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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at BRECKINRIDGE MIDDLE?
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Enrollment
733
Middle
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510330001413
Breckinridge Middle
3901 Williamson Rd NW, Roanoke, VA 24012 · (540) 853-2251 · Roanoke city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL733 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Virginia public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
734 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 271 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 226 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 236 | 32% |
Student demographics
68%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
45.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
43.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 36.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Breckinridge Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Roanoke city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #329 of 337 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #323 of 342 ▲ 5 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #333 of 342 ▲ 4 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 733 | #173 of 343 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #196 of 327 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #81 of 333 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #17 of 340 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.5% | #25 of 99 | 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
733
+36 (+5%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 733 | 53.6 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 45.1 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 45.8 | 13.6:1 | 99% (617) |
| 2020-21 | 697 | 42 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 43.4 | 14.4:1 | 98% (610) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 31 | 18.9:1 | 99% (578) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 69% (414) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 53% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 459 | 31 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Breckinridge Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (624 to 733); teachers up 23% (43.4 to 53.6).
About Breckinridge Middle
Breckinridge Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Roanoke, Virginia. The school's enrollment of 733 students covers grades 6 through 8.
Federal data list 24 schools in Roanoke City Public Schools, with 13,811 students enrolled.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Breckinridge Middle, 39% of enrollment. Other groups include 37% Black, 15% White, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Roanoke city residents are about 9% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Breckinridge Middle comes in at 68%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.7:1, with 53.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Middle schools in Virginia average about 13.1:1, a similar figure.
Breckinridge Middle is graded F by allk12, scoring above 2% of Virginia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 60.8% for Breckinridge Middle, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 43.8%. The 17.1-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Roanoke city, median household income is about $55,378, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The public schools of Roanoke city number 30 and enroll about 14,392.
The closest public school, Preston Park Elementary, is about 0.2 miles from Breckinridge Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.8%; Breckinridge Middle's is 43.8%, ranking 5th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Breckinridge Middle inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Breckinridge Middle went from 697 students to 733. The ratio was 16.6:1 in 2020-21 and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Roanoke city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,355
Census ACS
Median income
$55,378
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
14,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roanoke City Public Schools
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 2,030 students
- William Fleming HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Round Hill ElementaryElementary · 720 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Woodrow Wilson MiddleMiddle · 601 students
- James Madison MiddleMiddle · 598 students
Other schools in Roanoke
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 2,030 students
- William Fleming HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Cave Spring HighHigh · 1,046 students
- Northside HighHigh · 919 students
- Hidden Valley HighHigh · 832 students
- Cave Spring MiddleMiddle · 746 students
Nearby schools
- Preston Park Elementary0.2 mi · 535
- Monterey Elementary0.9 mi · 508
- Round Hill Elementary0.9 mi · 720
- Lincoln Terrace Elementary1.5 mi · 287
- Roanoke Academy For Mathematics & Science Elementary1.6 mi · 464
- Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle1.7 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About Breckinridge MiddleHow large is Breckinridge Middle?
Breckinridge Middle enrolls approximately 733 students in grades 06-08.
Is Breckinridge Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Breckinridge Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Breckinridge Middle?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Breckinridge Middle.
How diverse is Breckinridge Middle?
Breckinridge Middle reports a student body of 15% White, 39% Hispanic, 37% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Breckinridge Middle?
Breckinridge Middle is overseen by Roanoke City Public Schools in Roanoke city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.