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Enrollment
646
Middle
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBEMARLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510009000023
Journey Middle
210 Lambs Lane, Charlottesville, VA 22901 · (434) 975-9320 · Albemarle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 11% of Virginia public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
494 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 | 214 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 217 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 215 | 33% |
Student demographics
74%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
56.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
56.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Journey Middle
Journey Middle's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journey Middle this school | 646 | 76.5% | 55.0% |
| Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle Falmouth | 625 | 74.4% | 60.4% |
| Battlefield Middle Fredericksburg | 780 | 71.0% | 58.8% |
| Chancellor Middle Fredericksburg | 799 | 72.1% | 57.8% |
| Thornburg Middle Spotsylvania | 755 | 64.8% | 54.1% |
| Buford Middle Charlottesville | 563 | 74.2% | 61.4% |
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 Journey Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #285 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #262 of 342 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #306 of 342 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #198 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #125 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #19 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.5% | #143 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.6% | #30 of 99 |
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
646
-35 (-5%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
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 | 646 | 51.6 | 12.5:1 | 76% (494) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 46 | 13.2:1 | 71% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 52.5 | 12.0:1 | 53% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 681 | 53 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 49.6 | 11.3:1 | 50% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 602 | 51 | 11.8:1 | 47% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 37% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 554 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 15% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 40 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Journey Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (559 to 646); teachers up 4% (49.6 to 51.6).
About Journey Middle
Journey Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Charlottesville, Virginia, (ZIP code 22901). It educates 646 students in grades 6 through 8.
Federal data list 24 schools in Albemarle County Public Schools, with 14,149 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Journey Middle is White (33%). Other students are 30% Hispanic, 24% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. That is lower than the 75% White share among all Albemarle County residents. Journey Middle has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1 at Journey Middle, with 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 76%. For comparison, public schools in Albemarle County average 37%.
Measured against Virginia public middle schools, Journey Middle receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Journey Middle is 12.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Virginia schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Albemarle County, median household income is about $104,392, roughly 61% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Albemarle County number 26 and enroll about 13,438.
The school nearest to Journey Middle is Mary Carr Greer Elementary, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Within five miles of Journey Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Journey Middle is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 646 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 681.
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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
- Joseph T. Henley MiddleMiddle · 847 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 769 students
- Baker-Butler ElementaryElementary · 692 students
Other schools in Charlottesville
- Albemarle HighHigh · 1,964 students
- Charlottesville HighHigh · 1,438 students
- Monticello HighHigh · 1,184 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 769 students
- Baker-Butler ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 574 students
Other Journey Middle schools
One other US public school is named Journey Middle. Journey Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Journey Middle SchoolMadison, AL · 903 students
Nearby schools
- Mary Carr Greer Elementary0.1 mi · 520
- Albemarle High0.4 mi · 1,964
- Agnor Elementary1.8 mi · 523
- Walker Upper Elementary2.1 mi · 570
- Greenbrier Elementary2.2 mi · 267
- Woodbrook Elementary2.3 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Journey MiddleHow large is Journey Middle?
Journey Middle enrolls approximately 646 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Journey Middle serve?
Journey Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Journey Middle?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Journey Middle.
What is the student diversity at Journey Middle?
Student demographics at Journey Middle are roughly 33% White, 30% Hispanic, 24% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Journey Middle?
Journey Middle is overseen by Albemarle County Public Schools in Albemarle County.
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