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Enrollment
788
Middle
DISTRICT 931 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081002557
Greenbrier Middle
1016 Greenbrier Pkwy, Chesapeake, VA 23320 · (757) 548-5309 · Chesapeake city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL788 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Virginia public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.8:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
582 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 264 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 249 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 275 | 35% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
81.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
77.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
77.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Greenbrier Middle
Greenbrier Middle's state test result (77.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbrier Middle this school | 788 | 73.9% | 77.9% |
| Western Branch Middle Chesapeake | 855 | 73.3% | 74.5% |
| Jolliff Middle Chesapeake | 753 | 73.8% | 77.9% |
| Deep Creek Middle Chesapeake | 764 | 72.8% | 67.9% |
| Brandon Middle Virginia Beach | 1,053 | 67.4% | 75.3% |
| Benjamin Syms Middle Hampton | 850 | 72.4% | 68.8% |
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 Greenbrier Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #91 of 337 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #105 of 342 ▲ 17 | #5 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #81 of 342 ▲ 17 | #5 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 788 | #153 of 343 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #82 of 327 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #21 of 333 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.9% | #161 of 340 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #86 of 224 | #2 of 7 |
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
788
-103 (-12%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 886
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 788 | 66.6 | 11.8:1 | 74% (582) |
| 2023-24 | 790 | 64.2 | 12.3:1 | 45% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 827 | 69.3 | 11.9:1 | 42% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 891 | 76 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 910 | 65.4 | 13.9:1 | 34% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 904 | 65 | 13.9:1 | 25% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 906 | 49 | 18.5:1 | 21% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 886 | 60 | 14.8:1 | 12% (106) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenbrier Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (910 to 788); teachers up 2% (65.4 to 66.6).
About Greenbrier Middle
Greenbrier Middle is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Chesapeake, Virginia. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 788 students enrolled.
Chesapeake City Public Schools runs 45 schools with a combined 40,607 students. Greenbrier Middle is one of them.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Greenbrier Middle. The largest is Black students, at 37%. The remaining shares are 30% White, 13% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Chesapeake city's population at about 29%. Greenbrier Middle's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 66.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.8:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Greenbrier Middle is 74%. The rate at public schools in Chesapeake city averages 49%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Greenbrier Middle is A-. Compared with Virginia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Greenbrier Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 77.9%, compared with a predicted 68.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Chesapeake city show that the median household income is $95,373, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Greenbrier Middle is one of 50 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Greenbrier Middle to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Greenbrier Primary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Greenbrier Middle is 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Greenbrier Middle as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Greenbrier Middle's enrollment dropped 12%, to 788.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Greenbrier Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Chesapeake city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
252,583
Census ACS
Median income
$95,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
40,607 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
Other schools in Chesapeake
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
Other Greenbrier Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Greenbrier Middle. Greenbrier Middle is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Greenbrier Middle SchoolEvans, GA · 853 students
- GREENBRIER MIDDLE SCHOOLGREENBRIER, AR · 583 students
- Greenbrier Middle SchoolGreenbrier, TN · 558 students
Nearby schools
- Greenbrier Primary0.6 mi · 679
- B.M. Williams Primary1.4 mi · 825
- Greenbrier Intermediate1.9 mi · 657
- Oscar F. Smith High2.1 mi · 2,264
- Tallwood Elementary2.1 mi · 601
- Centerville Elementary2.1 mi · 570
Frequently asked questions
About Greenbrier MiddleHow large is Greenbrier Middle?
Greenbrier Middle enrolls approximately 788 students in grades 06-08.
Is Greenbrier Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Greenbrier Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Greenbrier Middle have?
Greenbrier Middle employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Greenbrier Middle?
Student demographics at Greenbrier Middle are roughly 30% White, 13% Hispanic, 37% Black, 6% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Greenbrier Middle public or private?
Greenbrier Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chesapeake City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.