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What's something C. ALTON LINDSAY MIDDLE does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
612
Middle
DISTRICT 679 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMPTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510180000734
C. Alton Lindsay Middle
1636 Briarfield Rd, Hampton, VA 23661 · (757) 825-4560 · Hampton city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- 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
13.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
490 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 184 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 214 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 35% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
62.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
62.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 C. Alton Lindsay Middle
C. Alton Lindsay Middle's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Alton Lindsay Middle this school | 612 | 80.1% | 65.1% |
| Cesar Tarrant Middle Hampton | 737 | 82.8% | 67.3% |
| Westwood Middle Danville | 642 | 92.2% | 55.0% |
| John F. Kennedy Middle Suffolk | 498 | 68.7% | 57.8% |
| John Rolfe Middle Richmond | 874 | 89.1% | 33.8% |
| Elko Middle Sandston | 695 | 89.2% | 49.8% |
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 C. Alton Lindsay Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #207 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #223 of 342 ▲ 67 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #267 of 342 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #212 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #177 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #246 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.1% | #131 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #102 of 224 |
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
612
-39 (-6%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 935
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 612 | 45.5 | 13.4:1 | 80% (490) |
| 2023-24 | 674 | 50 | 13.5:1 | 80% (536) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 58.5 | 12.1:1 | 73% (518) |
| 2020-21 | 651 | 54 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 58.8 | 11.7:1 | 79% (543) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 64 | 10.4:1 | 80% (533) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | 48 | 13.3:1 | 75% (476) |
| 2000-01 | 1,022 | 71 | 14.4:1 | 57% (586) |
| 1990-91 | 935 | 65 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C. Alton Lindsay Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (690 to 612); teachers down 23% (58.8 to 45.5).
About C. Alton Lindsay Middle
C. Alton Lindsay Middle is the name of a small middle school in Hampton, Virginia. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 612 students.
Hampton City Public Schools has 30 schools; together they serve 19,472 students.
Of every 100 students at C. Alton Lindsay Middle, about 72 are Black. It is also 10% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Hampton city's residents are about 49% Black, 23 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
Classroom staffing at C. Alton Lindsay Middle totals 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. Of all students at C. Alton Lindsay Middle, 80% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 10 points below the 90% average for public schools in Hampton city.
C. Alton Lindsay Middle holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 42% of Virginia public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, C. Alton Lindsay Middle falls in the middle 80% of Virginia schools: 65.1% actual against 66.3% predicted.
The county, Hampton city, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $69,621, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 36 public schools and about 19,472 students.
Hampton High is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts C. Alton Lindsay Middle at 6th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, C. Alton Lindsay Middle is Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment decreased 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 12.1 in 2020-21 to 13.4 in 2024-25.
C. Alton Lindsay Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hampton city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,557
Census ACS
Median income
$69,621
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
19,472 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hampton City Public Schools
- Bethel HighHigh · 1,769 students
- Kecoughtan HighHigh · 1,553 students
- George P. Phenix ElementaryElementary · 1,438 students
- Phoebus HighHigh · 1,391 students
- Hampton HighHigh · 1,301 students
- Hunter B. AndrewsElementary · 1,081 students
Other schools in Hampton
- Bethel HighHigh · 1,769 students
- Kecoughtan HighHigh · 1,553 students
- George P. Phenix ElementaryElementary · 1,438 students
- Phoebus HighHigh · 1,391 students
- Hampton HighHigh · 1,301 students
- Hunter B. AndrewsElementary · 1,081 students
Nearby schools
- Hampton High1.0 mi · 1,301
- Aberdeen Elementary1.1 mi · 482
- A.W.E. Bassette Elementary1.4 mi · 486
- B.T. Washington Middle1.7 mi · 413
- Heritage High1.7 mi · 1,106
- Huntington Middle1.7 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About C. Alton Lindsay MiddleHow many students attend C. Alton Lindsay Middle?
C. Alton Lindsay Middle enrolls approximately 612 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does C. Alton Lindsay Middle serve?
C. Alton Lindsay Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does C. Alton Lindsay Middle have?
C. Alton Lindsay Middle employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at C. Alton Lindsay Middle?
Student demographics at C. Alton Lindsay Middle are roughly 10% White, 8% Hispanic, 72% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is C. Alton Lindsay Middle in?
C. Alton Lindsay Middle is part of Hampton City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.