Goochland Middle

Goochland Middle, an intimate intermediate school in Goochland, Virginia, run under Goochland County Public Schools, caters to 616 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Goochland Middle is one of 5 schools operated by Goochland County Public Schools, a district that teaches 2,643 students overall.

Demographically, Goochland Middle logs that 71% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 14% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Goochland Middle reports 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Goochland Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 30% of students at Goochland Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Goochland Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 79.8%, the actual is 72.8%, a residual of -7.1 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Goochland County indicate median household earnings sit near $118,931, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Goochland County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,643 students), of which Goochland Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Goochland High, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Goochland Middle. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Goochland Middle ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 78.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 607 students in 2018 compared to 616 in 2025.

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