Petsworth Elementary School

Gloucester, VA 23061

Phone: (804) 693-6161
District: Gloucester County Public Schools

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 342 students

Gloucester's Petsworth Elementary School serves grades PK-5 in the Gloucester County Public Schools district. It is among the few public schools in Virginia to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Petsworth Elementary School is a public school in the Gloucester County Public Schools district located in Gloucester, VA. The principal of Petsworth Elementary School is Ms. Cathy Balderson. As of 2014, the students are 80.4% White, non-Hispanic; 7.6% Multiracial; 7.3% Black, non-Hispanic; 4.1% Hispanic; 0.3% Native American or Native Alaskan; and 0.3% Asian/Pacific Islander. 48% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 80.4% 81.5% 52.2%
Multiracial 7.6% 5.4% 4.7%
Black, non-Hispanic 7.3% 8% 23.3%
Hispanic 4.1% 3.9% 13.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.7% 6.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.1% 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 48% — —
English learners — 0.5% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Rosewell Neighborhood/Subdivision Gloucester VA 8.7 mi
2 Creekside Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Williamsburg VA 12.6 mi
3 Scots Pond Neighborhood/Subdivision Williamsburg VA 12.7 mi
4 Ford's Colony Neighborhood/Subdivision Williamsburg VA 14.4 mi
5 Kingsmill Neighborhood/Subdivision Williamsburg VA 16.2 mi
6 Denbigh Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 20.1 mi
7 Morgan's Trace Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 21.3 mi
8 Brickshire Golf Community Neighborhood/Subdivision Providence Forge VA 21.9 mi
9 Stoneybrook Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 22 mi
10 Carriage Hills Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 23.9 mi
11 Shore Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 24.4 mi
12 Brick Kiln Apartment Complex Newport News VA 24.6 mi
13 Tabb Lakes Neighborhood/Subdivision Yorktown VA 26.1 mi
14 Courtney Trace Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport News VA 29 mi
15 Fox Hill- Grandview Neighborhood/Subdivision Hampton VA 31.7 mi
16 Eagle Harbor Neighborhood/Subdivision Carrollton VA 35 mi
17 Mariners Watch Apartment Complex Norfolk VA 40 mi
18 Lochhaven Neighborhood/Subdivision Norfolk VA 41 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Yorktown Beach Yorktown VA 16.3 mi
2 Fort Eustis Newport News VA 21.4 mi
3 Tabb Tabb VA 24.7 mi
4 Poquoson Poquoson VA 26.6 mi
5 Smithfield Smithfield VA 33.1 mi
6 Carrollton Carrollton VA 35.7 mi
7 Harbour View Area Suffolk VA 40.9 mi
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