Enrollment
276
Middle
DISTRICT 207 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510348002132
Gate City Middle
170 Harry Fry Drive, Gate City, VA 24251 · (276) 386-6065 · Scott County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Virginia public middle schools
- A-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
10.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
216 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 7 | 154 | 56% |
| Grade 8 | 122 | 44% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Gate City Middle→Gate City High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Scott County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
83.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 87.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 67% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 Gate City Middle
Gate City Middle's state test result (81.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gate City Middle this school | 276 | 78.3% | 81.4% |
| Rural Retreat Middle Rural Retreat | 236 | 79.2% | 79.4% |
| Fort Chiswell Middle Max Meadows | 319 | 80.6% | 78.0% |
| Glade Spring Middle Glade Spring | 228 | 75.9% | 79.6% |
| Page County Middle Shenandoah | 318 | 81.8% | 67.4% |
| Scott Memorial Middle Wytheville | 305 | 80.3% | 80.6% |
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 Gate City Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #66 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #57 of 342 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #99 of 342 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #320 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #18 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.5% | #326 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #136 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.3% | #4 of 224 |
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
276
-45 (-14%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 276 | 27.5 | 10.0:1 | 78% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 26.5 | 11.7:1 | 77% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 26.5 | 12.6:1 | 78% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 25 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 37.6 | 13.0:1 | 51% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 54% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 21 | 25.1:1 | 48% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 32 | 15.5:1 | 57% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 31 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gate City Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (487 to 276); teachers down 27% (37.6 to 27.5).
About Gate City Middle
Gate City Middle is a middle school with a street address in Gate City, Virginia. The school's 276 students are in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 63% lower than the average for middle schools in Virginia, which is about 750.
Scott County Public Schools runs 13 schools with a combined 4,166 students. Gate City Middle is one of them.
White students are the large majority at Gate City Middle, with 95% of enrollment. Other groups make up 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 96% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Gate City Middle comes in at 10%.
Teachers at Gate City Middle total 27.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.0:1. The 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 216 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 78%. That is close to the 76% average for public schools in Scott County.
The allk12 Grade for Gate City Middle is A. Compared with Virginia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Virginia, Gate City Middle is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 81.4% compared with a predicted 66.8%.
Scott County census figures show that median household income is about $46,349, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. A total of 17 public schools operate in Scott County, serving about 4,166 students.
Gate City High is the public school closest to Gate City Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Gate City Middle has 6 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Gate City Middle at 4th of 5.
For locale, NCES codes Gate City Middle as Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 276 was 14% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 321. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.8:1 to 10.0:1.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,479
Census ACS
Median income
$46,349
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,166 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scott County Public Schools
- Virginia Connections AcademyHigh · 728 students
- Gate City HighHigh · 592 students
- Shoemaker ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Weber City ElementaryElementary · 380 students
- Duffield-Pattonsville PrimaryElementary · 308 students
- Nickelsville ElementaryElementary · 302 students
Other schools in Gate City
- Virginia Connections AcademyHigh · 728 students
- Gate City HighHigh · 592 students
- Shoemaker ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Yuma ElementaryElementary · 199 students
- Renaissance/Scott CoElementary
- Scott County Career and Technical CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Gate City High0.1 mi · 592
- Shoemaker Elementary0.3 mi · 419
- Virginia Connections Academy0.3 mi · 728
- Weber City Elementary1.4 mi · 380
- Yuma Elementary3.6 mi · 199
- John F. Kennedy Elementary School4.1 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Gate City MiddleHow many students attend Gate City Middle?
Gate City Middle enrolls approximately 276 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Gate City Middle serve?
Gate City Middle serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Gate City Middle have?
Gate City Middle employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Gate City Middle?
Student demographics at Gate City Middle are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Gate City Middle public or private?
Gate City Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scott County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.