Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLOUCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510162002065
Petsworth Elementary
10658 Geo Washington Mem Hwy, Gloucester, VA 23061 · (804) 693-6161 · Gloucester County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
256 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 12 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
40%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
82.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +15.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +18.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 82 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 15 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 18 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
84.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 70% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 Petsworth Elementary
Petsworth Elementary's state test result (84.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petsworth Elementary this school | 381 | 67.2% | 84.6% |
| Achilles Elementary Hayes | 397 | 66.2% | 72.4% |
| Nathanael Greene Primary Stanardsville | 367 | 68.4% | N/A |
| Waverly Yowell Elementary Madison | 334 | 70.4% | 57.1% |
| Nathanael Greene Elementary Stanardsville | 326 | 69.0% | 58.1% |
| Abingdon Elementary Hayes | 455 | 65.7% | 78.6% |
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 Petsworth Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #184 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #88 of 1,111 ▲ 128 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #271 of 1,111 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #855 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #467 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.6% | #906 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #727 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.2% | #60 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
381
+115 (+43%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 381 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 67% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 66% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 65% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 23 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 43% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 44% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 45% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 422 | 34 | 12.4:1 | 28% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 672 | 37 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Petsworth Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (328 to 381); teachers up 27% (22 to 28).
About Petsworth Elementary
Among the schools in Gloucester, Virginia, is Petsworth Elementary, a small elementary school. Its enrollment is 381 students, spread over pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 24% below that mark.
Enrollment across the 8 schools in Gloucester County Public Schools totals 4,917 students.
The student body at Petsworth Elementary is 77% White. The school is also 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
The school had 28 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.6:1. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 67%. Public schools in Gloucester County average a similar 66%.
Petsworth Elementary outperforms its prediction by 14.8 points. The model expects 69.8% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Virginia; the school's rate is 84.6%.
For the population of Gloucester County, median household income comes to about $84,306, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Gloucester County's 9 public schools enroll about 4,917 students and include Petsworth Elementary.
Peasley Middle is about 3.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Petsworth Elementary ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
Petsworth Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Reported enrollment: 266 (2020-21) and 381 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. The number of students per teacher increased from 11.6 to 13.6 over 4 years.
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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
- Bethel ElementaryElementary · 494 students
- Abingdon ElementaryElementary · 455 students
Other schools in Gloucester
- Gloucester HighHigh · 1,547 students
- Page MiddleMiddle · 573 students
- Peasley MiddleMiddle · 565 students
- Botetourt ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Bethel ElementaryElementary · 494 students
- Gloucester & Mathews Counties Gov's Health Sciences AcademyElementary
Nearby schools
- Peasley Middle3.4 mi · 565
- Bethel Elementary3.6 mi · 494
- Botetourt Elementary5.0 mi · 505
- Gloucester High7.0 mi · 1,547
- Page Middle8.2 mi · 573
- Middlesex High10.1 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Petsworth ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Petsworth Elementary?
Petsworth Elementary enrolls approximately 381 students in grades PK-05.
Is Petsworth Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Petsworth Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Petsworth Elementary?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Petsworth Elementary.
How diverse is Petsworth Elementary?
Petsworth Elementary reports a student body of 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Petsworth Elementary in?
Petsworth Elementary is part of Gloucester County Public Schools.
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