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Enrollment
505
Middle
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324001351
Albert Hill Middle
3400 Patterson Ave, Richmond, VA 23221 · (804) 780-6107 · Richmond city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
10.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
504 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 152 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 151 | 30% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
67.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 67 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Albert Hill Middle
Albert Hill Middle's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Hill Middle this school | 505 | 99.8% | 64.3% |
| William E. Waters Middle Portsmouth | 549 | 98.9% | 54.0% |
| Sandusky Middle Lynchburg | 583 | 96.9% | 45.5% |
| Linkhorne Middle Lynchburg | 519 | 94.6% | 50.9% |
| Thomas Eaton Middle Hampton | 581 | 94.3% | 75.3% |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for Innovation Lynchburg | 531 | 97.2% | 57.5% |
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 Albert Hill Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #212 of 337 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #236 of 342 ▼ 59 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #223 of 342 ▼ 6 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #255 of 343 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #30 of 327 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #196 of 333 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #22 of 340 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #75 of 99 | N/A |
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
505
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 505 | 48.4 | 10.4:1 | 100% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 29.6 | 16.7:1 | 100% (494) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 53.3 | 8.5:1 | 99% (449) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 46 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 40 | 12.1:1 | 99% (481) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 40 | 12.3:1 | 96% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 24 | 20.9:1 | 54% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 41 | 11.6:1 | 65% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 32 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albert Hill Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (484 to 505); teachers up 21% (40 to 48.4).
About Albert Hill Middle
Albert Hill Middle is a small middle school in Richmond, Virginia, (ZIP code 23221). The student body numbers 505 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Virginia is about 750, so this school runs 33% smaller than that.
The Richmond City Public Schools system has 47 schools and 20,962 students.
Albert Hill Middle's enrollment is 59% Black. Other groups include 31% White, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Richmond city residents are about 41% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Albert Hill Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
The school employs the equivalent of 48.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.4:1. Among middle schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Richmond city.
allk12 grades Albert Hill Middle a B-. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Albert Hill Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.3%; the prediction is 60.9%.
Within Richmond city, median household income is about $64,587, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Richmond city number 61 and enroll about 20,253.
The closest public school, Thomas Jefferson High, is about 0.7 miles from Albert Hill Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Albert Hill Middle ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Albert Hill Middle is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 509 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 505.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Albert Hill Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Richmond city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,359
Census ACS
Median income
$64,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond City Public Schools
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
- River City MiddleMiddle · 1,150 students
- Richmond High School for the ArtsHigh · 1,116 students
- Cardinal ElementaryElementary · 821 students
- Thomas Jefferson HighHigh · 749 students
- Armstrong HighHigh · 709 students
Other schools in Richmond
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Jefferson High0.7 mi · 749
- William Fox Elementary0.9 mi · 367
- Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary1.0 mi · 262
- Mary Munford Elementary1.0 mi · 476
- Dogwood Middle1.4 mi · 371
- Maymont Preschool1.8 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About Albert Hill MiddleHow many students attend Albert Hill Middle?
Albert Hill Middle enrolls approximately 505 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Albert Hill Middle serve?
Albert Hill Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Albert Hill Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Albert Hill Middle is approximately 10.4:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Albert Hill Middle?
Student demographics at Albert Hill Middle are roughly 31% White, 5% Hispanic, 59% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Albert Hill Middle public or private?
Albert Hill Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.