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Enrollment
1,286
Middle
DISTRICT 931 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081001672
Hugo A. Owens Middle
1997 Horseback Run, Chesapeake, VA 23323 · (757) 558-5382 · Chesapeake city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,286 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Virginia public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
13.0:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
324 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 | 413 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 424 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 449 | 35% |
Student demographics
68%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% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
81.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp 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 81 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 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
79.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Hugo A. Owens Middle
Hugo A. Owens Middle's state test result (79.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo A. Owens Middle this school | 1,286 | 25.2% | 79.5% |
| Rodney E. Thompson Middle Stafford | 1,063 | 24.6% | 84.9% |
| Bailey Bridge Middle Midlothian | 1,496 | 33.8% | 70.5% |
| Swift Creek Middle Midlothian | 1,180 | 28.3% | 82.3% |
| Tabb Middle Yorktown | 968 | 27.8% | 90.6% |
| King George Middle King George | 1,097 | 33.1% | 70.9% |
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 Hugo A. Owens Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #74 of 337 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #71 of 342 ▲ 11 | #3 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #80 of 342 ▼ 5 | #4 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,286 | #24 of 343 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #153 of 327 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #84 of 333 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #296 of 340 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #54 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
1,286
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+28% since 2000-01, when it was 1,004
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 1,286 | 98.9 | 13.0:1 | 25% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 1,307 | 84 | 15.6:1 | 31% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 1,315 | 84.8 | 15.5:1 | 30% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 1,284 | 83 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,189 | 80.2 | 14.8:1 | 31% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 1,148 | 80 | 14.3:1 | 28% (319) |
| 2010-11 | 1,082 | 54 | 20.0:1 | 30% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 1,004 | 66 | 15.2:1 | 29% (293) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hugo A. Owens Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,189 to 1,286); teachers up 23% (80.2 to 98.9).
About Hugo A. Owens Middle
Hugo A. Owens Middle is a middle school in Chesapeake, Virginia, according to federal school records. It reported 1,286 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in Virginia enroll about 750 students on average.
Enrollment across the 45 schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools totals 40,607 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Hugo A. Owens Middle is White, with 48% of students. Enrollment also includes 25% Black, 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Hugo A. Owens Middle reports a ratio of 13.0 students per teacher, from 98.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Hugo A. Owens Middle, 25% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 49% average among public schools in Chesapeake city.
Hugo A. Owens Middle earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of Virginia public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hugo A. Owens Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 79.5%; the prediction is 81.2%.
In the surrounding county, Chesapeake city, median household income comes to about $95,373, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 50, with about 40,607 students.
Deep Creek Central Elementary sits about 0.4 miles from Hugo A. Owens Middle. Hugo A. Owens Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Hugo A. Owens Middle ranks 5th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Hugo A. Owens Middle is City: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (1,284) and 2024-25 (1,286). Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.5:1 to 13.0:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- Deep Creek Central Elementary0.4 mi · 888
- Grassfield Elementary1.4 mi · 1,306
- Deep Creek Middle1.5 mi · 764
- Deep Creek High1.6 mi · 1,691
- Deep Creek Elementary1.6 mi · 767
- Grassfield High1.8 mi · 2,345
Frequently asked questions
About Hugo A. Owens MiddleHow many students attend Hugo A. Owens Middle?
Hugo A. Owens Middle enrolls approximately 1,286 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hugo A. Owens Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hugo A. Owens Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hugo A. Owens Middle have?
Hugo A. Owens Middle employs 99 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Hugo A. Owens Middle?
Student demographics at Hugo A. Owens Middle are roughly 48% White, 14% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Hugo A. Owens Middle in?
Hugo A. Owens Middle is part of Chesapeake City Public Schools.
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