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Jackson P. Burley Middle
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 167 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 173 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 194 | 36% |
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 71 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 have held steady since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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%.
Schools most like Jackson P. Burley Middle
Jackson P. Burley Middle's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson P. Burley Middle this school | 534 | 63.1% | 65.3% |
| James Blair Middle Williamsburg | 505 | 65.1% | 72.5% |
| Virginia Beach Middle Virginia Beach | 685 | 61.5% | 76.6% |
| Berkeley Middle Williamsburg | 666 | 65.0% | 78.0% |
| Thornburg Middle Spotsylvania | 755 | 64.8% | 54.1% |
| Northside Middle Roanoke | 648 | 71.9% | 75.8% |
Where Jackson P. Burley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #206 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #219 of 342 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #187 of 342 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #245 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #109 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #24 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #218 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #177 of 224 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 534 | 43.3 | 12.3:1 | 63% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 45.8 | 12.0:1 | 46% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 586 | 48.8 | 12.0:1 | 45% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 52 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 43.9 | 12.9:1 | 42% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 43 | 12.9:1 | 37% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 34% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 35 | 13.0:1 | 20% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 445 | 34 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (565 to 534); teachers down 1% (43.9 to 43.3).
About Jackson P. Burley Middle
Jackson P. Burley Middle is a small middle school for students in Charlottesville, Virginia. Enrollment totals 534 students across grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 750 students for middle schools in Virginia.
The district for Jackson P. Burley Middle is Albemarle County Public Schools, with 24 schools and 14,149 students.
No group is above 50% at Jackson P. Burley Middle; the largest is White, at 40%. It is also 25% Hispanic, 20% Black, 10% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Charlottesville city's residents are about 67% White, 27 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Jackson P. Burley Middle scores 73%.
A staff of 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.3:1. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Charlottesville city is 72%.
Jackson P. Burley Middle holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of Virginia public middle schools.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jackson P. Burley Middle's results are 5.7 points below predicted: 65.3% against 70.9%.
Charlottesville city is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $74,824, 63% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Charlottesville city's 15 public schools enroll about 5,150 students and include Jackson P. Burley Middle.
Jackson P. Burley Middle is about 0.2 miles from Community Lab School, its nearest public school. Jackson P. Burley Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 66.3% on proficiency, and Jackson P. Burley Middle is below that at 65.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment decreased 12% over 4 years, reaching 534 in 2024-25.
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