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What's the biggest difference between BUFORD MIDDLE and what you expected?
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Enrollment
563
Middle
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510078000271
Buford Middle
1000 Cherry Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22903 · (434) 245-2411 · Charlottesville city
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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.
- CBeats 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
8.1:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
418 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 7 | 281 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 282 | 50% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Buford Middle→Charlottesville High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Charlottesville City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
58.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Buford Middle
Buford Middle's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buford Middle this school | 563 | 74.2% | 61.4% |
| Walker Upper Elementary Charlottesville | 570 | 79.1% | 61.0% |
| Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle Falmouth | 625 | 74.4% | 60.4% |
| Northside Middle Roanoke | 648 | 71.9% | 75.8% |
| Greenbrier Middle Chesapeake | 788 | 73.9% | 77.9% |
| Jolliff Middle Chesapeake | 753 | 73.8% | 77.9% |
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 Buford Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #239 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #253 of 342 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #258 of 342 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #235 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.1:1 | #2 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.0% | #8 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.2% | #159 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #58 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
563
-30 (-5%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 563 | 69.5 | 8.1:1 | 74% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 53.4 | 10.5:1 | 80% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 48 | 12.1:1 | 74% (428) |
| 2020-21 | 593 | 53 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 45.1 | 11.6:1 | 57% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 45 | 11.3:1 | 55% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 37 | 12.6:1 | 52% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 56 | 10.8:1 | 46% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 646 | 59 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buford Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (525 to 563); teachers up 54% (45.1 to 69.5).
About Buford Middle
Buford Middle is a public middle school run by Charlottesville City Public Schools in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school teaches grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 563 students. That puts enrollment 25% below the 750-student average for middle schools in Virginia.
Charlottesville City Public Schools serves 4,439 students across 9 schools.
Of every 100 students at Buford Middle, about 36 are White, the largest group. After that, the student body is 26% Black, 15% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 8% Asian. Census figures show Charlottesville city is about 67% White. A diversity index of 75% means there is a 75% chance two randomly chosen students at Buford Middle are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Buford Middle totals 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.1:1. The average for middle schools in Virginia, 13.1:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Buford Middle is about 74%. That is in line with the 72% average for public schools in Charlottesville city.
Buford Middle holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 29% of Virginia public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Buford Middle is 67.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Charlottesville city show that the median household earns about $74,824 a year, about 63% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Charlottesville city, 15 public schools serve about 5,150 students.
The closest school to Buford Middle is Johnson Elementary, located about 0.6 miles away. Buford Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Buford Middle's average proficiency of 61.4% compares with 69.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 30 students, from 593 to 563. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.2:1 to 8.1:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Buford Middle, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Charlottesville city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,437
Census ACS
Median income
$74,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
63%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,150 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charlottesville City Public Schools
- Charlottesville HighHigh · 1,438 students
- Walker Upper ElementaryMiddle · 570 students
- Jackson-Via ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Johnson ElementaryElementary · 327 students
- Trailblazer ElementaryElementary · 320 students
- Burnley-Moran ElementaryElementary · 299 students
Other schools in Charlottesville
- Albemarle HighHigh · 1,964 students
- Charlottesville HighHigh · 1,438 students
- Monticello HighHigh · 1,184 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 769 students
- Baker-Butler ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Journey MiddleMiddle · 646 students
Other Buford Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Buford Middle. Buford Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Buford Middle SchoolBuford, GA · 1,426 students
- Buford MiddleLancaster, SC · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Johnson Elementary0.6 mi · 327
- Trailblazer Elementary0.9 mi · 320
- Jackson-Via Elementary0.9 mi · 370
- Jackson P. Burley Middle1.1 mi · 534
- Summit Elementary1.3 mi · 285
- Community Lab School1.3 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About Buford MiddleHow many students attend Buford Middle?
Buford Middle enrolls approximately 563 students in grades 07-08.
Is Buford Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buford Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Buford Middle?
Approximately 8.1:1 students per teacher at Buford Middle.
How diverse is Buford Middle?
Buford Middle reports a student body of 36% White, 15% Hispanic, 26% Black, 8% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Buford Middle public or private?
Buford Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlottesville City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.