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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at CARTER G. WOODSON MIDDLE this year?
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Enrollment
803
Middle
DISTRICT 658 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPEWELL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510198000865
Carter G. Woodson Middle
1000 Winston Churchill Drive, Hopewell, VA 23860 · (804) 541-6404 · Hopewell city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL803 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% 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.
- 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
12.2:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
811 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 278 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 252 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 273 | 34% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Carter G. Woodson Middle→Hopewell High
Based on grade levels within Hopewell City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
49.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 52 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Where Carter G. Woodson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #319 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #304 of 342 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #320 of 342 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 803 | #145 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #104 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #173 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #7 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #100 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
803
-116 (-13%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 926
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 803 | 65.8 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 818 | 62.7 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 826 | 70 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 919 | 69 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 907 | 65.8 | 13.8:1 | 93% (843) |
| 2015-16 | 880 | 57 | 15.4:1 | 91% (804) |
| 2010-11 | 878 | 45 | 19.5:1 | 73% (645) |
| 2000-01 | 846 | 66 | 12.8:1 | 52% (436) |
| 1990-91 | 926 | 60 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carter G. Woodson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (907 to 803); teachers unchanged (65.8 to 65.8).
About Carter G. Woodson Middle
Families in Hopewell, Virginia, are served by Carter G. Woodson Middle, a medium-sized middle school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 803 students in grades 6 through 8.
Hopewell City Public Schools has a total of 6 schools and 3,949 students, Carter G. Woodson Middle among them.
At Carter G. Woodson Middle, Black students make up 58% of the student body. After that, the student body is 19% White, 16% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Hopewell city is about 44% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 65.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Carter G. Woodson Middle and a ratio of 12.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia.
allk12 grades Carter G. Woodson Middle a D. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Carter G. Woodson Middle's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (47.6%) and its predicted rate (60.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
Federal survey data for Hopewell city show that the median household income is $54,729, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 7 public schools in Hopewell city, enrolling about 3,949 students in all.
Dupont Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Carter G. Woodson Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Carter G. Woodson Middle's average proficiency of 47.6% compares with 59.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Carter G. Woodson Middle's enrollment declined 13%, to 803. By 2024-25, the school had 12.2 students per teacher, compared with 13.3 in 2020-21.
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Hopewell city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,959
Census ACS
Median income
$54,729
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,949 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hopewell City Public Schools
- Hopewell HighHigh · 1,136 students
- Dupont ElementaryElementary · 589 students
- Patrick Copeland ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Harry E. James ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Woodlawn Pre-School Learning CenterElementary · 307 students
- New HOPE AcademyElementary
Other schools in Hopewell
- Hopewell HighHigh · 1,136 students
- Dupont ElementaryElementary · 589 students
- Patrick Copeland ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Harry E. James ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Woodlawn Pre-School Learning CenterElementary · 307 students
- New HOPE AcademyElementary
Nearby schools
- Dupont Elementary0.8 mi · 589
- Harry E. James Elementary0.9 mi · 535
- Hopewell High1.3 mi · 1,136
- Patrick Copeland Elementary1.5 mi · 579
- Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center1.6 mi · 307
- Middle Road Elementary3.0 mi · 769
Frequently asked questions
About Carter G. Woodson MiddleHow large is Carter G. Woodson Middle?
Carter G. Woodson Middle enrolls approximately 803 students in grades 06-08.
Is Carter G. Woodson Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carter G. Woodson Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Carter G. Woodson Middle have?
Carter G. Woodson Middle employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Carter G. Woodson Middle?
Student demographics at Carter G. Woodson Middle are roughly 19% White, 16% Hispanic, 58% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Carter G. Woodson Middle?
Carter G. Woodson Middle is overseen by Hopewell City Public Schools in Hopewell city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.