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Enrollment
581
Middle
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510333001460
Hidden Valley Middle
4902 Hidden Valley School Rd, Roanoke, VA 24018 · (540) 772-7570 · Roanoke city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
176 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 192 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 201 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 188 | 32% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
89.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 91.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 90.0% |
% 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
85.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% 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 Hidden Valley Middle
Hidden Valley Middle's state test result (85.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Valley Middle this school | 581 | 30.3% | 85.0% |
| Cave Spring Middle Roanoke | 746 | 30.4% | 87.0% |
| Goochland Middle Goochland | 616 | 30.4% | 72.8% |
| Read Mountain Middle Cloverdale | 670 | 35.1% | 81.9% |
| W.C. Taylor Middle Warrenton | 623 | 24.4% | 72.7% |
| Yorktown Middle Yorktown | 717 | 37.1% | 77.4% |
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 Hidden Valley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Roanoke city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #38 of 337 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #18 of 342 ▼ 8 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #53 of 342 ▲ 6 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #225 of 343 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #193 of 327 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #228 of 333 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #284 of 340 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #202 of 224 | 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
581
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 705
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 581 | 42.6 | 13.6:1 | 30% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 46.6 | 12.2:1 | 26% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 42.3 | 13.7:1 | 26% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 46 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 44.9 | 13.4:1 | 24% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 44 | 13.5:1 | 18% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 761 | 36 | 21.1:1 | 18% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 1,007 | 72 | 14.0:1 | 6% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 705 | 47 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hidden Valley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (599 to 581); teachers down 5% (44.9 to 42.6).
About Hidden Valley Middle
Hidden Valley Middle is a small middle school in Roanoke, Virginia. The school has 581 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Virginia average about 750 students, which makes this school 23% below average.
Roanoke County Public Schools enrolls 13,735 students in 26 schools, including Hidden Valley Middle.
About 70% of the student body at Hidden Valley Middle is White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Roanoke city residents are about 57% White. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Hidden Valley Middle are from different groups.
Hidden Valley Middle lists 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.6 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 30% of the student body. Among public schools in Roanoke city, the average eligibility rate is 94%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Hidden Valley Middle would score about 79.9%. It scores 85.0%, 5.1 points above that figure.
In Roanoke city, home to about 98,355 people, the median household earns about $55,378 a year, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Hidden Valley Middle shares Roanoke city with 29 other public schools.
Oak Grove Elementary sits about 0.7 miles from Hidden Valley Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Hidden Valley Middle ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 594 in 2020-21 and 581 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Hidden Valley Middle, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Roanoke city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,355
Census ACS
Median income
$55,378
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
14,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roanoke County Public Schools
- William Byrd HighHigh · 1,134 students
- Cave Spring HighHigh · 1,046 students
- Northside HighHigh · 919 students
- Hidden Valley HighHigh · 832 students
- William Byrd MiddleMiddle · 802 students
- Cave Spring MiddleMiddle · 746 students
Other schools in Roanoke
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 2,030 students
- William Fleming HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Cave Spring HighHigh · 1,046 students
- Northside HighHigh · 919 students
- Hidden Valley HighHigh · 832 students
- Cave Spring MiddleMiddle · 746 students
Other Hidden Valley Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hidden Valley Middle. Hidden Valley Middle is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Hidden Valley MiddleBLUFFDALE, UT · 935 students
- Hidden Valley MiddleEscondido, CA · 733 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Grove Elementary0.7 mi · 400
- East Salem Elementary1.5 mi · 378
- Hidden Valley High2.2 mi · 832
- Grandin Court Elementary2.2 mi · 331
- Woodrow Wilson Middle2.4 mi · 601
- Andrew Lewis Middle2.4 mi · 839
Frequently asked questions
About Hidden Valley MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Hidden Valley Middle?
Hidden Valley Middle enrolls approximately 581 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hidden Valley Middle serve?
Hidden Valley Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hidden Valley Middle have?
Hidden Valley Middle employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Hidden Valley Middle?
Student demographics at Hidden Valley Middle are roughly 70% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hidden Valley Middle in?
Hidden Valley Middle is part of Roanoke County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.