📍 2885 Hickory Fork Road, Gloucester, Gloucester County, 23061
Peasley Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gloucester, Gloucester County. The school has 620 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gloucester County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Peasley Middle enrolls 620 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 485 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 9.4% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 620 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Peasley Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-10, state senate district 3, state house district 98.
Peasley Middle 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 620 students, Peasley Middle 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