L. Douglas Wilder Middle

L. Douglas Wilder Middle, an average-sized middle school in Richmond, Virginia, overseen by Henrico County Public Schools, serves 758 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Within Henrico County Public Schools, which oversees 69 schools and 51,044 students, L. Douglas Wilder Middle is one campus in the system.

On demographics, L. Douglas Wilder Middle records that Black students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 14% White, 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Henrico County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, L. Douglas Wilder Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Henrico County indicate the typical household earns roughly $88,783 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Henrico County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,753 students), L. Douglas Wilder Middle is one campus in the mix.

Henrico High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), L. Douglas Wilder Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at L. Douglas Wilder Middle has ticked down 6%, going from 810 students in 2018 to 758 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 89% to 62% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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