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Enrollment
616
Middle
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510165000687
Goochland Middle
3250B River Road West, Goochland, VA 23063 · (804) 556-5320 · Goochland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Virginia public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.1:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
187 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 189 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 227 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 200 | 32% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Goochland Middle→Goochland High
Based on grade levels within Goochland County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 78.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 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 Goochland Middle
Goochland Middle's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goochland Middle this school | 616 | 30.4% | 72.8% |
| Toano Middle Toano | 704 | 32.0% | 75.4% |
| New Kent Middle New Kent | 829 | 28.2% | 78.8% |
| Yorktown Middle Yorktown | 717 | 37.1% | 77.4% |
| W.C. Taylor Middle Warrenton | 623 | 24.4% | 72.7% |
| Read Mountain Middle Cloverdale | 670 | 35.1% | 81.9% |
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 Goochland Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #145 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #152 of 342 ▼ 81 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #106 of 342 ▼ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #208 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #95 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #241 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.4% | #283 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #93 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
616
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 616 | 51 | 12.1:1 | 30% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 32% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 49 | 11.7:1 | 32% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 47 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 47.9 | 12.7:1 | 31% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 45 | 12.8:1 | 24% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 24% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 437 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 18% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 26 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goochland Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (607 to 616); teachers up 6% (47.9 to 51).
About Goochland Middle
This page covers Goochland Middle, a small middle school in Goochland, Virginia. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 616 students on the rolls.
Goochland County Public Schools includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 2,643 students.
About 71% of the student body at Goochland Middle is White. Enrollment also includes 14% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
With 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.1:1. Middle schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Goochland Middle, 30% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Goochland County average a similar 29%.
On the allk12 Grade, Goochland Middle lands at C+, ahead of 44% of Virginia public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Goochland Middle is 7.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 72.8%. Predicted: 79.8%.
Looking at the county, Goochland County, the median household earns about $118,931 a year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Goochland Middle, Goochland County has 5 public schools.
Goochland Middle's nearest public school is Goochland High (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Goochland Middle ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 613 to 616, a small change.
On allk12, people connected to Goochland Middle can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Goochland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,410
Census ACS
Median income
$118,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,643 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Goochland County Public Schools
- Goochland HighHigh · 850 students
- Goochland ElementaryElementary · 509 students
- Randolph ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- Byrd ElementaryElementary · 281 students
Other schools in Goochland
- Goochland HighHigh · 850 students
- Goochland ElementaryElementary · 509 students
- Byrd ElementaryElementary · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Goochland High0.1 mi · 850
- Goochland Elementary0.5 mi · 509
- Randolph Elementary5.6 mi · 387
- Byrd Elementary9.7 mi · 281
- Pocahontas Elementary10.0 mi · 668
- Powhatan Elementary10.4 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Goochland MiddleHow many students attend Goochland Middle?
Goochland Middle enrolls approximately 616 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Goochland Middle serve?
Goochland Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Goochland Middle?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Goochland Middle.
How diverse is Goochland Middle?
Goochland Middle reports a student body of 71% White, 9% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Goochland Middle?
Goochland Middle is overseen by Goochland County Public Schools in Goochland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.