,917 students total), Achilles Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Achilles Elementary reports that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Achilles Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.1%; this one delivers 72.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Gloucester County reports that median household income runs about $84,306, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Achilles Elementary is one of 9 public schools in Gloucester County (combined enrollment of about 4,917 students).

The closest other public school is Abingdon Elementary, roughly 4.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Achilles Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 80.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 418 students in 2018 compared to 397 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 83% to 78% over that span.

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