Albert Hill Middle

Albert Hill Middle is a low-enrollment intermediate school in Richmond, Virginia, one of the schools within Richmond City Public Schools. The school hosts 505 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 33% below the state mean of about 750.

Albert Hill Middle is one of 47 schools operated by Richmond City Public Schools, a district that educates 20,962 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Albert Hill Middle logs that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 31% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Richmond city as a whole is about 41% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Albert Hill Middle has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Albert Hill Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Albert Hill Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Albert Hill Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Richmond city) records that median household income runs about $64,587, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Albert Hill Middle is one of 61 public schools in Richmond city (combined enrollment of about 20,253 students).

Thomas Jefferson High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Albert Hill Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 63.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 4%: 484 students in 2018 compared to 505 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 63% to 59% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

On this page, members of the Albert Hill Middle community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.