Enrollment
201
Middle
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SURRY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510375001201
Luther P. Jackson Middle
4255 New Design Rd, Dendron, VA 23839 · (757) 267-2810 · Surry County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Virginia public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
8.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
186 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 5 | 50 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 19% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Luther P. Jackson Middle→Surry County High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Surry County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
72.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Luther P. Jackson Middle
Luther P. Jackson Middle's state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luther P. Jackson Middle this school | 201 | 92.5% | 72.0% |
| Northumberland Middle Heathsville | 279 | 96.4% | 64.8% |
| Nottoway Middle Crewe | 269 | 98.9% | 55.8% |
| Northampton Middle Eastville | 214 | 99.5% | 54.1% |
| James H. Cary Intermediate Tappahannock | 299 | 99.7% | 55.4% |
| Lunenburg Middle Victoria | 341 | 92.7% | 54.9% |
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 Luther P. Jackson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #152 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #146 of 342 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #131 of 342 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #333 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #3 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #157 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.5% | #75 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #121 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
201
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-52% since 2000-01, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 8.5:1
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 | 201 | 24 | 8.4:1 | 93% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 208 | 24 | 8.7:1 | 94% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 25 | 8.0:1 | 86% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 24 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 28.2 | 7.9:1 | 62% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 229 | 28 | 8.2:1 | 68% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 16 | 18.6:1 | 59% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 34 | 12.2:1 | 50% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luther P. Jackson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (222 to 201); teachers down 15% (28.2 to 24).
About Luther P. Jackson Middle
Luther P. Jackson Middle is a small middle school in Surry County Public Schools, located in Dendron, Virginia. It educates 201 students in grades 5 through 8. The school's enrollment is 73% smaller than the 750 average for middle schools in Virginia.
Luther P. Jackson Middle is one school in Surry County Public Schools, a system of 3 schools with 691 students.
Luther P. Jackson Middle has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 44%. Other reported shares: 42% White, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Luther P. Jackson Middle is 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 8.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. About 93% of students, or 186, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Surry County average 95%.
The allk12 Grade for Luther P. Jackson Middle is B. Compared with Virginia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Luther P. Jackson Middle scores 72.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 62.9%.
Within Surry County, the median household income is $78,041, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Luther P. Jackson Middle, Surry County has 2 other public schools.
Surry County High is the public school closest to Luther P. Jackson Middle, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Luther P. Jackson Middle is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Luther P. Jackson Middle the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (205) and 2024-25 (201).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Luther P. Jackson Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Surry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,549
Census ACS
Median income
$78,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
691 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Surry County Public Schools
- Surry ElementaryElementary · 292 students
- Surry County HighHigh · 198 students
Other schools in Dendron
- Surry ElementaryElementary · 292 students
- Surry County HighHigh · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Surry County High0.2 mi · 198
- Surry Elementary0.3 mi · 292
- Jamestown High13.3 mi · 1,243
- Clara Byrd Baker Elementary13.7 mi · 457
- Matoaka Elementary14.1 mi · 595
- Laurel Lane Elementary14.8 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Luther P. Jackson MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Luther P. Jackson Middle?
Luther P. Jackson Middle enrolls approximately 201 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Luther P. Jackson Middle serve?
Luther P. Jackson Middle serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Luther P. Jackson Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Luther P. Jackson Middle is approximately 8.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Luther P. Jackson Middle?
At Luther P. Jackson Middle, the student body is approximately 42% White, 7% Hispanic, 44% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Luther P. Jackson Middle public or private?
Luther P. Jackson Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Surry County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.