Galax Middle

Set in Galax, Virginia, Galax Middle is a close-knit junior high, operated by Galax City Public Schools. It enrolls 335 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 750 students each, so Galax Middle sits 55% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Galax City Public Schools (1,434 students total), Galax Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Galax Middle shows that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 35% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at Galax Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Galax Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.0%, the actual is 72.3%, a residual of +11.2 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Galax city put the typical household earns roughly $38,675 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 25%. Galax Middle is one of 4 public schools in Galax city (combined enrollment of about 1,434 students).

Nearest neighbor: Galax High, around 0.1 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Galax Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 68.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Galax Middle's enrollment has grew 25% since 2018, when it stood at 267 (now 335). Hispanic enrollment moved from 30% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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