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Enrollment
1,109
Middle
DISTRICT 1,192 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084000338
Manchester Middle
7401 Hull Street Rd., North Chesterfield, VA 23235 · (804) 674-1385 · Chesterfield County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,109 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Virginia public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.2:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
834 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 380 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 368 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 361 | 33% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
65.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
63.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Manchester Middle
Manchester Middle's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Middle this school | 1,109 | 75.2% | 64.1% |
| Providence Middle North Chesterfield | 1,033 | 75.0% | 53.8% |
| Salem Church Middle North Chesterfield | 876 | 75.3% | 50.1% |
| Elizabeth Davis Middle Chester | 1,364 | 75.3% | 72.8% |
| Larkspur Middle Virginia Beach | 1,488 | 76.3% | 71.0% |
| Potomac Shores Middle Dumfries | 1,229 | 69.7% | 70.0% |
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 Manchester Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #214 of 337 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #215 of 342 ▲ 10 | #7 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #236 of 342 ▼ 14 | #7 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,109 | #56 of 343 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #273 of 327 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #64 of 333 | #2 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.2% | #151 of 340 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #31 of 224 | N/A |
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
1,109
+4 (+0%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 1,325
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 1,109 | 73.2 | 15.2:1 | 75% (834) |
| 2023-24 | 1,111 | 80.7 | 13.8:1 | 76% (840) |
| 2022-23 | 1,103 | 74.5 | 14.8:1 | 81% (889) |
| 2020-21 | 1,105 | 77 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,410 | 91.8 | 15.4:1 | 43% (611) |
| 2015-16 | 1,403 | 95 | 14.8:1 | 40% (564) |
| 2010-11 | 1,426 | 76 | 18.8:1 | 30% (430) |
| 2000-01 | 1,333 | 100 | 13.3:1 | 18% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 1,325 | 86 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manchester Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (1,410 to 1,109); teachers down 20% (91.8 to 73.2).
About Manchester Middle
Manchester Middle is a middle-grades school in North Chesterfield, Virginia, and it is part of Chesterfield County Public Schools. It enrolls 1,109 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That is 48% larger than the average of about 750 students for middle schools in Virginia.
Manchester Middle is in Chesterfield County Public Schools, a district with 64,194 students across 65 schools.
The largest group at Manchester Middle is Black students, at 39%. Smaller groups are 33% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Chesterfield County is roughly 23% Black. The diversity index for Manchester Middle is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Manchester Middle has 73.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia is 2.0 students per teacher. At Manchester Middle, 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 21 points above the 54% average for public schools in Chesterfield County.
Manchester Middle holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Virginia public middle schools.
The model predicts 67.6% for a school in Virginia with Manchester Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Manchester Middle posts 64.1%.
Census data for Chesterfield County show median household income comes to about $101,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 76 public schools in the county, enrolling about 64,194, Manchester Middle among them.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, J.A. Chalkley Elementary, is the closest to Manchester Middle. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Manchester Middle. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Manchester Middle ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Manchester Middle is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,109, close to the 1,105 recorded in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Manchester Middle. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Chesterfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,869
Census ACS
Median income
$101,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools
- Thomas Dale HighHigh · 2,582 students
- Cosby HighHigh · 2,507 students
- Manchester HighHigh · 2,236 students
- Lloyd C. Bird HighHigh · 2,131 students
- Midlothian HighHigh · 2,048 students
- Meadowbrook HighHigh · 1,953 students
Other schools in North Chesterfield
- Meadowbrook HighHigh · 1,953 students
- Falling Creek MiddleMiddle · 1,443 students
- Providence MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Beulah ElementaryElementary · 902 students
- J.G. Hening ElementaryElementary · 877 students
- Salem Church MiddleMiddle · 876 students
Other Manchester Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Manchester Middle. Manchester Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Manchester Middle SchoolAkron, OH · 275 students
- Manchester Middle SchoolManchester, GA · 274 students
Nearby schools
- J.A. Chalkley Elementary0.5 mi · 835
- River City Middle1.4 mi · 1,150
- Providence Middle1.6 mi · 1,033
- G.H. Reid Elementary1.8 mi · 671
- A.M. Davis Elementary1.9 mi · 708
- J.L. Francis Elementary2.2 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Manchester MiddleHow many students attend Manchester Middle?
Manchester Middle enrolls approximately 1,109 students in grades 06-08.
Is Manchester Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Manchester Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Manchester Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Manchester Middle is approximately 15.2:1 (73 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Manchester Middle?
At Manchester Middle, the student body is approximately 19% White, 33% Hispanic, 39% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Manchester Middle public or private?
Manchester Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chesterfield County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.