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Enrollment
371
Middle
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324001356
Dogwood Middle
1701 Floyd Ave, Richmond, VA 23220 · (804) 780-6231 · Richmond city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
367 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 133 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 120 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 32% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
54.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
38.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Dogwood Middle
Dogwood Middle's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogwood Middle this school | 371 | 98.9% | 51.5% |
| Thomas H. Henderson Middle Richmond | 430 | 98.6% | 44.1% |
| Edward W. Wyatt Middle Emporia | 448 | 99.6% | 61.6% |
| Huntington Middle Newport News | 292 | 99.0% | 33.6% |
| William E. Waters Middle Portsmouth | 549 | 98.9% | 54.0% |
| Sussex Central Middle Sussex | 238 | 99.6% | 63.1% |
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 Dogwood Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #306 of 337 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #327 of 342 no change | #4 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #316 of 342 ▼ 63 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #292 of 343 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #26 of 327 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #270 of 333 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #36 of 340 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #104 of 224 | N/A |
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
371
-80 (-18%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 371 | 35.8 | 10.4:1 | 99% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 18.8 | 20.7:1 | 100% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 38.5 | 11.7:1 | 99% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 33 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 97% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 32 | 9.5:1 | 97% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 68% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 46% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 34 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dogwood Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (417 to 371); teachers up 2% (35 to 35.8).
About Dogwood Middle
Dogwood Middle is a small middle school located in Richmond, Virginia. The school counts 371 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 51% smaller than the 750 average for middle schools in Virginia.
Dogwood Middle is run by Richmond City Public Schools, whose 47 schools enroll 20,962 students.
Roughly 75% of students at Dogwood Middle are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% White, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 41%. Dogwood Middle's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 35.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.4:1. On average, middle schools in Virginia have 13.1:1, compared with 10.4:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Richmond city.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Dogwood Middle is 9.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 51.5%. Predicted: 61.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Richmond city, the median household income is $64,587, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. In all, Richmond city has 61 public schools and roughly 20,253 students.
William Fox Elementary is the public school closest to Dogwood Middle, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Dogwood Middle ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Dogwood Middle dropped 18% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 451 to 371 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.4:1) than in 2020-21 (13.7:1).
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Richmond city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,359
Census ACS
Median income
$64,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond City Public Schools
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
- River City MiddleMiddle · 1,150 students
- Richmond High School for the ArtsHigh · 1,116 students
- Cardinal ElementaryElementary · 821 students
- Thomas Jefferson HighHigh · 749 students
- Armstrong HighHigh · 709 students
Other schools in Richmond
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
Nearby schools
- William Fox Elementary0.5 mi · 367
- Maymont Preschool0.8 mi · 143
- George W. Carver Elementary0.8 mi · 404
- Open High1.0 mi · 171
- Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary1.1 mi · 262
- Richmond Alternative School1.2 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Dogwood MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Dogwood Middle?
Dogwood Middle enrolls approximately 371 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Dogwood Middle serve?
Dogwood Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Dogwood Middle?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Dogwood Middle.
How diverse is Dogwood Middle?
Dogwood Middle reports a student body of 16% White, 4% Hispanic, 75% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Dogwood Middle?
Dogwood Middle is overseen by Richmond City Public Schools in Richmond city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.