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How has BATTLEFIELD MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
780
Middle
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510364001585
Battlefield Middle
7320 Smith Station Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22407 · (540) 786-4400 · Spotsylvania County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL780 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% 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.
- ·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
14.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
554 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 256 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 275 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 249 | 32% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
56.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp 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 56 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 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Battlefield Middle
Battlefield Middle's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield Middle this school | 780 | 71.0% | 58.8% |
| Chancellor Middle Fredericksburg | 799 | 72.1% | 57.8% |
| Journey Middle Charlottesville | 646 | 76.5% | 55.0% |
| Floyd T. Binns Middle Culpeper | 825 | 65.1% | 67.4% |
| James Wood Middle Winchester | 873 | 70.1% | 59.5% |
| Thornburg Middle Spotsylvania | 755 | 64.8% | 54.1% |
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 Battlefield Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Spotsylvania County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #258 of 337 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #273 of 342 ▼ 5 | #3 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #211 of 342 ▲ 8 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 780 | #155 of 343 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #215 of 327 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #33 of 333 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #174 of 340 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #166 of 224 | 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
780
-63 (-7%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 686
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 780 | 55.7 | 14.0:1 | 71% (554) |
| 2023-24 | 765 | 59.9 | 12.8:1 | 72% (550) |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 57.5 | 13.8:1 | 66% (521) |
| 2020-21 | 843 | 55 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 833 | 51.8 | 16.1:1 | 53% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 817 | 50 | 16.3:1 | 50% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | 43 | 18.6:1 | 36% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 48 | 13.3:1 | 19% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 686 | 45 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Battlefield Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (833 to 780); teachers up 7% (51.8 to 55.7).
About Battlefield Middle
Battlefield Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school that serves part of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The school counted 780 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.
Besides Battlefield Middle, Spotsylvania County Public Schools runs 28 other schools. The district enrolls 24,036 students.
No group is above 50% at Battlefield Middle; the largest is Hispanic, at 36%. After that, the student body is 33% White, 19% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Among all residents of Spotsylvania County, the Hispanic share is about 13%. The diversity index for Battlefield Middle is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 14.0:1 is based on 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Virginia is 13.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 71% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Spotsylvania County, the average is 58%.
Battlefield Middle holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of Virginia public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Battlefield Middle is 10.0 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 58.8% actual, 68.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
American Community Survey estimates for Spotsylvania County show that the median household earns about $112,738 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Spotsylvania County, 34 public schools serve about 24,036 students.
Among nearby public schools, Battlefield Elementary is closest at about 0.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Battlefield Middle. Battlefield Middle places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Battlefield Middle has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
The school's enrollment decreased 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.0:1, from 15.3:1.
The allk12 page for Battlefield Middle lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Spotsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
146,603
Census ACS
Median income
$112,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
24,036 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spotsylvania County Public Schools
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Spotsylvania HighCombined · 1,394 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- Spotsylvania MiddleMiddle · 1,009 students
Other schools in Fredericksburg
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- James Monroe HighHigh · 1,013 students
Nearby schools
- Battlefield Elementary0.1 mi · 665
- Chancellor High1.1 mi · 1,321
- Harrison Road Elementary1.1 mi · 732
- Chancellor Middle1.1 mi · 799
- Salem Elementary1.6 mi · 573
- Courthouse Road Elementary1.8 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About Battlefield MiddleHow many students attend Battlefield Middle?
Battlefield Middle enrolls approximately 780 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Battlefield Middle serve?
Battlefield Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Battlefield Middle?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Battlefield Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Battlefield Middle?
At Battlefield Middle, the student body is approximately 33% White, 36% Hispanic, 19% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Battlefield Middle public or private?
Battlefield Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.