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Enrollment
726
Middle
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKINGHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510339001498
J. Frank Hillyard Middle
226 Hawks Hill Drive, Broadway, VA 22815 · (540) 896-8961 · Rockingham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Virginia public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.1:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
480 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 219 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 236 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 271 | 37% |
Student demographics
45%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
63.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
62.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 | 63.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 J. Frank Hillyard Middle
J. Frank Hillyard Middle's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Frank Hillyard Middle this school | 726 | 66.1% | 67.0% |
| Post Oak Middle Spotsylvania | 679 | 63.6% | 60.6% |
| William Monroe Middle Stanardsville | 596 | 69.5% | 61.6% |
| Elkton Middle Elkton | 561 | 66.3% | 60.3% |
| Locust Grove Middle Locust Grove | 685 | 70.8% | 69.6% |
| Warren County Middle Front Royal | 569 | 73.6% | 65.6% |
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 J. Frank Hillyard Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #195 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #227 of 342 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #263 of 342 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #178 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #219 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #248 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #205 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #217 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
726
+47 (+7%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 733
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 726 | 51.5 | 14.1:1 | 66% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 53.3 | 12.0:1 | 49% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 51.8 | 12.8:1 | 49% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 679 | 52 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 53.5 | 13.8:1 | 42% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 758 | 51 | 14.9:1 | 37% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 760 | 47 | 16.2:1 | 41% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 795 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 30% (238) |
| 1990-91 | 733 | 48 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. Frank Hillyard Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (737 to 726); teachers down 4% (53.5 to 51.5).
About J. Frank Hillyard Middle
J. Frank Hillyard Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Broadway, Virginia, one of the schools in Rockingham County Public Schools. The school reports 726 students in grades 6 through 8.
J. Frank Hillyard Middle belongs to Rockingham County Public Schools, a district of 23 schools and 11,679 students.
A majority of students at J. Frank Hillyard Middle, 71%, are White. The next largest groups are 21% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 15 points below the 86% share among Rockingham County residents. By the diversity index, J. Frank Hillyard Middle comes in at 45%.
The count of teachers at J. Frank Hillyard Middle is 51.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.1:1. Among middle schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. The school counts 480 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 66%. It compares with 54% for public schools in Rockingham County.
The allk12 Grade for J. Frank Hillyard Middle is C+. Compared with Virginia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 41% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 70.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Rockingham County, median household income is about $80,693, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. J. Frank Hillyard Middle is among the 22 public schools in Rockingham County.
The nearest other public school, John C. Myers Elementary, is about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Ranked by average proficiency, J. Frank Hillyard Middle places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
J. Frank Hillyard Middle falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The number of students climbed from 679 to 726 over 4 years. Students per teacher rose from 13.1 in 2020-21 to 14.1 in 2024-25.
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Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,600
Census ACS
Median income
$80,693
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
11,397 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockingham County Public Schools
- Turner Ashby HighHigh · 998 students
- Broadway HighHigh · 932 students
- Spotswood HighHigh · 880 students
- East Rockingham HighHigh · 821 students
- Wilbur S. Pence MiddleMiddle · 671 students
- Cub Run ElementaryElementary · 614 students
Other schools in Broadway
- Broadway HighHigh · 932 students
- John C. Myers ElementaryElementary · 473 students
Nearby schools
- John C. Myers Elementary0.4 mi · 473
- Broadway High0.9 mi · 932
- Plains Elementary1.7 mi · 460
- Lacey Spring Elementary5.5 mi · 350
- Fulks Run Elementary6.0 mi · 198
- Linville-Edom Elementary7.1 mi · 209
Frequently asked questions
About J. Frank Hillyard MiddleHow many students attend J. Frank Hillyard Middle?
J. Frank Hillyard Middle enrolls approximately 726 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does J. Frank Hillyard Middle serve?
J. Frank Hillyard Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does J. Frank Hillyard Middle have?
J. Frank Hillyard Middle employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at J. Frank Hillyard Middle?
Student demographics at J. Frank Hillyard Middle are roughly 71% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is J. Frank Hillyard Middle in?
J. Frank Hillyard Middle is part of Rockingham County Public Schools.
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