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Bethel Elementary

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Bethel Elementary ranks 348 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

348^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Bethel Elementary is a PK–5 school in Gloucester, VA, serving 494 students as part of Gloucester County Public Schools, a district ranked 16th out of 131 Virginia districts. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with about two-thirds of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Bethel currently ranks in the 69th percentile statewide (3 stars, 348th out of 1,111 elementary schools), a slight dip from recent years but still comfortably above the state average.

Math is Bethel's clear strength. In 2025–26, 3rd grade math proficiency reached 88%, well above the state's 74%, and 5th grade math hit 91.55% — the highest among nearby Gloucester elementary schools, surpassing Petsworth Elementary (85.96%), Botetourt Elementary (89.41%), and Abingdon Elementary (79.73%). Science scores have also improved dramatically, jumping from 58% in 2022–23 to nearly 79% in 2025–26, now above the state average. Bethel also stands out for its work with low-income students, ranking in the 79th percentile statewide for that group. However, upper-elementary reading is a notable weakness: 5th grade reading proficiency was just 74.65%, compared with 89.29% at Petsworth and 87.21% at Botetourt.

Attendance has improved — chronic absenteeism dropped from 20.8% to 14.3% — but still trails nearby schools like Abingdon (11.1%), Petsworth (11.4%), and Botetourt (10.4%). Military-connected students are also an area needing support, with the school ranking in the 22nd percentile for that subgroup. Per-student spending rose to $10,409 in 2023–24, though it remains below Abingdon and Botetourt. Overall, Bethel is a solid school with a strong math identity and clear success supporting low-income students. Its biggest opportunity is closing the upper-grade reading gap — if it can match its math success in literacy, it has the capacity to climb back into the higher rankings it achieved in prior years.

494

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,409

Per pupil spending ?

66.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2991 Hickory Fork Rd
Gloucester, VA 23061

(804) 693-2360

District: Gloucester County Public Schools

Students who attend Bethel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Peasley Middle
High:	Gloucester High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.5%

Two or more races:

9.5%

Hispanic:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 71st percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (80% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg81%

Virginia avg72%

348^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	70.5	348 of 1111	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.4	256 of 1110	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	308 of 1114	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	367 of 1114	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.2	194 of 1109	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	356 of 1103	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.1	128 of 1105	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	200 of 1097	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	75.4	214 of 1099	80.5%	★★★★☆
2016	69.5	317 of 1096	71.1%	★★★★☆
2015	77.8	177 of 1100	83.9%	★★★★☆
2014	67.7	326 of 1110	70.6%	★★★★☆
2013	78.2	175 of 1120	84.4%	★★★★☆
2012	70.0	283 of 1117	74.7%	★★★★☆
2011	55.6	527 of 1117	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.1	715 of 1113	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.4	763 of 1082	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.5	905 of 1081	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.7	600 of 1083	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.0	440 of 1071	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.0	300 of 1062	71.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	136 of 420	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	222 of 355	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	429 of 1100	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.2	360 of 1096	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	255 of 1098	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	265 of 1100	75.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.8	219 of 1040	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	240 of 1046	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	192 of 1036	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	269 of 1099	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	82.7	150 of 1093	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	386 of 1101	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	454 of 1093	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	29.2	152 of 195	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	165 of 182	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	92 of 271	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	134 of 247	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	499 of 974	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.6	457 of 973	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	572 of 979	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	553 of 984	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2026)68th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2024)22nd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics88%+14 vs state

Science79%+10 vs state

English Reading77%+5 vs state

VA Studies71%~ 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	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
Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2991 Hickory Fork Rd	Gloucester	23061	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 693-2360	494	37	13.3	66.6%	383 (77.5%)	23 (4.7%)	32 (6.5%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.5%)	70.5	348^th of 1111 public elementary schools	68.7%		77.4	256^th of 1110 public elementary schools	76.9%	92	88.2	83.5	91.6	78.9	77.6	77.2	74.7	70.9	$10,409	$371	$10,038
Petsworth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10658 Geo Washington Mem Hwy	Gloucester	23061	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 693-6161	381	28	13.6	67.2%	292 (76.6%)	22 (5.8%)	35 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	77.2	249^th of 1111 public elementary schools	77.6%		84.4	138^th of 1110 public elementary schools	87.6%	111	90.8	83.6	86.0	84.2	73.9	83.6	89.3	76.1	$10,759	$39	$10,720
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	$11,886	$327	$11,559
Norge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7311 Richmond Rd	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 564-3372	578	54	10.8	76.6%	261 (45.2%)	108 (18.7%)	111 (19.2%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (14.2%)	45.9	662^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	40.4%		58.1	504^th of 1110 public elementary schools	54.6%	158	68.0	67.8	77.2	67.4	66.0	74.7	68.5	67.8	$10,523	$960	$9,563
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
Waller Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	314 Waller Mill Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 220-4060	445	31	14.3	38.7%	219 (49.2%)	78 (17.5%)	72 (16.2%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (14.4%)	81.2	183^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	83.5%		85	123^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	88.9%	60	91.9	87.8	78.8	76.3	90.7	86.5	84.0	89.0	$11,011	$663	$10,348
Stonehouse Elementary	Public	K-5	3651 Rochambeau Dr	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 566-4300	838	53	15.9	25.3%	496 (59.2%)	140 (16.7%)	99 (11.8%)	20 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (9.3%)	81.1	185^th of 1111 public elementary schools	83.3%		80.5	208^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.3%	23	95.5	85.9	85.7	81.6	88.8	83.3	80.3	84.9	$8,453	$425	$8,028
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	$9,100	$717	$8,383
Matthew Whaley Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Scotland St	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 229-1931	485	34	14.1	63.9%	197 (40.6%)	110 (22.7%)	128 (26.4%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	52.5	586^th of 1111 public elementary schools	47.3%		38	741^st of 1110 public elementary schools	33.2%	155	78.5	73.2	76.1	70.4	69.6	73.2	74.3	62.2	$10,698	$1,031	$9,667
J. Blaine Blayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Jolly Pond Road	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 565-9300	481	45	10.7	43.9%	257 (53.4%)	93 (19.3%)	62 (12.9%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.5%)	60.1	473^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	57.4%		55.2	540^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.4%	67	73.9	75.3	75.0	70.2	68.1	81.5	73.8	83.7	$10,709	$739	$9,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Bethel Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bethel Elementary?

Students at Bethel Elementary are 78% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Bethel Elementary a good school?

Bethel Elementary ranks 348^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bethel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bethel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Peasley Middle
High : Gloucester High

What district is Bethel Elementary in?

Gloucester County Public Schools

How many students attend Bethel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Bethel Elementary.

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2025–26 SOL test scoresNewAug 25, 2026

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