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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLOUCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510162001616
Bethel Elementary
2991 Hickory Fork Rd, Gloucester, VA 23061 · (804) 693-2360 · Gloucester County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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
13.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
329 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 | 23 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
38%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
81.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 86.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 85.0% |
% 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
79.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
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 Bethel Elementary
Bethel Elementary's state test result (79.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Elementary this school | 494 | 66.6% | 79.4% |
| Guy K. Stump Elementary Stuarts Draft | 457 | 66.7% | 64.9% |
| Abingdon Elementary Hayes | 455 | 65.7% | 78.6% |
| Botetourt Elementary Gloucester | 505 | 67.1% | 83.1% |
| Rappahannock County Elementary Washington | 457 | 65.0% | 70.6% |
| Achilles Elementary Hayes | 397 | 66.2% | 72.4% |
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 Bethel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #321 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #87 of 1,111 ▲ 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #301 of 1,111 ▲ 120 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #599 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #413 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #921 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.6% | #734 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #313 of 324 |
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
494
+58 (+13%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 494 | 37 | 13.3:1 | 67% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 67% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 66% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 32 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 36% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 36% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 35% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 564 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 28% (157) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (491 to 494); teachers up 6% (35 to 37).
About Bethel Elementary
The public elementary school Bethel Elementary is located in Gloucester, Virginia. The school reports 494 students in pre-K through 5.
Gloucester County Public Schools oversees Bethel Elementary and 7 other schools, with 4,917 students in total.
White students account for 78% of enrollment at Bethel Elementary. The remaining students are 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Bethel Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
The school has about 13.3 students per teacher and 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 66% average for public schools in Gloucester County.
The allk12 Grade for Bethel Elementary is A-. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Bethel Elementary is +9.4 points: 79.4% actual, 70.0% predicted.
Among Gloucester County residents, median household income is about $84,306, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Bethel Elementary is one of 9 public schools in Gloucester County, which together enroll about 4,917 students.
The closest other public school is Peasley Middle, about 0.2 miles away. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 78.2% on proficiency, and Bethel Elementary is above that at 79.4%.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 436 to 494.
Discussions about Bethel Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Abingdon ElementaryElementary · 455 students
- Achilles ElementaryElementary · 397 students
Other schools in Gloucester
- Gloucester HighHigh · 1,547 students
- Page MiddleMiddle · 573 students
- Peasley MiddleMiddle · 565 students
- Botetourt ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Petsworth ElementaryElementary · 381 students
- Gloucester & Mathews Counties Gov's Health Sciences AcademyElementary
Other Bethel Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Bethel Elementary. Bethel Elementary is the 6th largest of the 11.
- Bethel Elementary SchoolTipp City, OH · 944 students
- Bethel ElementarySimpsonville, SC · 915 students
- Bethel ElementaryMidland, NC · 611 students
- Bethel Elementary SchoolShawnee, OK · 556 students
- Bethel ElementaryCanton, NC · 537 students
Nearby schools
- Peasley Middle0.2 mi · 565
- Petsworth Elementary3.6 mi · 381
- Botetourt Elementary3.9 mi · 505
- Gloucester High4.8 mi · 1,547
- Page Middle5.7 mi · 573
- Bruton High8.4 mi · 723
Frequently asked questions
About Bethel ElementaryHow large is Bethel Elementary?
Bethel Elementary enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bethel Elementary serve?
Bethel Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bethel Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bethel Elementary is approximately 13.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bethel Elementary?
At Bethel Elementary, the student body is approximately 78% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Bethel Elementary in?
Bethel Elementary is part of Gloucester County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.