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Enrollment
986
Middle
DISTRICT 632 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUFFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510371002321
King's Fork Middle
350 Kings Fork Rd., Suffolk, VA 23434 · (757) 923-5246 · Suffolk city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL986 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
678 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 313 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 316 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 357 | 36% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
65.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 King's Fork Middle
King's Fork Middle's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's Fork Middle this school | 986 | 68.8% | 55.5% |
| Oscar Smith Middle Chesapeake | 967 | 71.9% | 55.4% |
| Colonel Fred Cherry Middle SUFFOLK | 736 | 68.8% | 74.3% |
| Indian River Middle Chesapeake | 743 | 72.1% | 58.3% |
| Benjamin Syms Middle Hampton | 850 | 72.4% | 68.8% |
| Carver Middle Chester | 970 | 74.9% | 50.1% |
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 King's Fork Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #282 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #237 of 342 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #243 of 342 ▲ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 986 | #85 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #199 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #226 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #191 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #216 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
986
-48 (-5%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 1,068
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 986 | 72 | 13.7:1 | 69% (678) |
| 2023-24 | 984 | 68.9 | 14.3:1 | 68% (672) |
| 2022-23 | 1,031 | 73 | 14.1:1 | 63% (654) |
| 2020-21 | 1,034 | 79 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,003 | 77.8 | 12.9:1 | 56% (564) |
| 2015-16 | 1,026 | 77 | 13.3:1 | 55% (567) |
| 2010-11 | 1,068 | 60 | 17.8:1 | 49% (527) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for King's Fork Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,003 to 986); teachers down 7% (77.8 to 72).
About King's Fork Middle
The public middle school King's Fork Middle is located in Suffolk, Virginia. The school enrolls 986 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Virginia average about 750 students, which makes this school 31% above average.
Suffolk City Public Schools has 19 schools and 14,565 students, and King's Fork Middle is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show King's Fork Middle is 68% Black. Next come 17% White, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 42% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
Classroom staffing at King's Fork Middle totals 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. It is about the same as the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at King's Fork Middle is about 69%. Public schools in Suffolk city average a similar 69%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, King's Fork Middle is 13.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 55.5%. Predicted: 69.4%.
In Suffolk city, the median household earns about $92,666 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Suffolk city has 22 public schools with about 14,565 students, including King's Fork Middle.
King's Fork High is about 0.2 miles from King's Fork Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, King's Fork Middle ranks 9th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 986, compared with 1,034 in 2020-21.
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Suffolk city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,796
Census ACS
Median income
$92,666
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
14,565 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Suffolk City Public Schools
- King's Fork HighHigh · 1,686 students
- Nansemond River HighHigh · 1,683 students
- Lakeland HighHigh · 1,045 students
- Florence Bowser ElementaryElementary · 926 students
- Northern Shores ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Hillpoint ElementaryElementary · 780 students
Other schools in Suffolk
- King's Fork HighHigh · 1,686 students
- Nansemond River HighHigh · 1,683 students
- Lakeland HighHigh · 1,045 students
- Florence Bowser ElementaryElementary · 926 students
- Northern Shores ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Hillpoint ElementaryElementary · 780 students
Nearby schools
- King's Fork High0.2 mi · 1,686
- Elephant's Fork Elementary1.5 mi · 653
- Hillpoint Elementary2.0 mi · 780
- Mack Benn Jr. Elementary3.8 mi · 713
- Nansemond Parkway Elementary4.0 mi · 456
- Oakland Elementary4.2 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About King's Fork MiddleHow large is King's Fork Middle?
King's Fork Middle enrolls approximately 986 students in grades 06-08.
Is King's Fork Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
King's Fork Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does King's Fork Middle have?
King's Fork Middle employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at King's Fork Middle?
At King's Fork Middle, the student body is approximately 17% White, 8% Hispanic, 68% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is King's Fork Middle public or private?
King's Fork Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Suffolk City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.