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Enrollment
430
Middle
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324001374
Thomas H. Henderson Middle
4319 Old Brook Rd, Richmond, VA 23227 · (804) 780-8288 · Richmond city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Virginia public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
9.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
424 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 138 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 156 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 136 | 32% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
54.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +19.0pp since 2022
Math
46.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 19 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 31.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Thomas H. Henderson Middle
Thomas H. Henderson Middle's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas H. Henderson Middle this school | 430 | 98.6% | 44.1% |
| Dogwood Middle Richmond | 371 | 98.9% | 51.5% |
| Edward W. Wyatt Middle Emporia | 448 | 99.6% | 61.6% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Richmond | 500 | 98.2% | 35.9% |
| Huntington Middle Newport News | 292 | 99.0% | 33.6% |
| Ruffner School Norfolk | 576 | 93.4% | 27.3% |
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 Thomas H. Henderson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #327 of 337 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #316 of 342 ▲ 21 | #3 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #317 of 342 ▲ 23 | #3 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #277 of 343 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #6 of 327 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #291 of 333 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #39 of 340 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #87 of 99 | N/A |
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
430
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 1,051
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 430 | 48 | 9.0:1 | 99% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 29.8 | 15.1:1 | 100% (448) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 52.5 | 8.2:1 | 98% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 44 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 40.2 | 10.4:1 | 99% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 35 | 13.1:1 | 99% (452) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 32 | 18.9:1 | 90% (543) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 75 | 8.9:1 | 75% (505) |
| 1990-91 | 1,051 | 64 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas H. Henderson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (420 to 430); teachers up 19% (40.2 to 48).
About Thomas H. Henderson Middle
Thomas H. Henderson Middle runs as a low-enrollment middle school in Richmond, Virginia. Its 430 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Virginia is about 750 students.
The district for Thomas H. Henderson Middle is Richmond City Public Schools, with 47 schools and 20,962 students.
Federal enrollment data show Thomas H. Henderson Middle is 80% Black. Other groups make up 11% White, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Richmond city as a whole is about 41% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1 at Thomas H. Henderson Middle, with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 4.2 below the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 99%. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Richmond city.
Measured against Virginia public middle schools, Thomas H. Henderson Middle receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 61.3% for Thomas H. Henderson Middle, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 44.1%. The 17.1-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
Richmond city census figures show that the median household income is $64,587, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 61 public schools in Richmond city, enrolling about 20,253 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Richmond Virtual Academy is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Thomas H. Henderson Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 50.9%, higher than Thomas H. Henderson Middle's 44.1%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
In 2020-21, Thomas H. Henderson Middle enrolled 423; in 2024-25, 430.
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Richmond city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,359
Census ACS
Median income
$64,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,253 students
Quick facts
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- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
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- Thomas Jefferson HighHigh · 749 students
- Armstrong HighHigh · 709 students
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- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
Nearby schools
- Richmond Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 136
- John Marshall High0.2 mi · 645
- Richmond Career Education and Employment Charter School0.2 mi · 32
- Frances W. McClenney Elementary0.6 mi · 302
- Henrico High1.0 mi · 1,300
- Laburnum Elementary1.0 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas H. Henderson MiddleHow many students attend Thomas H. Henderson Middle?
Thomas H. Henderson Middle enrolls approximately 430 students in grades 06-08.
Is Thomas H. Henderson Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas H. Henderson Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Thomas H. Henderson Middle have?
Thomas H. Henderson Middle employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Thomas H. Henderson Middle?
Student demographics at Thomas H. Henderson Middle are roughly 11% White, 4% Hispanic, 80% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Thomas H. Henderson Middle public or private?
Thomas H. Henderson Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.