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Enrollment
438
Middle
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510294001213
Dan River Middle
5875 Kentuck Rd., Ringgold, VA 24586 · (434) 822-6027 · Pittsylvania County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
374 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 135 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 32% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
80.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
75.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Dan River Middle
Dan River Middle's state test result (75.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan River Middle this school | 438 | 85.4% | 75.1% |
| Chatham Middle Chatham | 406 | 85.2% | 79.1% |
| Monelison Middle Madison Heights | 469 | 82.5% | 57.8% |
| Central Middle Charlotte Court House | 381 | 89.2% | 75.9% |
| Gretna Middle Gretna | 385 | 84.9% | 70.4% |
| Southampton Middle Courtland | 497 | 92.0% | 53.3% |
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 Dan River Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #122 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #129 of 342 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #97 of 342 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #274 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #33 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #209 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #108 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #67 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
438
-31 (-7%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 438 | 41.8 | 10.5:1 | 85% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 41.5 | 10.8:1 | 85% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 38.3 | 11.3:1 | 80% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 39 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 41.1 | 12.6:1 | 62% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 39 | 13.4:1 | 59% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 34 | 14.6:1 | 58% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 197 | 16 | 12.3:1 | 36% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 400 | 24 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dan River Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (517 to 438); teachers up 2% (41.1 to 41.8).
About Dan River Middle
Dan River Middle is the name of a small middle school in Ringgold, Virginia. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 438 students. Enrollment is 42% lower than the average for middle schools in Virginia, which is about 750.
Pittsylvania County Public Schools has 18 schools and 7,830 students, and Dan River Middle is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Dan River Middle, at 60%. The remaining shares are 32% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Pittsylvania County's population at about 74%. Dan River Middle's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.5 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 85%. That tracks the 85% average for public schools in Pittsylvania County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.9% for Dan River Middle. The school posts 75.1%, 10.3 points above the prediction.
Pittsylvania County census figures show that the median household income is $54,085, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Pittsylvania County is home to 22 public schools and about 7,830 public school students.
The closest other public school is Kentuck Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Dan River Middle has 3 other public schools within five miles. Dan River Middle ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 75.1% against a local average of 64.4%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment decrease, from 469 in 2020-21 to 438 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 12.0:1 to 10.5:1.
Community posts for Dan River Middle can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pittsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,856
Census ACS
Median income
$54,085
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,830 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pittsylvania County Public Schools
- Tunstall HighHigh · 800 students
- Twin Springs ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- Chatham HighHigh · 609 students
- Tunstall MiddleMiddle · 609 students
- Dan River HighHigh · 583 students
- Gretna HighHigh · 507 students
Other schools in Ringgold
- Dan River HighHigh · 583 students
- Kentuck ElementaryElementary · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Kentuck Elementary0.2 mi · 478
- Dan River High0.6 mi · 583
- Southside Elementary4.4 mi · 428
- The Northside Preschool5.7 mi · 137
- G.L.H. Johnson Elementary5.7 mi · 571
- R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus5.8 mi · 163
Frequently asked questions
About Dan River MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Dan River Middle?
Dan River Middle enrolls approximately 438 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Dan River Middle serve?
Dan River Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Dan River Middle?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Dan River Middle.
What is the student diversity at Dan River Middle?
Student demographics at Dan River Middle are roughly 60% White, 3% Hispanic, 32% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Dan River Middle in?
Dan River Middle is part of Pittsylvania County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.