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Alumni: what's one memory from PEASLEY MIDDLE that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
565
Middle
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLOUCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510162002188
Peasley Middle
2885 Hickory Fork Road, Gloucester, VA 23061 · (804) 693-1499 · Gloucester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
369 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 178 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 195 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 192 | 34% |
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Peasley Middle→Gloucester High
Based on grade levels within Gloucester County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
79.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 78 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
76.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% 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 Peasley Middle
Peasley Middle's state test result (76.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peasley Middle this school | 565 | 65.3% | 76.5% |
| Page Middle Gloucester | 573 | 65.1% | 75.8% |
| Stuarts Draft Middle Stuarts Draft | 513 | 64.7% | 66.6% |
| Wilson Middle Fishersville | 641 | 66.8% | 68.3% |
| Elkton Middle Elkton | 561 | 66.3% | 60.3% |
| S. Gordon Stewart Middle Fort Defiance | 516 | 68.6% | 63.0% |
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 Peasley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #104 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #90 of 342 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #117 of 342 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #233 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #98 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #284 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #207 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #125 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
565
-39 (-6%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 705
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
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 | 565 | 46.6 | 12.1:1 | 65% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 48 | 12.4:1 | 45% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 49.5 | 12.5:1 | 37% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 604 | 47 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 49.5 | 12.6:1 | 35% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 724 | 54 | 13.4:1 | 35% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 723 | 49 | 14.8:1 | 32% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 892 | 62 | 14.4:1 | 18% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 705 | 45 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peasley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (623 to 565); teachers down 6% (49.5 to 46.6).
About Peasley Middle
Peasley Middle runs as a small middle school in Gloucester, Virginia. It serves 565 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Virginia average about 750 students.
The district, Gloucester County Public Schools, operates 8 schools serving 4,917 students.
Roughly 78% of students at Peasley Middle are White. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. Peasley Middle's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
Peasley Middle counts 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.1 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.0 below the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. About 65% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Gloucester County average 66%.
allk12 grades Peasley Middle a B+. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 70.3% for Peasley Middle. The school posts 76.5%, 6.2 points above the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Gloucester County show that the median household income is $84,306, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. There are 9 public schools in Gloucester County, enrolling about 4,917 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Bethel Elementary is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Peasley Middle. Its average proficiency rate of 76.5% is below the 78.6% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 39 fewer students in 2024-25.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Botetourt ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Bethel ElementaryElementary · 494 students
- Abingdon ElementaryElementary · 455 students
- Achilles ElementaryElementary · 397 students
Other schools in Gloucester
- Gloucester HighHigh · 1,547 students
- Page MiddleMiddle · 573 students
- Botetourt ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Bethel ElementaryElementary · 494 students
- Petsworth ElementaryElementary · 381 students
- Gloucester & Mathews Counties Gov's Health Sciences AcademyElementary
Nearby schools
- Bethel Elementary0.2 mi · 494
- Petsworth Elementary3.4 mi · 381
- Botetourt Elementary4.0 mi · 505
- Gloucester High5.0 mi · 1,547
- Page Middle5.9 mi · 573
- Bruton High8.4 mi · 723
Frequently asked questions
About Peasley MiddleHow large is Peasley Middle?
Peasley Middle enrolls approximately 565 students in grades 06-08.
Is Peasley Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Peasley Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Peasley Middle?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Peasley Middle.
How diverse is Peasley Middle?
Peasley Middle reports a student body of 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Peasley Middle?
Peasley Middle is overseen by Gloucester County Public Schools in Gloucester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.