📍 201 Coffey Street, Gretna, Pittsylvania County, 24557
Gretna Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gretna, Pittsylvania County. The school has 397 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pittsylvania County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gretna Middle enrolls 397 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 25% Black or African American and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 273 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 101 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
322 of the school's 397 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 322 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.
Gretna Middle 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-50, state senate district 20, state house district 16.
Gretna Middle is one of 21 schools in Pittsylvania County Public Schools, based in Chatham, Virginia. The district serves 7,830 students district-wide and employs 635 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 397 students, Gretna Middle is close to the district average of about 373 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant