Enrollment
385
Middle
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510294001217
Gretna Middle
201 Coffey Street, Gretna, VA 24557 · (434) 630-1804 · Pittsylvania County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Virginia public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
327 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 107 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 144 | 37% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
75.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
70.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Gretna Middle
Gretna Middle's state test result (70.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gretna Middle this school | 385 | 84.9% | 70.4% |
| Chatham Middle Chatham | 406 | 85.2% | 79.1% |
| Central Middle Charlotte Court House | 381 | 89.2% | 75.9% |
| Amherst Middle Amherst | 371 | 82.7% | 74.6% |
| Monelison Middle Madison Heights | 469 | 82.5% | 57.8% |
| Dan River Middle Ringgold | 438 | 85.4% | 75.1% |
Matched among Virginia middle 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 Gretna Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #167 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #138 of 342 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #154 of 342 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #287 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #28 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #234 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.9% | #112 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #42 of 224 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
385
-51 (-12%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 385 | 37 | 10.4:1 | 85% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 36 | 11.1:1 | 86% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 35.5 | 11.2:1 | 81% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 34 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 65% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 64% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 63% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 575 | 45 | 12.8:1 | 39% (225) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 41 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gretna Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (477 to 385); teachers up 6% (35 to 37).
About Gretna Middle
Gretna Middle is one of the public schools in Gretna, Virginia. It is a small middle school. It has an enrollment of 385 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Virginia average about 750 students, which makes this school 49% below average.
The district, Pittsylvania County Public Schools, has 7,830 students enrolled across 18 schools.
More than half of the students at Gretna Middle are White (68%). The remaining shares are 22% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The diversity index for Gretna Middle is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.4:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia is 2.7 students per teacher. By family income, 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Pittsylvania County is close, at 85%.
Gretna Middle earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of Virginia public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Gretna Middle is 5.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 70.4%. Predicted: 65.0%.
For the population of Pittsylvania County, the median household earns about $54,085 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Pittsylvania County, 22 public schools serve about 7,830 students.
Measured in a straight line, Gretna High is about 0.2 miles from Gretna Middle. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Gretna Middle ranks 9th on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 436 (2020-21) to 385 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.8:1 to 10.4:1.
On allk12, people connected to Gretna Middle can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Pittsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,856
Census ACS
Median income
$54,085
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,830 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pittsylvania County Public Schools
- Tunstall HighHigh · 800 students
- Twin Springs ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- Chatham HighHigh · 609 students
- Tunstall MiddleMiddle · 609 students
- Dan River HighHigh · 583 students
- Gretna HighHigh · 507 students
Other schools in Gretna
- Gretna HighHigh · 507 students
- Gretna ElementaryElementary · 493 students
- Mount Airy ElementaryElementary · 141 students
Other Gretna Middle schools
One other US public school is named Gretna Middle. Gretna Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- GRETNA MIDDLE SCHOOLGRETNA, NE · 784 students
Nearby schools
- Gretna High0.2 mi · 507
- Gretna Elementary0.5 mi · 493
- Chatham Elementary7.4 mi · 236
- Mount Airy Elementary10.8 mi · 141
- John L. Hurt Elementary11.0 mi · 257
- Chatham High11.1 mi · 609
Frequently asked questions
About Gretna MiddleHow large is Gretna Middle?
Gretna Middle enrolls approximately 385 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Gretna Middle serve?
Gretna Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Gretna Middle?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Gretna Middle.
How diverse is Gretna Middle?
Gretna Middle reports a student body of 68% White, 4% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Gretna Middle in?
Gretna Middle is part of Pittsylvania County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.