Dinwiddie County Middle

Dinwiddie County Middle is a reasonably sized middle-grades school in Dinwiddie, Virginia, overseen by Dinwiddie County Public Schools. The school educates 919 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 750 students each, so Dinwiddie County Middle sits 23% above that benchmark.

Dinwiddie County Public Schools runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,147 students. Dinwiddie County Middle is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Dinwiddie County Middle logs that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 36% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Dinwiddie County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Dinwiddie County Middle has 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Dinwiddie County Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.5%; this one delivers 53.4%.

Around the school, Dinwiddie County reports that median household income runs about $83,704, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Dinwiddie County Middle is one of 9 public schools in Dinwiddie County (combined enrollment of about 4,147 students).

The closest other public school is Dinwiddie County High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Dinwiddie County Middle. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dinwiddie County Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 57.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Dinwiddie County Middle's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,004 (now 919). White enrollment moved from 55% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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