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Enrollment
753
Middle
DISTRICT 931 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081001954
Jolliff Middle
1021 Jolliff Rd., Chesapeake, VA 23321 · (757) 465-5246 · Chesapeake city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL753 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Virginia public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.6:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
556 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 | 241 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 248 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 264 | 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
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
79.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
77.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Jolliff Middle
Jolliff Middle's state test result (77.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jolliff Middle this school | 753 | 73.8% | 77.9% |
| Western Branch Middle Chesapeake | 855 | 73.3% | 74.5% |
| Matoaca Middle Matoaca | 775 | 76.3% | 59.8% |
| Deep Creek Middle Chesapeake | 764 | 72.8% | 67.9% |
| Greenbrier Middle Chesapeake | 788 | 73.9% | 77.9% |
| John Yeates Middle Suffolk | 509 | 69.5% | 80.8% |
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 Jolliff Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #90 of 337 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #89 of 342 ▼ 28 | #4 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #58 of 342 ▲ 18 | #3 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 753 | #162 of 343 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #69 of 327 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #90 of 333 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #162 of 340 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #55 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
753
+47 (+7%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 716
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 753 | 65.2 | 11.6:1 | 74% (556) |
| 2023-24 | 695 | 57.2 | 12.2:1 | 42% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 702 | 55.3 | 12.7:1 | 43% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 55 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 700 | 54 | 13.0:1 | 32% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 58 | 12.5:1 | 28% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 716 | 38 | 18.8:1 | 28% (200) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jolliff Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (700 to 753); teachers up 21% (54 to 65.2).
About Jolliff Middle
Jolliff Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Chesapeake, Virginia. It enrolls 753 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
Chesapeake City Public Schools has 45 schools and 40,607 students, and Jolliff Middle is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Jolliff Middle, about 43 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 34% Black, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Chesapeake city is roughly 55% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
With 65.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.6:1. Middle schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Jolliff Middle, 74% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Chesapeake city average 49%.
On the allk12 Grade, Jolliff Middle lands at A-, ahead of 79% of Virginia public middle schools.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jolliff Middle's results are 9.9 points above predicted: 77.9% against 68.0%.
In Chesapeake city, the median household earns about $95,373 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Chesapeake city has 50 public schools with about 40,607 students, including Jolliff Middle.
Southwestern Elementary, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Jolliff Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Jolliff Middle is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 706 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 753 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 12.8 in 2020-21 to 11.6 in 2024-25.
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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
- Southwestern Elementary0.6 mi · 549
- Edwin W. Chittum Elementary1.7 mi · 762
- Hodges Manor Elementary2.5 mi · 466
- Lakeview Elementary2.6 mi · 439
- Manor High2.6 mi · 1,149
- Olive Branch Preschool Center3.2 mi · 171
Frequently asked questions
About Jolliff MiddleHow large is Jolliff Middle?
Jolliff Middle enrolls approximately 753 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Jolliff Middle serve?
Jolliff Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Jolliff Middle?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Jolliff Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jolliff Middle?
At Jolliff Middle, the student body is approximately 43% White, 12% Hispanic, 34% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Jolliff Middle public or private?
Jolliff Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chesapeake City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.