Enrollment
306
Middle
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMELIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510018000063
Amelia County Middle
8740 Otterburn Road, Amelia, VA 23002 · (804) 561-4422 · Amelia County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Virginia public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- ·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
11.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
257 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 90 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 33% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Amelia County Middle→Amelia County High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Amelia County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
66.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Amelia County Middle
Amelia County Middle's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia County Middle this school | 306 | 84.0% | 61.9% |
| John N. Dalton Intermediate Radford | 265 | 81.5% | 73.6% |
| Nelson Middle Lovingston | 328 | 85.1% | 74.8% |
| Amherst Middle Amherst | 371 | 82.7% | 74.6% |
| Gretna Middle Gretna | 385 | 84.9% | 70.4% |
| Chatham Middle Chatham | 406 | 85.2% | 79.1% |
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 Amelia County Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #234 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #186 of 342 ▲ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #175 of 342 ▲ 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #309 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #79 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #210 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #116 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.2% | #5 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
306
-74 (-19%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 306 | 26 | 11.8:1 | 84% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 83% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 26.8 | 13.6:1 | 84% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 30 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 47% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 48% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 26 | 22.1:1 | 48% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 35% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 22 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amelia County Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (520 to 306); teachers down 26% (35 to 26).
About Amelia County Middle
Amelia County Middle is a small middle school based in Amelia, Virginia. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 306 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Virginia, the average enrollment is about 750.
Amelia County Public Schools is the district for Amelia County Middle. It has 3 schools and 1,600 students.
The largest group at Amelia County Middle is White students, at 65%. Enrollment also includes 14% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Amelia County Middle scores 53%.
Based on 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, Amelia County Middle has a ratio of 11.8:1. Across middle schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.1:1. Income data for the school show 84% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Amelia County average a similar 84%.
Amelia County Middle holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of Virginia public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 65.2%.
Census data for Amelia County show the median household earns about $76,717 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Amelia County Middle, Amelia County has 3 public schools.
Amelia County Middle is about 0.3 miles from Amelia County High, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On proficiency, Amelia County Middle is behind the 66.7% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
Amelia County Middle falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Amelia County Middle had a net loss of 74 students, or 19%.
The allk12 page for Amelia County Middle lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Amelia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,462
Census ACS
Median income
$76,717
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,600 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amelia County Public Schools
- Amelia County ElementaryElementary · 778 students
- Amelia County HighHigh · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Amelia County High0.3 mi · 516
- Amelia County Elementary0.4 mi · 778
- Grange Hall Elementary12.8 mi · 724
- Crewe Primary13.4 mi · 370
- Moseley Elementary13.8 mi · 972
- Nottoway Intermediate15.2 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About Amelia County MiddleHow many students attend Amelia County Middle?
Amelia County Middle enrolls approximately 306 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Amelia County Middle serve?
Amelia County Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Amelia County Middle?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Amelia County Middle.
What is the student diversity at Amelia County Middle?
Student demographics at Amelia County Middle are roughly 65% White, 10% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Amelia County Middle in?
Amelia County Middle is part of Amelia County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.