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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at BRANDON MIDDLE this year?
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Enrollment
1,053
Middle
DISTRICT 998 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001677
Brandon Middle
1700 Pope St, Virginia Beach, VA 23464 · (757) 648-4450 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,053 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Virginia public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
15.3:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
710 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 349 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 354 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 350 | 33% |
Student demographics
74%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
78.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
75.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Brandon Middle
Brandon Middle's state test result (75.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Middle this school | 1,053 | 67.4% | 75.3% |
| Spotsylvania Middle Spotsylvania | 1,009 | 65.2% | 66.5% |
| Western Branch Middle Chesapeake | 855 | 73.3% | 74.5% |
| Greenbrier Middle Chesapeake | 788 | 73.9% | 77.9% |
| Jolliff Middle Chesapeake | 753 | 73.8% | 77.9% |
| Deep Creek Middle Chesapeake | 764 | 72.8% | 67.9% |
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 Brandon Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #121 of 337 | #11 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #204 of 342 ▼ 39 | #13 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #123 of 342 ▼ 28 | #11 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,053 | #69 of 343 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #282 of 327 | #5 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #11 of 333 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #198 of 340 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #88 of 224 | #5 of 13 |
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
1,053
-45 (-4%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,863
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
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 | 1,053 | 68.8 | 15.3:1 | 67% (710) |
| 2023-24 | 1,022 | 62.2 | 16.4:1 | 65% (663) |
| 2022-23 | 1,055 | 66 | 16.0:1 | 52% (545) |
| 2020-21 | 1,098 | 72 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,216 | 75.7 | 16.1:1 | 44% (536) |
| 2015-16 | 1,169 | 56 | 20.9:1 | 43% (501) |
| 2010-11 | 1,251 | 63 | 19.9:1 | 32% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 1,499 | 103 | 14.6:1 | 23% (348) |
| 1990-91 | 1,863 | 98 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brandon Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,216 to 1,053); teachers down 9% (75.7 to 68.8).
About Brandon Middle
Federal records list Brandon Middle as a middle-grades school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It reported 1,053 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 750 students for middle schools in Virginia.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools has a total of 82 schools and 64,731 students, Brandon Middle among them.
The largest group at Brandon Middle is White students, at 35%. Smaller groups are 31% Black, 13% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 7% Asian. For comparison, the population of Virginia Beach city is roughly 61% White. The diversity index for Brandon Middle is 74%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Brandon Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1, with 68.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Virginia, 13.1:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 67% at Brandon Middle. Across public schools in Virginia Beach city, the average is 49%.
Brandon Middle holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of Virginia public middle schools.
Brandon Middle posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 75.3%, compared with a predicted 69.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Virginia Beach city, where the median household earns about $92,968 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Brandon Middle shares Virginia Beach city with 88 other public schools.
About 0.8 miles separate Brandon Middle from the closest public school, Tallwood High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 73.3%; Brandon Middle's is 75.3%, ranking 5th of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 4% over 4 years, reaching 1,053 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Brandon Middle lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Virginia Beach city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
456,349
Census ACS
Median income
$92,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
64,731 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools
- Landstown HighHigh · 2,152 students
- Kempsville HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Bayside HighHigh · 1,984 students
- Tallwood HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Floyd Kellam HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Ocean Lakes HighHigh · 1,834 students
Other schools in Virginia Beach
- Landstown HighHigh · 2,152 students
- Kempsville HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Bayside HighHigh · 1,984 students
- Tallwood HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Floyd Kellam HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Ocean Lakes HighHigh · 1,834 students
Other Brandon Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Brandon Middle. Brandon Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Brandon Middle SchoolBrandon, MS · 1,155 students
- Brandon Middle SchoolORTONVILLE, MI · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Tallwood High0.8 mi · 1,890
- Tallwood Elementary0.9 mi · 601
- College Park Elementary1.4 mi · 496
- Greenbrier Intermediate1.5 mi · 657
- Woodstock Elementary1.6 mi · 689
- Centerville Elementary1.6 mi · 570
Frequently asked questions
About Brandon MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Brandon Middle?
Brandon Middle enrolls approximately 1,053 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Brandon Middle serve?
Brandon Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brandon Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brandon Middle is approximately 15.3:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brandon Middle?
At Brandon Middle, the student body is approximately 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 31% Black, 7% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Brandon Middle in?
Brandon Middle is part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.