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Enrollment
983
Middle
DISTRICT 920 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510066000051
Caroline Middle
13325 Devils Three Jump Road, Milford, VA 22514 · (804) 633-6561 · Caroline County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL983 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Virginia public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
13.7:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
799 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 330 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 323 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 330 | 34% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Caroline Middle→Caroline High
Based on grade levels within Caroline County 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% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
49.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp 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 49 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Caroline Middle
Caroline Middle's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Middle this school | 983 | 81.3% | 54.8% |
| Jolliff Middle Chesapeake | 753 | 73.8% | 77.9% |
| Western Branch Middle Chesapeake | 855 | 73.3% | 74.5% |
| Deep Creek Middle Chesapeake | 764 | 72.8% | 67.9% |
| Matoaca Middle Matoaca | 775 | 76.3% | 59.8% |
| Dinwiddie County Middle Dinwiddie | 919 | 93.9% | 53.4% |
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 Caroline Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #289 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #303 of 342 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #257 of 342 ▲ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 983 | #86 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #197 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #107 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.3% | #128 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #78 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
983
+56 (+6%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 856
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 983 | 71.8 | 13.7:1 | 81% (799) |
| 2023-24 | 1,000 | 53 | 18.9:1 | 80% (797) |
| 2022-23 | 973 | 59 | 16.5:1 | 75% (730) |
| 2020-21 | 927 | 44 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 946 | 41 | 23.1:1 | 51% (487) |
| 2015-16 | 933 | 47 | 19.9:1 | 53% (491) |
| 2010-11 | 915 | 44 | 20.8:1 | 49% (445) |
| 2000-01 | 856 | 61 | 14.0:1 | 42% (363) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caroline Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (946 to 983); teachers up 75% (41 to 71.8).
About Caroline Middle
A mid-sized middle-grades school in Milford, Virginia, Caroline Middle is part of Caroline County Public Schools. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 983 students enrolled. It has 31% more students than the average for middle schools in Virginia (about 750).
Caroline County Public Schools oversees Caroline Middle and 4 other schools, with 4,600 students in total.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Caroline Middle is White, with 48% of students. Enrollment also includes 27% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. The school's White share is 14 points below the 62% share among Caroline County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
Classroom staffing at Caroline Middle totals 71.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.1:1. Federal data show 81% of students (799) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Caroline County is close, at 81%.
Caroline Middle earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 12% of Virginia public middle schools.
Caroline Middle scores 54.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 66.0%.
For Caroline County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $87,407, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 5 public schools and about 4,600 students.
Caroline High sits about 0.3 miles from Caroline Middle. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Caroline Middle is 8th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 6% gain took enrollment from 927 in 2020-21 to 983 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.1:1 to 13.7:1.
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Caroline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,098
Census ACS
Median income
$87,407
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
4,600 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caroline County Public Schools
- Caroline HighHigh · 1,315 students
- Lewis and Clark ElementaryElementary · 1,009 students
- Bowling Green ElementaryElementary · 837 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 456 students
Other schools in Milford
- Caroline HighHigh · 1,315 students
- Bowling Green ElementaryElementary · 837 students
Nearby schools
- Caroline High0.3 mi · 1,315
- Bowling Green Elementary4.0 mi · 837
- Madison Elementary4.6 mi · 456
- Lewis and Clark Elementary6.7 mi · 1,009
- Thornburg Middle11.7 mi · 755
- Riverview Elementary11.9 mi · 691
Frequently asked questions
About Caroline MiddleHow large is Caroline Middle?
Caroline Middle enrolls approximately 983 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Caroline Middle serve?
Caroline Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Caroline Middle?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Caroline Middle.
How diverse is Caroline Middle?
Caroline Middle reports a student body of 48% White, 14% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Caroline Middle?
Caroline Middle is overseen by Caroline County Public Schools in Caroline County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.