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Enrollment
853
Middle
DISTRICT 830 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510147002437
Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle
134 Rosa Lane, Winchester, VA 22602 · (540) 662-0500 · Frederick County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL853 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Virginia public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
309 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 295 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 275 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 283 | 33% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 53.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle
Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle this school | 853 | 36.2% | 68.3% |
| Robert E. Aylor Middle White Post | 861 | 37.2% | 62.3% |
| J. Lupton Simpson Middle Leesburg | 874 | 30.1% | 75.4% |
| Montevideo Middle Penn Laird | 593 | 37.3% | 75.3% |
| Andrew G. Wright Middle Stafford | 851 | 33.1% | 71.0% |
| Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle Fredericksburg | 887 | 36.0% | 70.1% |
Matched among Virginia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #186 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #231 of 342 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #207 of 342 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 853 | #130 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #111 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #204 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #262 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #123 of 224 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
853
-153 (-15%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 864
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 853 | 69 | 12.4:1 | 36% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 808 | 72.7 | 11.1:1 | 34% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 804 | 53.8 | 15.0:1 | 34% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 1,006 | 72 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 942 | 66.2 | 14.2:1 | 27% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 897 | 66 | 13.6:1 | 26% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 864 | 49 | 17.6:1 | 23% (197) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (942 to 853); teachers up 4% (66.2 to 69).
About Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle
Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle sits in Winchester, Virginia, and is classified as a middle-grades school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 853 students.
Frederick County Public Schools runs Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle along with 18 other schools, enrolling 14,447 students in total.
White students are the majority at Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle, with 62% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 17 points below the 80% share among Frederick County residents. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1 at Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle, with 69 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 36%. The average for public schools in Frederick County is 46%.
The allk12 Grade for Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle is C. Compared with Virginia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Virginia, Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 68.3% actual against a predicted 78.2%.
Among Frederick County residents, the median household income is $97,606, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle, Frederick County has 19 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Evendale Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 153 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.4:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,008
Census ACS
Median income
$97,606
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
13,574 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Sherando HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 1,550 students
- James Wood HighHigh · 1,462 students
- James Wood MiddleMiddle · 873 students
- Robert E. Aylor MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- Frederick County MiddleMiddle · 732 students
Other schools in Winchester
- Millbrook HighHigh · 1,550 students
- James Wood HighHigh · 1,462 students
- John Handley HighHigh · 1,361 students
- James Wood MiddleMiddle · 873 students
- Frederick County MiddleMiddle · 732 students
- Daniel Morgan MiddleMiddle · 642 students
Nearby schools
- Evendale Elementary0.2 mi · 618
- Armel Elementary1.6 mi · 589
- Frederick Douglass Elementary2.5 mi · 376
- Robert E. Aylor Middle3.0 mi · 861
- Garland R. Quarles Elementary3.4 mi · 410
- Bass-Hoover Elementary3.4 mi · 615
Frequently asked questions
About Admiral Richard E. Byrd MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle?
Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle enrolls approximately 853 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle serve?
Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle is approximately 12.4:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle?
At Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle, the student body is approximately 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle in?
Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle is part of Frederick County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.