Gayton Elementary School serves 544 learners in grades Prekindergarten-5.

Gayton Elementary School placed in the upper 5% of all schools in Virginia for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 5%, and reading proficiency is upper 5%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 93% (which is higher than the Virginia state average of 72%) for the 2016-17 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 94% (which is higher than the Virginia state average of 80%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the Virginia state average of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 19% of the learner body (majority Asian), which is lower than the Virginia state average of 51% (majority African-American).

School Overview: Gayton Elementary School’s learner population of 544 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 29 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Gayton Elementary School is ranked within the upper 5% of all 1,791 schools in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Gayton Elementary School is 0.34, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Gayton Elementary School is Mills E. Godwin High School (1.8 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is Pocahontas Middle School (1.4 miles away)