1
Parents: what's one thing you'd want the John Rolfe Middle administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
874
Middle
DISTRICT 935 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189001850
John Rolfe Middle
6901 Messer Rd, Richmond, VA 23231 · (804) 226-8730 · Henrico County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL874 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
779 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 289 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 299 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 286 | 33% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
44.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
33.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-30.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 64% 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 John Rolfe Middle
John Rolfe Middle's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Rolfe Middle this school | 874 | 89.1% | 33.8% |
| Vernon Johns Middle Petersburg | 949 | 92.4% | 36.5% |
| Fairfield Middle Richmond | 936 | 91.0% | 44.0% |
| Westwood Middle Danville | 642 | 92.2% | 55.0% |
| Crittenden Middle Newport News | 781 | 98.3% | 50.0% |
| Cesar Tarrant Middle Hampton | 737 | 82.8% | 67.3% |
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 John Rolfe Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #334 of 337 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #334 of 342 ▼ 2 | #12 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #334 of 342 ▲ 5 | #12 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 874 | #117 of 343 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #70 of 327 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #287 of 333 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.1% | #94 of 340 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #136 of 224 | #6 of 10 |
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
874
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,140
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 874 | 75.5 | 11.6:1 | 89% (779) |
| 2023-24 | 678 | 58 | 11.7:1 | 94% (636) |
| 2022-23 | 764 | 68 | 11.2:1 | 89% (678) |
| 2020-21 | 879 | 65 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 956 | 65.2 | 14.7:1 | 63% (607) |
| 2015-16 | 1,028 | 73 | 14.1:1 | 66% (675) |
| 2010-11 | 1,038 | 56 | 18.5:1 | 55% (574) |
| 2000-01 | 1,274 | 79 | 16.1:1 | 28% (353) |
| 1990-91 | 1,140 | 66 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Rolfe Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (956 to 874); teachers up 16% (65.2 to 75.5).
About John Rolfe Middle
John Rolfe Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Henrico County Public Schools, located in Richmond, Virginia. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 874 students.
The district, Henrico County Public Schools, operates 69 schools serving 51,044 students.
By race and ethnicity, John Rolfe Middle is 80% Black. Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 29% Black among all Henrico County residents. John Rolfe Middle has a diversity index of 35%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at John Rolfe Middle is 75.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Virginia is 13.1:1, higher than at this school. Around 89% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 67% for public schools in Henrico County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for John Rolfe Middle is -30.0 points, in the bottom 10% of Virginia. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.8%, and the predicted rate is 63.8%.
In the county around the school, Henrico County, median household income is about $88,783, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 84 public schools operate in Henrico County, serving about 51,753 students.
The nearest public school is Varina High, at about 0.4 miles. John Rolfe Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 33.8% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 879 students in 2020-21 and 874 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.6:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Henrico County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
335,744
Census ACS
Median income
$88,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henrico County Public Schools
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Deep Run HighHigh · 1,992 students
- Glen Allen HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Highland Springs HighHigh · 1,928 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
Other schools in Richmond
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
Nearby schools
- Varina High0.4 mi · 1,420
- George F. Baker Elementary0.5 mi · 462
- Henrico Virtual Academy2.4 mi · 526
- Varina Elementary2.4 mi · 274
- Henry D. Ward Elementary2.7 mi · 526
- Montrose Elementary3.0 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About John Rolfe MiddleHow large is John Rolfe Middle?
John Rolfe Middle enrolls approximately 874 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does John Rolfe Middle serve?
John Rolfe Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John Rolfe Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John Rolfe Middle is approximately 11.6:1 (76 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Rolfe Middle?
At John Rolfe Middle, the student body is approximately 6% White, 9% Hispanic, 80% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is John Rolfe Middle public or private?
John Rolfe Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henrico County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.