Summary:
Prince George County Public Schools serves 6,220 students across 7 schools in the Prince George County area southeast of Richmond, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district ranks 44th out of 131 Virginia districts with a 3-star rating, but individual schools span a wide range of performance — from the 40th percentile at Prince George High to the 78th percentile at L.L. Beazley Elementary.
L.L. Beazley Elementary and South Elementary are the district's standouts, both earning 4 stars and ranking in the top quarter of Virginia elementary schools. Beazley scores above the state average in every reported subject despite having the district's highest poverty rate at 65.88% free/reduced lunch eligibility. South Elementary also beats state averages across the board while posting the district's lowest chronic absenteeism rate (12.1%) and smallest class sizes (13.9:1). At the middle school level, J.E.J. Moore Middle excels in accelerated math — achieving 100% proficiency in Algebra I and Geometry — and its general 7th and 8th grade math scores far exceed state averages. However, its overall ranking has declined from the 61st to 51st percentile, and reading and science scores trail the state.
Prince George High has improved from the 32nd to 40th percentile over two years, with a 93.2% graduation rate slightly above the state average and strong 9th grade Algebra I and Biology results. Weaknesses remain, particularly in 10th and 11th grade writing. The district's most significant concern is chronic absenteeism, which averages 18.7% overall — well above the state's 14.8% — driven largely by the secondary schools: 23.4% at the high school and 21.7% at the middle school, compared with a range of 12.1% to 16.9% among elementary schools. Notably, J.E.J. Moore Middle receives the highest per-student spending at $11,435, while the high school receives the lowest at $8,128, and the two 4-star elementary schools are among the higher-spending schools in the district.
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