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Abingdon Elementary

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Abingdon Elementary ranks 442 nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

442^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Abingdon Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hayes, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 437. It is part of the Gloucester County Public Schools district, which is ranked 15 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Abingdon Elementary's performance, as measured by SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Abingdon Elementary's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 68.33%, compared to the district's 85.84% and the state's 72.89%. However, the school's 4th-grade and 5th-grade math proficiency rates were higher than the district and state averages. Abingdon Elementary's performance in English reading and science was also below the district and state averages in most grade levels. Compared to nearby schools within the Gloucester County Public Schools district, Abingdon Elementary's academic performance is generally lower, with Botetourt Elementary and Achilles Elementary outperforming Abingdon in most subject areas and grade levels.

Abingdon Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 73.46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 12.6% to 19.3% in recent years, which is higher than the district and state averages. While Abingdon Elementary's performance has fluctuated over the years, with the school's ranking and star rating ranging from 2 to 4 stars on the SchoolDigger scale, the school's relatively strong performance in 4th-grade and 5th-grade math suggests that there may be opportunities to build on these strengths and implement strategies to improve academic outcomes in other subject areas and grade levels.

455

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,558

Per pupil spending ?

65.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7087 Powhatan Drive
Hayes, VA 23072

(804) 642-9885

District: Gloucester County Public Schools

Students who attend Abingdon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Peasley Middle
High:	Gloucester High

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Two or more races:

12.1%

Hispanic:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (76% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Virginia median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Gloucester County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg82%

Virginia avg71%

442^nd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Gloucester County Public Schools

15^th of 129Gloucester County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	442 of 1110	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	311 of 1114	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	54.6	554 of 1114	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	456 of 1109	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	444 of 1103	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	576 of 1105	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	575 of 1097	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.5	507 of 1099	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.8	661 of 1096	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.9	501 of 1100	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.6	592 of 1110	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.0	426 of 1120	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.8	459 of 1117	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.5	403 of 1117	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.0	530 of 1113	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.7	304 of 1082	71.9%	★★★★☆
2008	55.5	522 of 1081	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.5	624 of 1083	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.5	577 of 1071	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.7	452 of 1062	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	355 of 1096	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.5	126 of 1098	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	534 of 1100	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	391 of 1046	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.8	154 of 1036	85.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	490 of 1093	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	505 of 1101	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	562 of 1093	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	582 of 973	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	522 of 979	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	708 of 984	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)68th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science82%+13 vs state

Mathematics79%+7 vs state

VA Studies77%+9 vs state

English Reading72%~ state avg

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Schools Near Abingdon Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Abingdon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7087 Powhatan Drive	Hayes	23072	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 642-9885	455	34	13.3	65.7%	329 (72.3%)	25 (5.5%)	43 (9.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.1%)	63	442^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	60.2%		72.9	311^th of 1114 public elementary schools	72.1%	131	68.3	82.4	85.1	82.1	61.0	75.7	76.1	77.1	$11,558	$434	$11,124
Achilles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9306 Guinea Road	Hayes	23072	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 642-9140	397	29	13.9	66.2%	311 (78.3%)	14 (3.5%)	36 (9.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.1%)	70.1	353^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	68.2%		53.9	574^th of 1114 public elementary schools	48.5%	221	77.6	95.0	83.3	80.3	79.3	78.3	80.3	61.0	$10,650	$381	$10,269
Yorktown Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	131 Siege Ln	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(757) 898-0358	599	41	14.6	52.8%	267 (44.6%)	136 (22.7%)	84 (14.0%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	95 (15.9%)	71.8	328^th of 1110 public elementary schools	70.5%		70.1	357^th of 1114 public elementary schools	68.0%	29	87.6	80.4	80.4	75.5	83.8	84.8	78.3	69.6	$9,758	$800	$8,958
Katherine Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17346 Warwick Blvd	Newport News	23603	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 888-3320	553	30	18.4	98.6%	66 (11.9%)	332 (60.0%)	92 (16.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.8%)	19	940^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.3%		19.3	942^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	15.4%	2	51.2	56.1	57.3	57.3	50.6	63.4	52.0	58.5	$9,883	$932	$8,951
Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13460 Woodside Lane	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 886-7744	549	31	17.7	100.0%	99 (18.0%)	237 (43.2%)	137 (25.0%)	23 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.1%)	23.4	891^st of 1110 public elementary schools	19.7%		9.2	1038^th of 1114 public elementary schools	6.8%	147	63.8	62.5	54.7	57.7	60.0	63.2	53.5	52.3	$8,649	$685	$7,965
James River Elementary	Public	K-5	8901 Pocahontas Trail	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 887-1768	449	38	11.8	64.4%	108 (24.1%)	80 (17.8%)	219 (48.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	30.6	820^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.1%		31.4	817^th of 1114 public elementary schools	26.7%	3	73.1	54.9	72.0	65.3	55.8	47.6	66.7	50.9	$12,450	$1,079	$11,371
Seaford Elementary	Public	K-5	1105 Seaford Rd	Seaford	23696	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0352	552	31	17.8	35.7%	350 (63.4%)	53 (9.6%)	52 (9.4%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (14.1%)	89.6	55^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.0%		91.7	27^th of 1114 public elementary schools	97.6%	28	89.5	94.1	92.1	86.0	92.6	94.1	93.1	87.1	$11,211	$465	$10,746
Botetourt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6361 Main Street	Gloucester	23061	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 693-2151	505	36	14.0	67.1%	362 (71.7%)	46 (9.1%)	43 (8.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.5%)	81.2	193^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	82.6%		77	255^th of 1114 public elementary schools	77.1%	62	96.0	90.1	91.5	87.2	84.0	85.2	74.5	79.0	$11,886	$327	$11,559
Magruder Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Penniman Rd	Williamsburg	23185	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 220-4067	610	42	14.5	37.4%	297 (48.7%)	125 (20.5%)	98 (16.1%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.8%)	77.6	252^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	77.3%		75.5	270^th of 1114 public elementary schools	75.8%	18	84.9	81.2	84.2	80.0	82.9	87.1	82.4	79.0	$9,100	$717	$8,383
Richneck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Tyner Drive	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7772	502	26	19.3	99.6%	115 (22.9%)	225 (44.8%)	86 (17.1%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.4%)	21.9	904^th of 1110 public elementary schools	18.6%		31.5	815^th of 1114 public elementary schools	26.8%	89	69.2	51.9	58.0	50.6	60.3	61.7	63.0	29.6	$8,202	$47	$8,155

Frequently Asked Questions about Abingdon Elementary

What schools do graduates of Abingdon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Abingdon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Peasley Middle
High : Gloucester High

Is Abingdon Elementary a good school?

Abingdon Elementary ranks 442^nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Abingdon Elementary in?

Gloucester County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Abingdon Elementary?

Students at Abingdon Elementary are 72% White, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 5% African American.

How many students attend Abingdon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Abingdon Elementary.

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