📍 2991 Hickory Fork Rd, Gloucester, Gloucester County, 23061
Bethel Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gloucester, Gloucester County. The school has 498 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gloucester County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bethel Elementary enrolls 498 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 11% Two or more races and 4.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 391 | 79% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
331 of the school's 498 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 331 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bethel Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-10, state senate district 3, state house district 98.
Bethel Elementary is one of 9 schools in Gloucester County Public Schools, based in Gloucester, Virginia. The district serves 4,917 students district-wide and employs 369 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 498 students, Bethel Elementary is close to the district average of about 546 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant