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How has DANIEL MORGAN INTERMEDIATE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
575
Middle
DISTRICT 609 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINCHESTER CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510405003042
Daniel Morgan Intermediate
48 S. Purcell St., Winchester, VA 22601 · (540) 667-7171 · Winchester city
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Virginia public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
21.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
493 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 5 | 292 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 283 | 49% |
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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Winchester City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 Daniel Morgan Intermediate
Daniel Morgan Intermediate's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Morgan Intermediate this school | 575 | 85.7% | 56.8% |
| Daniel Morgan Middle Winchester | 642 | 84.4% | 63.9% |
| Thomas Harrison Middle Harrisonburg | 771 | 86.8% | 58.5% |
| Skyline Middle Harrisonburg | 738 | 85.6% | 54.6% |
| Chancellor Middle Fredericksburg | 799 | 72.1% | 57.8% |
| Journey Middle Charlottesville | 646 | 76.5% | 55.0% |
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 Daniel Morgan Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #275 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #238 of 342 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #305 of 342 ▼ 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #227 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #326 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #105 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #106 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #78 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
575
-48 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 575 | 27.4 | 21.0:1 | 86% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 28.7 | 20.9:1 | 85% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 54 | 11.4:1 | 77% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 46 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 50.3 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daniel Morgan Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (672 to 575); teachers down 46% (50.3 to 27.4).
About Daniel Morgan Intermediate
Daniel Morgan Intermediate operates as a small middle school in Winchester, Virginia. The school's 575 students are in grades 5 through 6. Statewide, middle schools in Virginia average about 750 students each.
Daniel Morgan Intermediate is in Winchester City Public Schools, a district with 4,362 students across 7 schools.
Enrollment at Daniel Morgan Intermediate is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 45%. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% White, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Winchester city overall, about 21% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Daniel Morgan Intermediate belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
With 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Daniel Morgan Intermediate was 21.0:1. The 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 86%.
The allk12 Grade for Daniel Morgan Intermediate is C-. Compared with Virginia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Daniel Morgan Intermediate's results are 7.9 points below predicted: 56.8% against 64.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Winchester city, median household income is about $63,974, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The public schools of Winchester city number 8 and enroll about 5,235.
Daniel Morgan Middle is located less than a tenth of a mile from Daniel Morgan Intermediate. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 56.8% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
Daniel Morgan Intermediate has an NCES locale of City: Small.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 623 to 575. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.5 to 21.0 over 4 years.
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Winchester city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,913
Census ACS
Median income
$63,974
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
5,235 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winchester City Public Schools
- John Handley HighHigh · 1,361 students
- Daniel Morgan MiddleMiddle · 642 students
- John Kerr ElementaryElementary · 583 students
- Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Garland R. Quarles ElementaryElementary · 410 students
- Frederick Douglass ElementaryElementary · 376 students
Other schools in Winchester
- Millbrook HighHigh · 1,550 students
- James Wood HighHigh · 1,462 students
- John Handley HighHigh · 1,361 students
- James Wood MiddleMiddle · 873 students
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd MiddleMiddle · 853 students
- Frederick County MiddleMiddle · 732 students
Nearby schools
- Daniel Morgan Middle0.0 mi · 642
- Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary0.6 mi · 415
- Garland R. Quarles Elementary1.1 mi · 410
- John Handley High1.4 mi · 1,361
- James Wood Middle2.0 mi · 873
- Millbrook High2.0 mi · 1,550
Frequently asked questions
About Daniel Morgan IntermediateHow large is Daniel Morgan Intermediate?
Daniel Morgan Intermediate enrolls approximately 575 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Daniel Morgan Intermediate serve?
Daniel Morgan Intermediate serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Daniel Morgan Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Daniel Morgan Intermediate is approximately 21.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Daniel Morgan Intermediate?
Student demographics at Daniel Morgan Intermediate are roughly 33% White, 45% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Daniel Morgan Intermediate?
Daniel Morgan Intermediate is overseen by Winchester City Public Schools in Winchester city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.