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How has FREDERICK COUNTY MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
732
Middle
DISTRICT 830 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510147000649
Frederick County Middle
4661 North Frederick Pike, Winchester, VA 22603 · (540) 667-4233 · Frederick County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL732 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
275 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 233 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 258 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 241 | 33% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
58.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
50.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 45.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 78% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Frederick County Middle
Frederick County Middle's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick County Middle this school | 732 | 37.6% | 54.6% |
| Christiansburg Middle Christiansburg | 778 | 38.9% | 68.4% |
| Read Mountain Middle Cloverdale | 670 | 35.1% | 81.9% |
| Wilbur S. Pence Middle Dayton | 671 | 43.1% | 66.1% |
| Bell Creek Middle Mechanicsville | 903 | 40.3% | 76.3% |
| New Kent Middle New Kent | 829 | 28.2% | 78.8% |
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 Frederick County Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #291 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #299 of 342 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #295 of 342 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 732 | #174 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #182 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #292 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #257 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #59 of 99 |
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
732
-80 (-10%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 925
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 732 | 54 | 13.6:1 | 38% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 751 | 65.6 | 11.4:1 | 40% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 54.3 | 13.8:1 | 40% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 812 | 54 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 685 | 51.7 | 13.2:1 | 35% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 673 | 52 | 12.9:1 | 28% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | 43 | 15.9:1 | 28% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 778 | 64 | 12.2:1 | 17% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 925 | 57 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frederick County Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (685 to 732); teachers up 4% (51.7 to 54).
About Frederick County Middle
Federal records list Frederick County Middle as a middle school in Winchester, Virginia. The school serves 732 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Frederick County Middle is a school in Frederick County Public Schools. The district has 19 schools and 14,447 students.
The student body at Frederick County Middle is 80% White. The rest of enrollment is 13% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 80% White share among all Frederick County residents. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Frederick County Middle counts 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.6 students for each one. That is close to the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. About 38% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 46% average for public schools in Frederick County, the school's rate is lower.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Frederick County Middle posts 54.6% against a 77.9% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Virginia.
Federal survey data for Frederick County show that the median household income is $97,606, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 20 public schools in Frederick County, enrolling about 13,574 students in all.
The nearest public school is Gainesboro Elementary, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Frederick County Middle comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is down 10% from 2020-21, when Frederick County Middle had 812 students, to 2024-25, when it had 732. The ratio was 15.0:1 in 2020-21 and 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
The Frederick County Middle community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,008
Census ACS
Median income
$97,606
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
13,574 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Sherando HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 1,550 students
- James Wood HighHigh · 1,462 students
- James Wood MiddleMiddle · 873 students
- Robert E. Aylor MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd MiddleMiddle · 853 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
- Daniel Morgan MiddleMiddle · 642 students
Nearby schools
- Gainesboro Elementary0.2 mi · 483
- Indian Hollow Elementary2.8 mi · 398
- James Wood High5.3 mi · 1,462
- Apple Pie Ridge Elementary5.3 mi · 393
- John Kerr Elementary6.5 mi · 583
- James Wood Middle6.5 mi · 873
Frequently asked questions
About Frederick County MiddleHow many students attend Frederick County Middle?
Frederick County Middle enrolls approximately 732 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Frederick County Middle serve?
Frederick County Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frederick County Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Frederick County Middle is approximately 13.6:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Frederick County Middle?
Student demographics at Frederick County Middle are roughly 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Frederick County Middle public or private?
Frederick County Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Frederick County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.