Page Middle

Page Middle is one of the close-knit middle schools in Gloucester, Virginia, operated by Gloucester County Public Schools, with 573 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 24% smaller than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 750 students.

Gloucester County Public Schools comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,917 students; Page Middle is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Page Middle reports that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Black.

On the resource side, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Page Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Gloucester County) shows that median household earnings sit near $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. In all, Gloucester County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,917 students), of which Page Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Gloucester High, around 1.4 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Page Middle at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 77.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 605 students in 2018 compared to 573 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 81% to 76%.

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