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Enrollment
769
Elementary
DISTRICT 609 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510309001283
Middle Road Elementary
5400 Middle Road, Prince George, VA 23875 · (804) 733-2750 · Prince George County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL769 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
473 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Based on grade levels within Prince George County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp 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 73 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 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Middle Road Elementary
Middle Road Elementary's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Road Elementary this school | 769 | 61.5% | 70.3% |
| North Elementary Prince George | 720 | 62.6% | 69.9% |
| Florence Bowser Elementary Suffolk | 926 | 69.3% | 76.3% |
| White Oaks Elementary Virginia Beach | 653 | 54.5% | 71.4% |
| Cedar Forest Elementary Fredericksburg | 789 | 65.1% | 67.1% |
| Northern Shores Elementary Suffolk | 798 | 69.0% | 79.1% |
Matched among Virginia elementary 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 Middle Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #584 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #604 of 1,111 ▲ 138 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #432 of 1,111 ▲ 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 769 | #111 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #961 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #157 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #765 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.9% | #47 of 324 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
769
+262 (+52%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 769 | 47 | 16.4:1 | 62% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 741 | 45 | 16.5:1 | 61% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 61% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 34 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 32 | 19.9:1 | 48% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 36 | 18.0:1 | 47% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 38% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 42 | 16.9:1 | 29% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 31 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middle Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (636 to 769); teachers up 47% (32 to 47).
About Middle Road Elementary
Among the schools in Prince George, Virginia, is Middle Road Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school serves 769 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students.
Prince George County Public Schools serves 6,220 students across 7 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Middle Road Elementary, at 36%. Other reported shares: 32% White, 21% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.4:1, with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.5 students per teacher above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 62% of enrollment. That is higher than the 49% average for public schools in Prince George County.
Middle Road Elementary is 1.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (70.3% versus 71.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
Across Prince George County, the median household income is $84,897, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Prince George County is home to 9 public schools and about 6,220 public school students.
Nearby, Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center is about 1.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Middle Road Elementary ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 70.3% versus a 50.5% average.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 507 in 2020-21 and 769 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.9:1 to 16.4:1.
Discussions about Middle Road Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Prince George County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,146
Census ACS
Median income
$84,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
6,220 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince George County Public Schools
- Prince George HighHigh · 1,789 students
- J.E.J. Moore MiddleMiddle · 1,387 students
- North ElementaryElementary · 720 students
- David A. Harrison ElementaryElementary · 630 students
- L.L. Beazley ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- South ElementaryElementary · 418 students
Other schools in Prince George
- Prince George HighHigh · 1,789 students
- North ElementaryElementary · 720 students
- L.L. Beazley ElementaryElementary · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center1.7 mi · 307
- L.L. Beazley Elementary2.1 mi · 507
- Harry E. James Elementary2.2 mi · 535
- Hopewell High2.9 mi · 1,136
- Patrick Copeland Elementary2.9 mi · 579
- Carter G. Woodson Middle3.0 mi · 803
Frequently asked questions
About Middle Road ElementaryHow many students attend Middle Road Elementary?
Middle Road Elementary enrolls approximately 769 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Middle Road Elementary serve?
Middle Road Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Middle Road Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Middle Road Elementary is approximately 16.4:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Middle Road Elementary?
At Middle Road Elementary, the student body is approximately 32% White, 21% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Middle Road Elementary?
Middle Road Elementary is overseen by Prince George County Public Schools in Prince George County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.