Joseph T. Henley Middle

Joseph T. Henley Middle is a middle-grades school of medium-sized scale in Crozet, Virginia, part of Albemarle County Public Schools, enrolling 847 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Albemarle County Public Schools, which oversees 24 schools and 14,149 students, Joseph T. Henley Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Joseph T. Henley Middle reports that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, Joseph T. Henley Middle lists 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Albemarle County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Joseph T. Henley Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 84.4%, the actual is 86.6%, a residual of +2.2 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Albemarle County indicate median household income runs about $104,392, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Albemarle County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,438 students), Joseph T. Henley Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Brownsville Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Joseph T. Henley Middle comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 74.5%.

Joseph T. Henley Middle operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Joseph T. Henley Middle has held roughly steady, going from 863 students in 2018 to 847 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 87% to 80% over that span.

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