Frederick County Middle

Frederick County Middle, a mid-tier middle school in Winchester, Virginia, overseen by Frederick County Public Schools, hosts 732 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Within Frederick County Public Schools, which oversees 19 schools and 14,447 students, Frederick County Middle is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Frederick County Middle shows that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, Frederick County Middle has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Frederick County's rate of about 46%.

After controlling for student poverty, Frederick County Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 77.9%; this one comes in at 54.6%, -23.3 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Frederick County) shows that median household earnings sit near $97,606, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Frederick County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,574 students), of which Frederick County Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Gainesboro Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Frederick County Middle. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Frederick County Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Frederick County Middle's enrollment has edged up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 685 (now 732). Over the same period, the White share fell from 89% to 80%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.