Enrollment
133
Middle
DISTRICT 214 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510219000892
Elydale Middle
128 Elydale Road, Ewing, VA 24248 · (276) 445-4439 · Lee County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL133 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Virginia public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
10.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
131 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 36 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 38% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% 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 Elydale Middle
Elydale Middle's state test result (70.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elydale Middle this school | 133 | 98.5% | 70.1% |
| Northwood Middle Saltville | 158 | 99.4% | 76.3% |
| Parry McCluer Middle Buena Vista | 126 | 90.5% | 79.7% |
| Hardin Reynolds Memorial School Critz | 203 | 98.5% | 78.0% |
| Jonesville Middle Jonesville | 231 | 100.0% | 72.9% |
| Shawsville Middle Shawsville | 193 | 85.0% | 62.4% |
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 Elydale Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #168 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #128 of 342 ▲ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #60 of 342 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 133 | #341 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #43 of 340 |
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
133
0 (0%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 133 | 12.5 | 10.6:1 | 98% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 137 | 12.8 | 10.8:1 | 100% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 139 | 12.8 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 12 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 146 | 10.8 | 13.6:1 | 92% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 134 | 9 | 14.9:1 | 80% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 100 | 9 | 11.1:1 | 59% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 135 | 12 | 11.3:1 | 56% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 200 | 11 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elydale Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (146 to 133); teachers up 16% (10.8 to 12.5).
About Elydale Middle
Elydale Middle operates as a very small middle-grades school in Ewing, Virginia. Total enrollment is 133 students, and the grades served are 5 through 7. It has 82% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Virginia (about 750).
District-wide, Lee County Public Schools has 10 schools and 2,966 students.
At Elydale Middle, 96% of students are White. It is also 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Lee County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Elydale Middle scores 7%.
There are about 10.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Elydale Middle, which has 12.5. Middle schools in Virginia average 13.1:1, 2.5 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Elydale Middle is about 98%.
On the allk12 Grade, Elydale Middle lands at B, ahead of 59% of Virginia public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 61.3%.
In Lee County, the median household earns about $41,827 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Lee County has 11 public schools with about 2,966 students, including Elydale Middle.
Forge Ridge School sits about 4.8 miles from Elydale Middle. Elydale Middle has 6 other public schools within ten miles. Elydale Middle comes in 2nd of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Elydale Middle falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Elydale Middle was 133 in 2020-21 and 133 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
The allk12 page for Elydale Middle lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,900
Census ACS
Median income
$41,827
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,966 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County Public Schools
- Lee HighHigh · 803 students
- Flatwoods ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Elk Knob ElementaryElementary · 291 students
- Thomas Walker HighHigh · 291 students
- Pennington MiddleMiddle · 278 students
- Rose Hill ElementaryElementary · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Forge Ridge School4.8 mi · 132
- Thomas Walker High6.8 mi · 291
- Ellen Myers Primary7.6 mi · 334
- H. Y. Livesay Middle School8.7 mi · 278
- Page School Center9.3 mi · 272
- Rose Hill Elementary9.7 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Elydale MiddleHow large is Elydale Middle?
Elydale Middle enrolls approximately 133 students in grades 05-07.
What grades does Elydale Middle serve?
Elydale Middle serves grades 05-07.
How many teachers does Elydale Middle have?
Elydale Middle employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Elydale Middle?
Student demographics at Elydale Middle are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Elydale Middle?
Elydale Middle is overseen by Lee County Public Schools in Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.