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Abingdon Elementary

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Abingdon Elementary ranks 419 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

419^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Abingdon Elementary is a PK-5 school in Hayes, Virginia, serving 455 students within Gloucester County Public Schools — a district rated in the 88th percentile statewide. Abingdon itself ranks in the 62nd percentile of Virginia elementary schools with a 3-star rating, placing it squarely in the middle of the pack regionally. It serves a high-poverty population, with roughly 66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, yet maintains a favorable 13.3:1 student-teacher ratio and per-pupil spending of $11,558. Compared with nearby schools, Abingdon is nearly identical to Achilles Elementary, clearly outperforms Newport News schools like Richneck Elementary, Katherine Johnson Elementary, and Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary, and sits behind higher-performing York County schools such as Seaford Elementary, Dare Elementary, and Magruder Elementary.

Academically, Abingdon’s most distinctive pattern is a gap between 3rd grade and upper-elementary results. In 2025-26, 3rd grade reading proficiency was just 56.1% — well below the district’s 72.7% and the state’s 67.6% — and 3rd grade math also trailed. By 4th grade, however, proficiency jumped to 87.3% in both reading and math, outperforming the district and state by wide margins, and 5th grade results remained solid. The school also shows genuine strengths in science (79.7% proficient versus 68.8% statewide) and Virginia Studies, and it earns especially strong subgroup results for Hispanic students (94th percentile statewide) and low-income students (72nd percentile). These patterns suggest the school is highly effective at supporting historically underserved groups while having room to grow in early literacy.

One standout metric is chronic absenteeism: at 11.1% in 2024-25, Abingdon’s rate is well below both the district (15.3%) and state (14.8%) averages — a notable achievement for a high-poverty school and a sign of strong family engagement. The school has improved from the 40th percentile a decade ago to a peak of the 72nd percentile in 2023-24, though it has since settled into the low 60s. The clearest opportunity is 3rd grade reading, where earlier intervention could reduce the need for students to catch up later. If Abingdon can replicate its upper-elementary success in the early grades, it has strong potential to re-enter the top 25% of Virginia elementary schools.

455

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,001

Per pupil spending ?

65.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 40th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (78% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Virginia median (62nd 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg81%

Virginia avg72%

419^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

16^th of 131Gloucester 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
2026	64.6	419 of 1111	62.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	66.4	387 of 1100	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.8	355 of 1096	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.5	126 of 1098	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	534 of 1100	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	36 of 619	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	293 of 1040	71.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	60.3	454 of 1099	58.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	42.5	630 of 974	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science80%+11 vs state

Mathematics79%+6 vs state

VA Studies76%+6 vs state

English Reading75%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	64.6	419^th of 1111 public elementary schools	62.3%		63	442^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	60.2%	23	70.2	87.3	79.7	79.7	56.1	87.3	79.7	76.2	$10,001	$845	$9,156
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%)	64.4	422^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	62.0%		70.1	353^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	68.2%	69	71.0	96.4	81.4	74.6	75.0	76.4	76.3	72.7	$9,475	$744	$8,731
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%)	71.2	336^th of 1111 public elementary schools	69.8%		71.8	328^th of 1110 public elementary schools	70.5%	8	87.1	78.1	81.2	76.1	82.8	81.7	80.3	75.2	$10,999	$747	$10,252
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	—	66 (11.9%)	332 (60.0%)	92 (16.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.8%)	28.1	866^th of 1111 public elementary schools	22.1%		19	940^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.3%	74	61.4	52.0	64.7	63.5	60.2	60.0	68.2	61.3	$9,833	$422	$9,411
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	—	99 (18.0%)	237 (43.2%)	137 (25.0%)	23 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.1%)	38.3	752^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	32.3%		23.4	891^st of 1110 public elementary schools	19.7%	139	68.0	62.3	69.7	68.5	71.4	66.7	62.9	59.4	$9,813	$398	$9,415
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%)	22.3	922^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	17.0%		30.6	820^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.1%	102	57.1	65.0	68.4	54.0	41.7	62.5	55.3	66.1	$12,775	$662	$12,114
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%)	88.9	59^th of 1111 public elementary schools	94.7%		89.6	55^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.0%	4	94.2	91.1	90.5	85.7	95.7	94.1	89.5	88.1	$10,619	$277	$10,342
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%)	81.7	178^th of 1111 public elementary schools	84.0%		81.2	193^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	82.6%	15	91.6	85.7	89.4	84.9	79.5	87.2	87.2	78.2	$10,210	$755	$9,455
Magruder Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Penniman Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City 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%)	79	217^th of 1111 public elementary schools	80.5%		77.6	252^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	77.3%	35	85.2	83.7	84.3	80.4	86.5	83.5	82.4	87.0	$10,794	$921	$9,873
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	—	115 (22.9%)	225 (44.8%)	86 (17.1%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.4%)	32.9	812^th of 1111 public elementary schools	26.9%		21.9	904^th of 1110 public elementary schools	18.6%	92	74.3	64.9	52.7	60.2	63.5	68.8	67.7	58.4	$9,748	$101	$9,647

Frequently Asked Questions about Abingdon Elementary

What district is Abingdon Elementary in?

Gloucester County Public Schools

How many students attend Abingdon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended 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

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.

Is Abingdon Elementary a good school?

Abingdon Elementary ranks 419^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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