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Enrollment
847
Middle
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALIFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510177000714
Halifax County Middle
1011 Middle School Cir, South Boston, VA 24592 · (434) 572-4100 · Halifax County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL847 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Virginia public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.9:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
835 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 311 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 277 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 259 | 31% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Halifax County Middle→Halifax County High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Halifax County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Halifax County Middle
Halifax County Middle's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax County Middle this school | 847 | 98.6% | 62.3% |
| Mecklenburg County Middle Baskerville | 819 | 94.1% | 63.9% |
| Dinwiddie County Middle Dinwiddie | 919 | 93.9% | 53.4% |
| Academy for Discovery at Lakewood Norfolk | 739 | 100.0% | 87.9% |
| Lynnhaven Middle Virginia Beach | 727 | 93.8% | 74.9% |
| James Madison Middle Roanoke | 598 | 99.7% | 58.0% |
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 Halifax County Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #230 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #161 of 342 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #231 of 342 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 847 | #134 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #83 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #174 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #40 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #15 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
847
-238 (-22%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,086
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
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 | 847 | 71.3 | 11.9:1 | 99% (835) |
| 2023-24 | 871 | 75.3 | 11.6:1 | 98% (853) |
| 2022-23 | 925 | 80.5 | 11.5:1 | 92% (847) |
| 2020-21 | 1,085 | 93 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,141 | 110 | 10.4:1 | 62% (713) |
| 2015-16 | 1,181 | 111 | 10.6:1 | 60% (706) |
| 2010-11 | 1,329 | 86 | 15.4:1 | 63% (837) |
| 2000-01 | 912 | 80 | 11.4:1 | 49% (445) |
| 1990-91 | 1,086 | 67 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Halifax County Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (1,141 to 847); teachers down 35% (110 to 71.3).
About Halifax County Middle
This page covers Halifax County Middle, a medium-sized middle school in South Boston, Virginia. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 847 students in grades 6 through 8.
Halifax County Public Schools is the district for Halifax County Middle. It has 10 schools and 4,496 students.
At Halifax County Middle, the largest share of students is White, at 49%. The next largest groups are 40% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 11 points below the 60% share among Halifax County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 71.3 full-time equivalents, or about 11.9 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Virginia have 13.1:1, compared with 11.9:1 here. About 99% of students, or 835, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Halifax County average 100%.
Halifax County Middle is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Virginia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Halifax County Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.3% and a predicted 61.3%.
Halifax County has these Census figures: the median household income is $52,013, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. In all, Halifax County has 11 public schools and roughly 4,496 students.
The nearest other public school, Halifax County High, is about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 68.2%; Halifax County Middle's is 62.3%, ranking 7th of 8.
Halifax County Middle is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
Enrollment has fallen by 238 students since 2020-21, to 847.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Halifax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,639
Census ACS
Median income
$52,013
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Halifax County Public Schools
- Halifax County HighHigh · 1,282 students
- South Boston ElementaryElementary · 683 students
- Cluster Springs ElementaryElementary · 572 students
- Sinai ElementaryElementary · 243 students
- Clays Mill ElementaryElementary · 236 students
- Scottsburg ElementaryElementary · 187 students
Other schools in South Boston
- Halifax County HighHigh · 1,282 students
- South Boston ElementaryElementary · 683 students
- South Boston/Halifax Early Learning CenterElementary · 116 students
Nearby schools
- Halifax County High0.6 mi · 1,282
- South Boston/Halifax Early Learning Center1.2 mi · 116
- South Boston Elementary1.6 mi · 683
- Sinai Elementary3.0 mi · 243
- Scottsburg Elementary6.9 mi · 187
- Clays Mill Elementary7.7 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Halifax County MiddleHow large is Halifax County Middle?
Halifax County Middle enrolls approximately 847 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Halifax County Middle serve?
Halifax County Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Halifax County Middle?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Halifax County Middle.
How diverse is Halifax County Middle?
Halifax County Middle reports a student body of 49% White, 6% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Halifax County Middle?
Halifax County Middle is overseen by Halifax County Public Schools in Halifax County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.