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Petersburg City Public Schools

At a glance

129^thof 129 Virginia districts▲ 1

Better than 0% of Virginia districts

Elementary 4 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

255 South Boulevard East
Petersburg, VA 23805-2700·(804) 732-0510·All Virginia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 0% of districts

Schools

4,582

Students

Top rankedPetersburg High300^th of 328 Virginia high schools

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Biggest riser

Walnut Hill Elementary up 17 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lakemont Elementary 11.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

0★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Petersburg City Public Schools district in Virginia consists of 7 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 129 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating extremely poor performance across the board.

Based on the data, there are no clear standout schools in the Petersburg City Public Schools district. All of the schools, including Petersburg High, Vernon Johns Middle, Walnut Hill Elementary, Cool Spring Elementary, Pleasants Lane Elementary, Westview Early Childhood Education Center, and Lakemont Elementary, perform poorly relative to state averages, with low test scores, high chronic absenteeism rates, and low rankings compared to other schools in Virginia.

The data paints a concerning picture of the Petersburg City Public Schools district, as the schools are performing extremely poorly compared to state averages across a range of metrics, despite relatively low student-teacher ratios and high per-student spending. This suggests that there are likely deeper systemic issues within the district that are contributing to the poor outcomes, and significant changes will be needed to improve the quality of education for students in this area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)		SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)						SOL Mathematics (2025)						SOL Chemistry (2025)	SOL Biology (2025)			SOL Science (2025)		SOL English Reading (2025)								SOL VA and US History (2025)			SOL World History I (2025)				SOL World History II (2025)	SOL Civics and Economics (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 Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pleasants Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Pleasants Lane	Petersburg	23803	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7013	493	39	12.6	93.1%	15 (3.0%)	382 (77.5%)	82 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	1.5	1103^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	0.6%		1.9	1107^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.6%	4										45.1	37.0	21.9								8.1		35.4	44.6	24.0															20.3	$12,686	$4,777	$7,909
Petersburg High	Public	9-12	3101 Johnson Road	Petersburg	23805	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 862-7096	1,215	76	15.9	88.1%	44 (3.6%)	991 (81.6%)	157 (12.9%)	11 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	25.4	300^th of 328 public high schools	8.5%		19.7	315^th of 329 public high schools	4.3%	15	72.9	72.2	46.2			57.7	69.2	69.2	92.9							58.8	75.0	52.1	60.0									77.5	66.7	58.3	35.9	64.3	50.9	64.0	50.0	68.4	33.3			$18,889	$4,075	$14,814
Lakemont Elementary	Public	K-5	51 Gibbons St	Petersburg	23803	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7007	393	33	11.9	93.6%	17 (4.3%)	285 (72.5%)	81 (20.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1.1	1107^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.3%		0.5	1113^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.1%	6										47.5	16.7	27.9								32.8		27.1	12.5	29.5															10.4	$8,675	$1,541	$7,134
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	K-5	1450 Talley Avenue	Petersburg	23803	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7002	540	37	14.5	94.3%	22 (4.1%)	461 (85.4%)	47 (8.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1.3	1105^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.5%		1.7	1108^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.5%	3										32.6	39.2	31.0								28.6		36.9	33.3	39.3															26.8	$5,417	$948	$4,469
Walnut Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	300 S Boulevard	Petersburg	23805	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7005	574	40	14.3	93.7%	24 (4.2%)	486 (84.7%)	52 (9.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	6.1	1064^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.1%		5	1081^st of 1114 public elementary schools	3.0%	17										46.4	47.8	38.8								31.3		48.5	52.2	46.3															39.1	$9,664	$743	$8,921
Westview Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK	1100 Patterson Street	Petersburg	23803	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 862-7010	418	28	14.9	94.0%	15 (3.6%)	354 (84.7%)	38 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								(n/a)
Vernon Johns Middle	Public	6-8	3101 Homestead Drive	Petersburg	23805	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7020	949	61	15.5	92.4%	49 (5.2%)	785 (82.7%)	107 (11.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2	414^th of 419 public middle schools	1.2%		4.3	408^th of 417 public middle schools	2.2%	6				93.3	62.3								31.0	11.7	14.6						30.1				42.1	30.5	36.9											40.6		$10,047	$1,490	$8,556

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Colonial Heights City Public Schools	1.05 mi	6	58^th
Appomattox Regional Governor's School	1.22 mi	1
Chesterfield County Public Schools	1.99 mi	74	71^st
Central State Hospital	3.52 mi	1
Petersburg Regional Alternative	3.7 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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