Enrollment
315
Middle
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510285002799
Luray Middle
14 Luray Avenue, Luray, VA 22835 · (540) 843-2660 · Page County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Virginia public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
310 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 120 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 104 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 29% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
76.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
81.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +19.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 19 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Luray Middle
Luray Middle's state test result (74.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luray Middle this school | 315 | 98.4% | 74.5% |
| Marion Middle Marion | 401 | 100.0% | 63.8% |
| Pennington Middle Pennington Gap | 278 | 99.6% | 68.5% |
| Coeburn Middle Coeburn | 304 | 92.8% | 81.5% |
| Lebanon Middle Lebanon | 301 | 92.4% | 67.9% |
| Graham Middle Bluefield | 339 | 89.7% | 84.5% |
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 Luray Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #129 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #76 of 342 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #137 of 342 ▲ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #307 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #47 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #307 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #46 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #70 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
315
-47 (-13%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 315 | 28.7 | 11.0:1 | 98% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 31.7 | 9.4:1 | 99% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 32 | 10.0:1 | 77% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 27 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 27.5 | 13.5:1 | 50% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 53% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 46% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luray Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (371 to 315); teachers up 4% (27.5 to 28.7).
About Luray Middle
Luray Middle serves students in Luray, Virginia, as a small middle school. The school had 315 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Virginia is about 750, so this school runs 58% smaller than that.
Page County Public Schools has 2,928 students in 8 schools, and Luray Middle is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Luray Middle, 87%, are White. The remaining shares are 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Luray Middle comes in at 23%.
Its teaching staff equals 28.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.0:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. Around 98% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Page County is 86%.
Luray Middle is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of Virginia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Luray Middle's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 61.3%. Luray Middle scores 74.5%, 13.2 points above that line.
Census Bureau estimates for Page County show that median household income is about $57,037, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 9 public schools operate in Page County, serving about 2,928 students.
Nearest public school: Luray Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Luray Middle holds 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Luray Middle at 6th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 362 to 315. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.0:1) than in 2020-21 (13.4:1).
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Page County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,727
Census ACS
Median income
$57,037
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,928 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Page County Public Schools
- Luray ElementaryElementary · 474 students
- Page County HighHigh · 473 students
- Luray HighHigh · 452 students
- Shenandoah ElementaryElementary · 351 students
- Stanley ElementaryElementary · 337 students
- Page County MiddleMiddle · 318 students
Other schools in Luray
- Luray ElementaryElementary · 474 students
- Luray HighHigh · 452 students
- Page County Technical CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Luray Elementary0.1 mi · 474
- Luray High1.6 mi · 452
- Springfield Elementary5.1 mi · 208
- Stanley Elementary6.1 mi · 337
- Page County Middle10.5 mi · 318
- Page County High10.6 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Luray MiddleHow many students attend Luray Middle?
Luray Middle enrolls approximately 315 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Luray Middle serve?
Luray Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Luray Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Luray Middle is approximately 11.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Luray Middle?
Student demographics at Luray Middle are roughly 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Luray Middle public or private?
Luray Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Page County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.