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How has BLACKSBURG MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
958
Middle
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510252001017
Blacksburg Middle
3109 Price's Fork Rd., Blacksburg, VA 24060 · (540) 951-5800 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL958 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Virginia public middle schools
- ATest 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
13.1:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
259 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 | 310 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 331 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 317 | 33% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
83.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
83.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Blacksburg Middle
Blacksburg Middle's state test result (83.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksburg Middle this school | 958 | 27.0% | 83.9% |
| Cave Spring Middle Roanoke | 746 | 30.4% | 87.0% |
| Chickahominy Middle Mechanicsville | 1,199 | 20.6% | 89.1% |
| Forest Middle Forest | 854 | 20.5% | 85.6% |
| Great Neck Middle Virginia Beach | 1,039 | 30.1% | 89.4% |
| Robious Middle Midlothian | 1,081 | 26.3% | 84.9% |
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 Blacksburg Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #47 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #56 of 342 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #67 of 342 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 958 | #94 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #156 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #257 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.0% | #293 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #62 of 99 |
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
958
+41 (+4%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 747
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
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 | 958 | 73.4 | 13.1:1 | 27% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 987 | 69.4 | 14.2:1 | 26% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 946 | 74.3 | 12.7:1 | 30% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 917 | 72 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 904 | 64.8 | 13.9:1 | 19% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 816 | 55 | 14.8:1 | 18% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 826 | 55 | 15.0:1 | 23% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 889 | 66 | 13.5:1 | 20% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 747 | 46 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blacksburg Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (904 to 958); teachers up 13% (64.8 to 73.4).
About Blacksburg Middle
As a mid-sized middle school, Blacksburg Middle serves students in Blacksburg, Virginia. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 958 students enrolled. Middle schools in Virginia have about 750 students on average; enrollment here is 28% higher.
Blacksburg Middle reports to Montgomery County Public Schools, which has 19 schools and 9,461 students.
More than half of enrollment at Blacksburg Middle is White: 73%. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Montgomery County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
There are about 13.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Blacksburg Middle, which has 73.4. The average ratio among middle schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Blacksburg Middle is about 27%. That is 18 points below the 45% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
Among Virginia public middle schools, Blacksburg Middle outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Blacksburg Middle are 3.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (83.9% actual, 80.7% predicted).
Census data for Montgomery County show the median household earns about $72,715 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Blacksburg Middle, Montgomery County has 23 public schools.
Blacksburg Middle's closest public school neighbor is Kipps Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Blacksburg Middle, there are 7 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 83.9% is above the 80.2% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Blacksburg Middle as City: Small.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% rise, from 917 to 958.
The discussion board for Blacksburg Middle is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,101
Census ACS
Median income
$72,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,461 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Blacksburg HighHigh · 1,325 students
- Christiansburg HighHigh · 1,072 students
- Christiansburg MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Auburn ElementaryElementary · 544 students
- Falling Branch ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Prices Fork ElementaryElementary · 457 students
Other schools in Blacksburg
- Blacksburg HighHigh · 1,325 students
- Prices Fork ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Kipps ElementaryElementary · 358 students
- Margaret Beeks ElementaryElementary · 346 students
- Gilbert Linkous ElementaryElementary · 292 students
- Harding Avenue ElementaryElementary · 279 students
Other Blacksburg Middle schools
One other US public school is named Blacksburg Middle. Blacksburg Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Blacksburg MiddleBlacksburg, SC · 363 students
Nearby schools
- Kipps Elementary0.3 mi · 358
- Blacksburg High0.3 mi · 1,325
- Prices Fork Elementary1.4 mi · 457
- Gilbert Linkous Elementary2.5 mi · 292
- Margaret Beeks Elementary3.0 mi · 346
- Harding Avenue Elementary3.1 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About Blacksburg MiddleHow many students attend Blacksburg Middle?
Blacksburg Middle enrolls approximately 958 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Blacksburg Middle serve?
Blacksburg Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Blacksburg Middle?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Blacksburg Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blacksburg Middle?
At Blacksburg Middle, the student body is approximately 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Blacksburg Middle public or private?
Blacksburg Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.