1
Enrollment
1,040
Middle
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CULPEPER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510105000377
Culpeper Middle
14300 Achievement Dr, Culpeper, VA 22701 · (540) 825-4140 · Culpeper County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,040 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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.
- 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
14.3:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
677 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 340 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 349 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 351 | 34% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
64.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
59.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Culpeper Middle
Culpeper Middle's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culpeper Middle this school | 1,040 | 65.1% | 61.6% |
| Floyd T. Binns Middle Culpeper | 825 | 65.1% | 67.4% |
| James Wood Middle Winchester | 873 | 70.1% | 59.5% |
| Battlefield Middle Fredericksburg | 780 | 71.0% | 58.8% |
| Chancellor Middle Fredericksburg | 799 | 72.1% | 57.8% |
| Thornburg Middle Spotsylvania | 755 | 64.8% | 54.1% |
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 Culpeper Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #236 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #248 of 342 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #247 of 342 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,040 | #70 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #228 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #116 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #211 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #187 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
1,040
-68 (-6%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,100
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 1,040 | 73 | 14.3:1 | 65% (677) |
| 2023-24 | 1,059 | 72 | 14.7:1 | 65% (691) |
| 2022-23 | 1,066 | 76 | 14.0:1 | 50% (534) |
| 2020-21 | 1,108 | 77 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,088 | 69.1 | 15.7:1 | 46% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 1,024 | 68 | 15.1:1 | 40% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 1,012 | 56 | 18.1:1 | 34% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 1,330 | 92 | 14.5:1 | 27% (354) |
| 1990-91 | 1,100 | 76 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Culpeper Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,088 to 1,040); teachers up 6% (69.1 to 73).
About Culpeper Middle
Culpeper Middle is a middle school in Culpeper, Virginia, and it is part of Culpeper County Public Schools. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 1,040 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Virginia is roughly 750 students; this school is 39% above that.
Culpeper Middle is part of Culpeper County Public Schools, where 11 schools serve 8,381 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Culpeper Middle, at 46%. Other reported shares: 32% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 9% multiracial. Culpeper County's residents are about 67% White, 20 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 14.3 students per teacher and 73 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 65% average for public schools in Culpeper County.
Measured against Virginia public middle schools, Culpeper Middle receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 70.4%.
Culpeper Middle is located in Culpeper County, where the median household income is $100,049, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides Culpeper Middle, Culpeper County has 10 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Culpeper County High is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Culpeper Middle. On proficiency, Culpeper Middle is behind the 67.0% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The school enrolled 1,040 students in 2024-25, 68 fewer than the 1,108 it had in 2020-21.
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Culpeper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,397
Census ACS
Median income
$100,049
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
8,381 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Culpeper County Public Schools
- Eastern View HighHigh · 1,529 students
- Culpeper County HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Floyd T. Binns MiddleMiddle · 825 students
- Emerald Hill ElementaryElementary · 702 students
- Sycamore Park ElementaryElementary · 689 students
- Yowell ElementaryElementary · 687 students
Other schools in Culpeper
- Eastern View HighHigh · 1,529 students
- Culpeper County HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Floyd T. Binns MiddleMiddle · 825 students
- Emerald Hill ElementaryElementary · 702 students
- Sycamore Park ElementaryElementary · 689 students
- Yowell ElementaryElementary · 687 students
Nearby schools
- Culpeper County High0.1 mi · 1,204
- Floyd T. Binns Middle0.6 mi · 825
- Sycamore Park Elementary0.7 mi · 689
- Yowell Elementary1.8 mi · 687
- Galbreath-Marshall Building2.2 mi · 9
- Eastern View High2.4 mi · 1,529
Frequently asked questions
About Culpeper MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Culpeper Middle?
Culpeper Middle enrolls approximately 1,040 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Culpeper Middle serve?
Culpeper Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Culpeper Middle?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Culpeper Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Culpeper Middle?
At Culpeper Middle, the student body is approximately 46% White, 32% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Culpeper Middle public or private?
Culpeper Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Culpeper County Public Schools.
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