Locust Grove Middle

Locust Grove Middle operates as a reasonably sized middle school in Locust Grove, Virginia, overseen by Orange County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 685 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Orange County Public Schools comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,074 students; Locust Grove Middle is among them.

On the student-mix side, Locust Grove Middle records that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Black. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Locust Grove Middle has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Locust Grove Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Orange County reports that the typical household earns roughly $94,008 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Orange County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,074 students), Locust Grove Middle is one campus in the mix.

Locust Grove Primary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Locust Grove Middle comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 72.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Locust Grove Middle's enrollment has increased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 593 (now 685). The White share of enrollment fell from 75% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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