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Peasley Middle

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Peasley Middle ranks 129 th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 69% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Peasley Middle School in Gloucester, VA, serves 565 students in grades 6–8 and is part of Gloucester County Public Schools, a district ranked 16th out of 131 in Virginia. The school has climbed from a 49th-percentile ranking in 2018–2019 to a consistent 68th–74th-percentile range in recent years, placing it 129th out of 416 Virginia middle schools for 2025–2026. Peasley maintains a favorable 12.1:1 student–teacher ratio, though its spending of about $7,368 per student is low compared with most nearby schools. The student population has shifted considerably, with 65.3% of students now qualifying for free/reduced lunch, up from 37.4% just two years ago.

Math is Peasley's clearest academic strength. In 8th grade, 71.5% of students passed the math SOL, compared with 46.9% statewide—a nearly 25-point edge. Peasley also outpaces several wealthier neighboring schools in math, including Yorktown Middle (53.1%), Queens Lake Middle (61.6%), Berkeley Middle (38.3%), Lois Hornsby Middle (41.4%), and James Blair Middle (37.8%). Reading is strong in 6th and 7th grade—proficiency runs about 9 points above the state average—but 8th-grade reading (71.4%) falls behind both the state (73.5%) and in-district rival Page Middle (82.6%). Science and civics also trail district averages, making 8th grade the school's most uneven year.

Peasley's most distinctive strength is its work with economically disadvantaged students, who rank in the 88th percentile among Virginia middle schools. That is especially notable given that roughly two-thirds of the student body now qualifies for free/reduced lunch. Chronic absenteeism, however, has risen to 18.5%, above the state (14.8%) and district (15.3%) averages. Despite spending less per student than schools like Queens Lake Middle ($9,841) and James Blair Middle ($10,251), Peasley posts math results and low-income outcomes that beat many of those schools. The next opportunity lies in closing the 8th-grade reading, science, and civics gap while reducing absenteeism.

565

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,368

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2885 Hickory Fork Road
Gloucester, VA 23061-9805

(804) 693-1499

District: Gloucester County Public Schools

Students who attend Peasley Middle usually attend:

High:

Gloucester High

Feeder schools for Peasley Middle:

Elementary:	Abingdon Elementary
	Achilles Elementary
	Bethel Elementary
	Botetourt Elementary
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	Petsworth Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.5%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (76% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓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 school76%

District avg76%

Virginia avg69%

129^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	67.1	129 of 416	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	134 of 419	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	107 of 417	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	137 of 422	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	113 of 415	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	168 of 419	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	218 of 424	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	168 of 413	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.5	178 of 415	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.2	155 of 409	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.2	167 of 412	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.1	123 of 416	70.4%	★★★★☆
2013	60.7	115 of 416	72.4%	★★★★☆
2012	58.5	130 of 413	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.7	197 of 413	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.0	197 of 408	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.1	242 of 390	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.7	206 of 391	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.2	163 of 387	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.6	170 of 383	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.2	141 of 340	58.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	66 of 297	77.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	143 of 292	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	137 of 281	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	137 of 278	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	84 of 409	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	66.2	132 of 403	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	83 of 407	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	139 of 411	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	121 of 283	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.3	69 of 279	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	24 of 272	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	30 of 275	89.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	48 of 401	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	57 of 403	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	50 of 402	87.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	174 of 410	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.7	129 of 404	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	122 of 407	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	139 of 409	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	53 of 125	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.4	89 of 130	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	72 of 123	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	73 of 114	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	104 of 249	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.3	86 of 244	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	110 of 237	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.4	202 of 231	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	224 of 400	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	221 of 400	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.7	172 of 396	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	199 of 402	50.5%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)58th percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2026)58th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2026)51st percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I100%+5 vs state

English Reading78%+5 vs state

Civics and Economics72%-3 vs state

Mathematics71%+16 vs state

Science71%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)			SOL Algebra II (2026)	SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL Civics and Economics (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 Geometry 7th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 6th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra II 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Peasley Middle	Public	6-8	2885 Hickory Fork Road	Gloucester	23061	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 693-1499	565	47	12.1	65.3%	438 (77.5%)	35 (6.2%)	46 (8.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	67.1	129^th of 416 public middle schools	69.0%		66.7	134^th of 419 public middle schools	68.0%	5		100.0		100.0	100.0		78.3	62.9	71.5	71.3	82.2	81.8	71.4		71.9	$7,368	$308	$7,060
Page Middle	Public	6-8	5198 TC Walker Rd	Gloucester	23061	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 693-2540	573	46	12.4	65.1%	435 (75.9%)	30 (5.2%)	53 (9.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.6%)	67.7	122^nd of 416 public middle schools	70.7%		65.4	143^rd of 419 public middle schools	65.9%	21		100.0		100.0	100.0		77.2	55.0	69.3	78.6	71.4	73.9	82.6		80.1	$7,334	$334	$7,000
Queens Lake Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	124 W Queens Dr	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 220-4080	554	42	13.2	31.9%	264 (47.7%)	107 (19.3%)	93 (16.8%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (12.5%)	68.2	115^th of 416 public middle schools	72.4%		74.5	90^th of 419 public middle schools	78.5%	25		97.9		100.0	100.0		66.1	47.1	61.6	70.3	83.4	84.0	82.4		75.8	$9,841	$365	$9,476
James Blair Middle	Public	6-8	101 Longhill Road	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 603-6400	505	38	13.2	65.1%	238 (47.1%)	85 (16.8%)	124 (24.6%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.5%)	52.2	223^rd of 416 public middle schools	46.4%		50.4	220^th of 419 public middle schools	47.5%	3	≥ 50%	100.0		100.0	92.6	≥ 50%	60.2	39.2	37.8	62.9	79.4	77.7	70.7		77.4	$10,251	$380	$9,871
Toano Middle	Public	6-8	7817 Richmond Road	Toano	23168	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 566-4251	704	46	15.1	32.0%	409 (58.1%)	114 (16.2%)	85 (12.1%)	12 (1.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (11.1%)	62.3	154^th of 416 public middle schools	63.0%		58.2	187^th of 419 public middle schools	55.4%	33		91.8		96.7	96.2		66.2	40.6	50.0	75.2	83.3	80.7	78.9		76.5	$8,913	$423	$8,490
Berkeley Middle	Public	6-8	1118 Ironbound Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 229-8051	666	46	14.6	65.0%	332 (49.8%)	128 (19.2%)	117 (17.6%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.2%)	61	157^th of 416 public middle schools	62.3%		68.6	124^th of 419 public middle schools	70.4%	33		100.0		98.2	95.7		66.7	55.1	38.3	72.6	75.1	79.2	76.1		83.2	$9,250	$348	$8,903
Lois Hornsby Middle	Public	6-8	850 Jolly Pond Road	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 565-9400	805	55	14.6	34.3%	433 (53.8%)	158 (19.6%)	123 (15.3%)	29 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.7%)	62.8	150^th of 416 public middle schools	63.9%		72.1	105^th of 419 public middle schools	74.9%	45		100.0	≥ 50%	100.0	89.8		66.5	41.1	41.4	72.5	81.4	81.9	81.5		77.4	$8,568	$315	$8,253
St. Clare Walker Middle	Public	6-8	6814 General Puller Highway	Locust Hill	23092	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 758-2561	259	23	11.2	98.5%	159 (61.4%)	52 (20.1%)	15 (5.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.6%)	68	119^th of 416 public middle schools	71.4%		64.1	148^th of 419 public middle schools	64.7%	29							80.0	69.7	84.8	77.2	76.8	64.9	71.7		80.0	$10,899	$703	$10,195
Yorktown Middle	Public	6-8	11201 Geo Wash Mem Hwy	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0360	717	41	17.4	37.1%	433 (60.4%)	91 (12.7%)	75 (10.5%)	21 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	91 (12.7%)	65.2	136^th of 416 public middle schools	67.3%		65.7	138^th of 419 public middle schools	67.1%	2		96.6		97.1	82.5		77.7	41.6	53.1	74.2	80.7	80.9	80.3		80.8	$9,175	$638	$8,537
Thomas Hunter Middle	Public	6-7	Rt 611 387 Church St	Mathews	23109	Mathews County	Mathews County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 725-2434	176	17	10.6	72.2%	134 (76.1%)	16 (9.1%)	10 (5.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.0%)	45.2	262^nd of 416 public middle schools	37.0%		49.1	229^th of 419 public middle schools	45.3%	33				471.0			56.5	61.5			69.2	76.7		62.7		$12,301	$46	$12,254

Frequently Asked Questions about Peasley Middle

What is the racial makeup of Peasley Middle?

Students at Peasley Middle are 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What district is Peasley Middle in?

Gloucester County Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Peasley Middle attend?

Students who attend Peasley Middle usually go on to attend Gloucester High

Is Peasley Middle a good school?

Peasley Middle ranks 129^th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Peasley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Peasley Middle.

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