Glade Spring Middle

Located at 33474 Stage Coach Rd, in Glade Spring, Virginia, Glade Spring Middle is a rural-scale junior high that teaches 228 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Washington County Public Schools. That puts it 70% leaner than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 750 students.

Washington County Public Schools comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 7,270 students; Glade Spring Middle is among them.

On demographics, Glade Spring Middle lists that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Glade Spring Middle has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Glade Spring Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Glade Spring Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.4%, the actual is 79.6%, a residual of +12.2 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Washington County put median household earnings sit near $64,552, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Glade Spring Middle is one of 19 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 7,270 students).

The closest other public school is Patrick Henry High, roughly 2.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Glade Spring Middle. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Glade Spring Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 80.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Glade Spring Middle has fell 20%, going from 285 students in 2018 to 228 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

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