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Enrollment
847
Middle
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBEMARLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510009000025
Joseph T. Henley Middle
5880 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet, VA 22932 · (434) 823-4393 · Albemarle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL847 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Virginia public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.9:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
114 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 303 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 266 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 278 | 33% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
88.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
86.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Joseph T. Henley Middle
Joseph T. Henley Middle's state test result (86.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph T. Henley Middle this school | 847 | 13.5% | 86.6% |
| Oak Knoll Middle Mechanicsville | 862 | 16.8% | 88.8% |
| Forest Middle Forest | 854 | 20.5% | 85.6% |
| Blue Ridge Middle Purcellville | 714 | 17.1% | 83.6% |
| Harmony Middle Hamilton | 1,115 | 12.2% | 85.4% |
| Williamsburg Middle Arlington | 856 | 2.8% | 95.5% |
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 Joseph T. Henley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #25 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #34 of 342 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #23 of 342 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 847 | #133 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #263 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.6% | #288 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.5% | #332 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #215 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
847
-30 (-3%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 673
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 847 | 56.9 | 14.9:1 | 13% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 804 | 55.6 | 14.5:1 | 14% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 808 | 57 | 14.2:1 | 13% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 877 | 66 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 863 | 56.3 | 15.3:1 | 12% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 823 | 57 | 14.4:1 | 11% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 791 | 41 | 19.3:1 | 12% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 44 | 13.7:1 | 13% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 673 | 43 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joseph T. Henley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (863 to 847); teachers up 1% (56.3 to 56.9).
About Joseph T. Henley Middle
Among the schools in Crozet, Virginia, is Joseph T. Henley Middle, a medium-sized middle school. Enrolled students number 847 students, in grades 6 through 8.
The district, Albemarle County Public Schools, operates 24 schools serving 14,149 students.
About 80% of the student body at Joseph T. Henley Middle is White. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 35% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 56.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. The school's lunch program data list 13% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 37% average for public schools in Albemarle County.
Joseph T. Henley Middle is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of Virginia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 84.4% for Joseph T. Henley Middle. The school posts 86.6%, 2.2 points above the prediction.
Census estimates describe Albemarle County this way: the median household income is $104,392, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Joseph T. Henley Middle, Albemarle County has 25 other public schools.
Brownsville Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Joseph T. Henley Middle. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Joseph T. Henley Middle is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment has fallen by 30 students since 2020-21, to 847. The school's ratio rose from 13.3:1 to 14.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Joseph T. Henley Middle. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Albemarle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
114,919
Census ACS
Median income
$104,392
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,438 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albemarle County Public Schools
- Albemarle HighHigh · 1,964 students
- Western Albemarle HighHigh · 1,273 students
- Monticello HighHigh · 1,184 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 769 students
- Baker-Butler ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Journey MiddleMiddle · 646 students
Other schools in Crozet
- Western Albemarle HighHigh · 1,273 students
- Crozet ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Brownsville ElementaryElementary · 530 students
Nearby schools
- Brownsville Elementary0.2 mi · 530
- Western Albemarle High0.4 mi · 1,273
- Crozet Elementary1.6 mi · 571
- Virginia L. Murray Elementary5.1 mi · 273
- Ivy Elementary6.2 mi · 358
- Red Hill Elementary7.2 mi · 210
Frequently asked questions
About Joseph T. Henley MiddleHow many students attend Joseph T. Henley Middle?
Joseph T. Henley Middle enrolls approximately 847 students in grades 06-08.
Is Joseph T. Henley Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Joseph T. Henley Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Joseph T. Henley Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Joseph T. Henley Middle is approximately 14.9:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Joseph T. Henley Middle?
At Joseph T. Henley Middle, the student body is approximately 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Joseph T. Henley Middle in?
Joseph T. Henley Middle is part of Albemarle County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.