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Enrollment
805
Middle
DISTRICT 670 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSBURG-JAMES CITY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510402002830
Lois Hornsby Middle
850 Jolly Pond Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188 · (757) 565-9400 · James City County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL805 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.6:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
276 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 248 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 263 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 294 | 37% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
77.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
79.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Lois Hornsby Middle
Lois Hornsby Middle's state test result (79.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lois Hornsby Middle this school | 805 | 34.3% | 79.9% |
| Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle Fredericksburg | 887 | 36.0% | 70.1% |
| Toano Middle Toano | 704 | 32.0% | 75.4% |
| Yorktown Middle Yorktown | 717 | 37.1% | 77.4% |
| Tabb Middle Yorktown | 968 | 27.8% | 90.6% |
| Kempsville Middle Virginia Beach | 727 | 42.5% | 78.8% |
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 Lois Hornsby Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #71 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #108 of 342 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #71 of 342 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 805 | #144 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #247 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #139 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #269 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #73 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
805
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 890
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 805 | 55 | 14.6:1 | 34% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 807 | 52.5 | 15.4:1 | 36% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 790 | 52 | 15.2:1 | 35% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 798 | 55 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 945 | 55.1 | 17.2:1 | 19% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 936 | 55 | 17.0:1 | 17% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 890 | 49 | 18.2:1 | 17% (154) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lois Hornsby Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (945 to 805); teachers unchanged (55.1 to 55).
About Lois Hornsby Middle
Lois Hornsby Middle, a medium-sized middle school, is located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The school reports 805 students in grades 6 through 8.
The district, Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, has 11,371 students enrolled across 16 schools.
White students account for 54% of enrollment at Lois Hornsby Middle. The remaining students are 20% Black, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census figures show James City County is about 73% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Lois Hornsby Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
The school has about 14.6 students per teacher and 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Virginia is 13.1:1, lower than at this school. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 44% average for public schools in James City County.
The allk12 Grade for Lois Hornsby Middle is B+. Compared with Virginia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lois Hornsby Middle is +1.1 points: 79.9% actual, 78.8% predicted.
Among James City County residents, median household income is about $109,985, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Lois Hornsby Middle is one of 15 public schools in James City County, which together enroll about 9,715 students.
The closest public school, J. Blaine Blayton Elementary, is about 0.1 miles from Lois Hornsby Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Lois Hornsby Middle places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 798 in 2020-21 and 805 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Lois Hornsby Middle may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
James City County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,013
Census ACS
Median income
$109,985
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
9,715 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
- Warhill HighHigh · 1,277 students
- Lafayette HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Jamestown HighHigh · 1,243 students
- Stonehouse ElementaryElementary · 838 students
- Toano MiddleMiddle · 704 students
- Berkeley MiddleMiddle · 666 students
Other schools in Williamsburg
- Warhill HighHigh · 1,277 students
- Lafayette HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Jamestown HighHigh · 1,243 students
- Stonehouse ElementaryElementary · 838 students
- Bruton HighHigh · 723 students
- Berkeley MiddleMiddle · 666 students
Nearby schools
- J. Blaine Blayton Elementary0.1 mi · 481
- D.J. Montague Elementary1.8 mi · 515
- Lafayette High2.6 mi · 1,247
- Warhill High2.7 mi · 1,277
- Norge Elementary2.9 mi · 578
- Toano Middle3.0 mi · 704
Frequently asked questions
About Lois Hornsby MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Lois Hornsby Middle?
Lois Hornsby Middle enrolls approximately 805 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lois Hornsby Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lois Hornsby Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lois Hornsby Middle have?
Lois Hornsby Middle employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
How diverse is Lois Hornsby Middle?
Lois Hornsby Middle reports a student body of 54% White, 15% Hispanic, 20% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Lois Hornsby Middle in?
Lois Hornsby Middle is part of Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools.
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