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Achilles Elementary

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Achilles Elementary ranks 422 nd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

422^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Achilles Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Hayes, Virginia, serving 397 students in Gloucester County Public Schools, a district ranked in the top 16% of Virginia. The school currently ranks 422nd out of 1,111 elementary schools statewide (62nd percentile), a solid recovery from a dip in recent years. Despite roughly two-thirds of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Achilles outperforms the Virginia state average in 8 of 9 SOL subject and grade combinations—an impressive feat given its demographic profile.

The school's standout strength is its #1 state ranking for military-connected students, a remarkable achievement that reflects targeted support for military families in the area. Achilles also posts exceptional 4th grade math scores—96.36% proficiency in 2025-2026, the highest among nearby schools and surpassing elite York County schools like Seaford Elementary and Mount Vernon Elementary. Chronic absenteeism has improved steadily to 12.7%, below both the district and state averages, a notable accomplishment for a school with a high percentage of low-income students.

However, Achilles shows stark contrasts. While military-connected students excel, the school's economically disadvantaged students perform at the 40th percentile statewide, and test scores fluctuate significantly from year to year—3rd grade math dropped from 85% to 71% over two years. Compared to Abingdon Elementary, a near-identical school in the same district, Achilles has a strong edge in 4th grade math (96.4% vs. 87.3%) and 3rd grade reading (75% vs. 56.1%), but trails in 5th grade science (74.6% vs. 79.7%). Per-student spending has risen 37% in three years to $10,650, yet overall rankings have not moved much, suggesting investments are paying off for specific subgroups rather than across the board.

397

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,650

Per pupil spending ?

66.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9306 Guinea Road
Hayes, VA 23072

(804) 642-9140

District: Gloucester County Public Schools

Students who attend Achilles Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Peasley Middle
High:	Gloucester High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.3%

Hispanic:

9.1%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

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

✓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%

422^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	64.4	422 of 1111	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.1	353 of 1110	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	574 of 1114	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	600 of 1114	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.6	347 of 1109	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	465 of 1103	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	364 of 1105	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	309 of 1097	71.8%	★★★★☆
2017	60.9	447 of 1099	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.1	387 of 1096	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	79.4	157 of 1100	85.7%	★★★★☆
2014	66.2	345 of 1110	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	82.2	114 of 1120	89.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.4	96 of 1117	91.4%	★★★★★
2011	74.2	209 of 1117	81.3%	★★★★☆
2010	75.9	166 of 1113	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	45.1	703 of 1082	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	70.2	271 of 1081	74.9%	★★★★☆
2007	61.7	410 of 1083	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.2	301 of 1071	71.9%	★★★★☆
2005	73.0	225 of 1062	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	447 of 1100	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.9	421 of 1096	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	666 of 1098	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	620 of 1100	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	623 of 1040	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.7	407 of 1046	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	667 of 1036	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	374 of 1099	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.5	289 of 1093	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	458 of 1101	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	539 of 1093	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	1 of 206	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	57.5	91 of 192	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	63 of 195	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	114 of 182	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	560 of 974	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.3	401 of 973	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	642 of 979	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	808 of 984	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2026)100th percentile+37 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics82%+9 vs state

English Reading76%+5 vs state

Science75%+6 vs state

VA Studies73%~ state avg

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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 (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 (2025)	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
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	$10,650	$381	$10,269
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	$11,558	$434	$11,124
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	$11,211	$465	$10,746
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	$9,758	$800	$8,958
Dare Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Dare Rd	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0324	399	28	14.2	37.8%	249 (62.4%)	40 (10.0%)	48 (12.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.3%)	82.6	163^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	85.3%		83.9	146^th of 1110 public elementary schools	86.8%	17	92.4	89.0	84.9	77.3	86.6	90.1	83.3	84.6	$12,026	$649	$11,377
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%)	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	$8,649	$685	$7,965
Grafton Bethel Elementary	Public	K-5	410 Lakeside Dr	Grafton	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0350	653	40	16.3	34.9%	382 (58.5%)	62 (9.5%)	78 (11.9%)	41 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (13.6%)	79	216^th of 1111 public elementary schools	80.6%		82.1	180^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.8%	36	80.6	89.5	84.0	83.0	80.4	87.3	84.0	82.1	$9,971	$342	$9,629
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%)	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	$9,883	$932	$8,951
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%)	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	$8,202	$47	$8,155
Mount Vernon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Mt Vernon Dr	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0480	573	38	15.0	25.0%	352 (61.4%)	38 (6.6%)	53 (9.2%)	71 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.1%)	87.6	83^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	92.5%		90.1	49^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.6%	34	86.5	88.5	91.8	89.8	85.7	94.7	89.8	89.1	$9,804	$308	$9,496

Frequently Asked Questions about Achilles Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Achilles Elementary?

Students at Achilles Elementary are 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Achilles Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Achilles Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Achilles Elementary attend?

Students who attend Achilles Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Peasley Middle
High : Gloucester High

Is Achilles Elementary a good school?

Achilles Elementary ranks 422^nd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Achilles Elementary in?

Gloucester County Public Schools

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