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Enrollment
778
Middle
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510252001020
Christiansburg Middle
1205 Buffalo Drive NW, Christiansburg, VA 24073 · (540) 394-2180 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Virginia public middle schools
- B-Test 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
12.1:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
303 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 257 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 264 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 257 | 33% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
63.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
68.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Christiansburg Middle
Christiansburg Middle's state test result (68.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christiansburg Middle this school | 778 | 38.9% | 68.4% |
| Frederick County Middle Winchester | 732 | 37.6% | 54.6% |
| Read Mountain Middle Cloverdale | 670 | 35.1% | 81.9% |
| Bell Creek Middle Mechanicsville | 903 | 40.3% | 76.3% |
| Yorktown Middle Yorktown | 717 | 37.1% | 77.4% |
| Wilbur S. Pence Middle Dayton | 671 | 43.1% | 66.1% |
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 Christiansburg Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #183 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #217 of 342 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #209 of 342 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #156 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #100 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #274 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #251 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #57 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
778
-51 (-6%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 778 | 64.2 | 12.1:1 | 39% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 760 | 59 | 12.9:1 | 41% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 752 | 65.8 | 11.4:1 | 44% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 829 | 66 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 54.2 | 13.4:1 | 45% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 764 | 56 | 13.6:1 | 41% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 808 | 52 | 15.5:1 | 42% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 716 | 52 | 13.8:1 | 26% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 654 | 44 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Christiansburg Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (725 to 778); teachers up 18% (54.2 to 64.2).
About Christiansburg Middle
At 1205 Buffalo Drive NW in Christiansburg, Virginia, Christiansburg Middle operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 778 students.
Christiansburg Middle is one school in a 19-school district, Montgomery County Public Schools, which enrolls 9,461 students.
The largest group at Christiansburg Middle is White students, at 76%. Smaller groups are 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Black. The diversity index for Christiansburg Middle is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 64.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.1 students per teacher. Statewide, middle schools in Virginia average 13.1:1. Of all students at Christiansburg Middle, 39% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Christiansburg Middle lands at C, ahead of 33% of Virginia public middle schools.
Christiansburg Middle is 9.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (68.4% versus 77.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
The county, Montgomery County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $72,715, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 23, with about 9,461 students.
Measured in a straight line, Christiansburg Primary is about 0.9 miles from Christiansburg Middle. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Christiansburg Middle ranks 6th on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Christiansburg Middle inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 778, compared with 829 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Christiansburg Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,101
Census ACS
Median income
$72,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,461 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Blacksburg HighHigh · 1,325 students
- Christiansburg HighHigh · 1,072 students
- Blacksburg MiddleMiddle · 958 students
- Auburn ElementaryElementary · 544 students
- Falling Branch ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Prices Fork ElementaryElementary · 457 students
Other schools in Christiansburg
- Christiansburg HighHigh · 1,072 students
- Falling Branch ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Christiansburg ElementaryElementary · 401 students
- Christiansburg PrimaryElementary · 346 students
- Altern Ed Prgm/Behav Disord Youth/MontgomeryElementary
- Montgomery CentralElementary
Nearby schools
- Christiansburg Primary0.9 mi · 346
- Christiansburg Elementary1.0 mi · 401
- Christiansburg High1.7 mi · 1,072
- Falling Branch Elementary3.0 mi · 535
- Auburn Middle4.3 mi · 309
- Auburn Elementary4.3 mi · 544
Frequently asked questions
About Christiansburg MiddleHow large is Christiansburg Middle?
Christiansburg Middle enrolls approximately 778 students in grades 06-08.
Is Christiansburg Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Christiansburg Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Christiansburg Middle?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Christiansburg Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Christiansburg Middle?
At Christiansburg Middle, the student body is approximately 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Christiansburg Middle public or private?
Christiansburg Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.