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Enrollment
758
Middle
DISTRICT 935 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189001622
L. Douglas Wilder Middle
6900 Wilkinson Rd, Richmond, VA 23227 · (804) 515-1100 · Henrico County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL758 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Virginia public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
17.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
679 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 255 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 253 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 250 | 33% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
64.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
59.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 L. Douglas Wilder Middle
L. Douglas Wilder Middle's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. Douglas Wilder Middle this school | 758 | 89.6% | 61.3% |
| Cesar Tarrant Middle Hampton | 737 | 82.8% | 67.3% |
| Westwood Middle Danville | 642 | 92.2% | 55.0% |
| Thomas Eaton Middle Hampton | 581 | 94.3% | 75.3% |
| Elko Middle Sandston | 695 | 89.2% | 49.8% |
| Sandusky Middle Lynchburg | 583 | 96.9% | 45.5% |
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 L. Douglas Wilder Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #240 of 337 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #250 of 342 ▼ 15 | #7 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #248 of 342 ▼ 20 | #7 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 758 | #160 of 343 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #319 of 327 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #187 of 333 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #91 of 340 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #165 of 224 | #8 of 10 |
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
758
-22 (-3%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 817
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
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 | 758 | 43 | 17.6:1 | 90% (679) |
| 2023-24 | 769 | 50.5 | 15.2:1 | 92% (709) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 49 | 15.5:1 | 89% (680) |
| 2020-21 | 780 | 61 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 810 | 57.8 | 14.0:1 | 97% (789) |
| 2015-16 | 853 | 63 | 13.5:1 | 80% (681) |
| 2010-11 | 911 | 49 | 18.6:1 | 75% (687) |
| 2000-01 | 817 | 58 | 14.1:1 | 50% (407) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L. Douglas Wilder Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (810 to 758); teachers down 26% (57.8 to 43).
About L. Douglas Wilder Middle
L. Douglas Wilder Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Virginia, located in Richmond. The student body numbers 758 students, from grades 6 through 8.
L. Douglas Wilder Middle is part of a district of 69 schools: Henrico County Public Schools, with 51,044 students.
At L. Douglas Wilder Middle, Black students make up 62% of the student body. It is also 14% White, 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Henrico County is roughly 29% Black. L. Douglas Wilder Middle's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
L. Douglas Wilder Middle counts 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.6 students for each one. This ratio sits 4.5 above the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. About 90% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Henrico County, the average eligibility rate is 67%.
The allk12 Grade for L. Douglas Wilder Middle is C. Compared with Virginia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Virginia, L. Douglas Wilder Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 61.3% actual against a predicted 63.7%.
Henrico County census figures show that the median household income is $88,783, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 84 public schools in Henrico County, enrolling about 51,753 students in all.
The closest public school, Henrico High, is about 1.3 miles from L. Douglas Wilder Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 55.2%; L. Douglas Wilder Middle's is 61.3%, ranking 3rd of 6.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment decrease, from 780 in 2020-21 to 758 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.8:1 to 17.6:1.
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Henrico County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
335,744
Census ACS
Median income
$88,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,753 students
Quick facts
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- Henrico High1.3 mi · 1,300
- Chamberlayne Elementary1.4 mi · 389
- Laburnum Elementary1.7 mi · 466
- Richmond Virtual Academy2.2 mi · 136
- Thomas H. Henderson Middle2.2 mi · 430
- Richmond Career Education and Employment Charter School2.3 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About L. Douglas Wilder MiddleHow many students attend L. Douglas Wilder Middle?
L. Douglas Wilder Middle enrolls approximately 758 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does L. Douglas Wilder Middle serve?
L. Douglas Wilder Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at L. Douglas Wilder Middle?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at L. Douglas Wilder Middle.
How diverse is L. Douglas Wilder Middle?
L. Douglas Wilder Middle reports a student body of 14% White, 7% Hispanic, 62% Black, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is L. Douglas Wilder Middle public or private?
L. Douglas Wilder Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henrico County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.