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Alumni: what's one memory from L.F. ADDINGTON MIDDLE that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
387
Middle
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WISE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510408001797
L.F. Addington Middle
324 School St, Wise, VA 24293 · (276) 328-8821 · Wise County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Virginia public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
11.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
118%
455 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 5 | 97 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 27% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
92.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 93.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 93.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where L.F. Addington Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #11 of 342 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #22 of 342 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #286 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #56 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.8% | #323 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 118% | #1 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #25 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
387
-106 (-22%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 387 | 34.5 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 36.8 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 40.3 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 38 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 35.2 | 14.2:1 | 73% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 30% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 48% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 523 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 35% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 687 | 40 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L.F. Addington Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (498 to 387); teachers down 2% (35.2 to 34.5).
About L.F. Addington Middle
L.F. Addington Middle is classified as a middle school. It is located in Wise, Virginia. It enrolls 387 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 5 through 8. Middle schools in Virginia have about 750 students on average; enrollment here is 48% lower.
Wise County Public Schools has 5,779 students spread across 11 schools.
White students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 2% Asian and 2% multiracial. Among Wise County residents, the White share is about 90%. A diversity index of 14% means there is a 14% chance two randomly chosen students at L.F. Addington Middle are from different groups.
With 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.2:1. The average for middle schools in Virginia is 13.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
Among Virginia public middle schools, L.F. Addington Middle outscored 99%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
In the surrounding county, Wise County, the median household earns about $52,943 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Wise County has 14 public schools with about 5,779 students, including L.F. Addington Middle.
Measured in a straight line, Wise Primary is less than a tenth of a mile from L.F. Addington Middle. The five-mile area around L.F. Addington Middle holds 4 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around L.F. Addington Middle as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 493 students in 2020-21 to 387 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.0:1 to 11.2:1.
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Wise County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,448
Census ACS
Median income
$52,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,779 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wise County Public Schools
- Union PrimaryElementary · 809 students
- Central HighHigh · 676 students
- Wise PrimaryElementary · 603 students
- Union HighHigh · 564 students
- Union MiddleMiddle · 561 students
- J.W. Adams CombinedElementary · 523 students
Other schools in Wise
- Wise PrimaryElementary · 603 students
- Regional Learning Academy/Wise CoElementary
- Wise Co. Alternative Ed. Ctr.Elementary
- Wise County Career-Technical CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Wise Primary0.1 mi · 603
- Central High1.8 mi · 676
- Norton Elementary3.4 mi · 527
- J.I. Burton High4.4 mi · 328
- Coeburn Middle6.2 mi · 304
- Coeburn Primary6.2 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About L.F. Addington MiddleHow many students attend L.F. Addington Middle?
L.F. Addington Middle enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 05-08.
Is L.F. Addington Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
L.F. Addington Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at L.F. Addington Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at L.F. Addington Middle is approximately 11.2:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at L.F. Addington Middle?
At L.F. Addington Middle, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is L.F. Addington Middle in?
L.F. Addington Middle is part of Wise County Public Schools.
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