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What's the most underrated thing about MAURY RIVER MIDDLE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
481
Middle
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510337001871
Maury River Middle
600 Waddell St, Lexington, VA 24450 · (540) 463-3129 · Lexington city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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.
- 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
10.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
361 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 182 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 158 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 141 | 29% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Maury River Middle→Rockbridge County High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rockbridge County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
67.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% 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 Maury River Middle
Maury River Middle's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maury River Middle this school | 481 | 75.1% | 68.8% |
| Wallace Middle Bristol | 443 | 74.5% | 78.5% |
| Skyline Middle Front Royal | 536 | 74.1% | 51.6% |
| Warren County Middle Front Royal | 569 | 73.6% | 65.6% |
| S. Gordon Stewart Middle Fort Defiance | 516 | 68.6% | 63.0% |
| Covington Middle Covington | 594 | 82.3% | 55.0% |
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 Maury River Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #181 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #185 of 342 ▲ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #157 of 342 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #262 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #45 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #296 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.1% | #152 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #23 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
481
-149 (-24%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 481 | 44 | 10.9:1 | 75% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 44 | 10.4:1 | 76% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 47.5 | 10.6:1 | 70% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 630 | 52 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 51.1 | 12.1:1 | 48% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 52 | 11.3:1 | 44% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 41% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 38 | 11.7:1 | 28% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 34 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maury River Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (620 to 481); teachers down 14% (51.1 to 44).
About Maury River Middle
At 600 Waddell St in Lexington, Virginia, Maury River Middle operates as a low-enrollment middle school. A total of 481 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 750-student average for middle schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 36% lower.
Rockbridge County Public Schools serves 2,488 students across 6 schools.
White students make up 82% of enrollment at Maury River Middle. Next come 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. The White share in Lexington city as a whole is similar, at about 83%. Maury River Middle's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Maury River Middle, 44 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 10.9:1. On average, middle schools in Virginia have 13.1:1, compared with 10.9:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 75% of enrollment. That is 14 points above the 61% average for public schools in Lexington city.
Maury River Middle is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of Virginia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Maury River Middle's results are 1.1 points above predicted: 68.8% against 67.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lexington city, the median household income is $84,517, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Maury River Middle is one of 4 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Central Elementary is about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Maury River Middle, there are 5 other public schools. Maury River Middle is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Enrollment declined 24% from its 2020-21 level of 630. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.1:1 to 10.9:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lexington city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,525
Census ACS
Median income
$84,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,484 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockbridge County Public Schools
- Rockbridge County HighHigh · 916 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Fairfield ElementaryElementary · 241 students
- Natural Bridge ElementaryElementary · 230 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 154 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Rockbridge County HighHigh · 916 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Harrington Waddell ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Lylburn Downing MiddleMiddle · 187 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary0.7 mi · 466
- Harrington Waddell Elementary0.8 mi · 350
- Lylburn Downing Middle1.0 mi · 187
- Rockbridge County High2.3 mi · 916
- Mountain View Elementary4.8 mi · 154
- F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary5.3 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About Maury River MiddleHow large is Maury River Middle?
Maury River Middle enrolls approximately 481 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Maury River Middle serve?
Maury River Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maury River Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maury River Middle is approximately 10.9:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Maury River Middle?
Maury River Middle reports a student body of 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Maury River Middle?
Maury River Middle is overseen by Rockbridge County Public Schools in Lexington city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.