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Enrollment
1,330
Middle
DISTRICT 1,192 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084000343
Midlothian Middle
13501 Midlothian Turnpike, Midlothian, VA 23113 · (804) 378-2460 · Chesterfield County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,330 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
185 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 | 463 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 422 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 445 | 33% |
Student demographics
46%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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
87.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Midlothian Middle
Midlothian Middle's state test result (87.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midlothian Middle this school | 1,330 | 13.9% | 87.3% |
| Great Bridge Middle Chesapeake | 1,309 | 14.5% | 87.1% |
| Hickory Middle Chesapeake | 1,285 | 14.1% | 85.3% |
| Princess Anne Middle Virginia Beach | 1,358 | 14.7% | 92.5% |
| Tomahawk Creek Middle Midlothian | 1,650 | 13.9% | 82.8% |
| Chickahominy Middle Mechanicsville | 1,199 | 20.6% | 89.1% |
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 Midlothian Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.3% | #20 of 337 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #20 of 342 ▲ 14 | #1 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #16 of 342 ▲ 10 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,330 | #22 of 343 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #284 of 327 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #245 of 333 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.9% | #330 of 340 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #98 of 99 | #7 of 7 |
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
1,330
+17 (+1%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,459
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 1,330 | 86.2 | 15.4:1 | 14% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 1,297 | 87.8 | 14.8:1 | 14% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 1,368 | 86 | 15.9:1 | 14% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 1,313 | 94 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,325 | 82.5 | 16.1:1 | 9% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 1,246 | 76 | 16.4:1 | 8% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 1,180 | 64 | 18.4:1 | 8% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 1,352 | 85 | 15.9:1 | 2% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 1,459 | 80 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midlothian Middle.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,325 to 1,330); teachers up 4% (82.5 to 86.2).
About Midlothian Middle
Midlothian Middle is a high-enrollment middle-grades school that serves part of Midlothian, Virginia. The school's 1,330 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 77% higher than the average for middle schools in Virginia, which is about 750.
Midlothian Middle is one school in Chesterfield County Public Schools, a system of 65 schools with 64,194 students.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at Midlothian Middle. Smaller groups are 9% Black, 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Chesterfield County is roughly 58% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Midlothian Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
Staffing totals 86.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in Virginia average 13.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 14%. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in Chesterfield County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Midlothian Middle, the prediction is 84.3% and the result is 87.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Chesterfield County show that median household income is about $101,931, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Midlothian Middle is one of 76 public schools in Chesterfield County, which together enroll about 64,194 students.
The nearest other public school, J.B. Watkins Elementary, is about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Midlothian Middle. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Midlothian Middle ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Midlothian Middle as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,313 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,330. Students per teacher rose from 14.0 in 2020-21 to 15.4 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Midlothian
- Cosby HighHigh · 2,507 students
- Manchester HighHigh · 2,236 students
- Midlothian HighHigh · 2,048 students
- James River HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Clover Hill HighHigh · 1,742 students
- Tomahawk Creek MiddleMiddle · 1,650 students
Nearby schools
- J.B. Watkins Elementary0.5 mi · 913
- Midlothian High0.8 mi · 2,048
- W.W. Gordon Elementary2.5 mi · 628
- Monacan High2.5 mi · 1,644
- Robious Middle2.7 mi · 1,081
- Tomahawk Creek Middle2.7 mi · 1,650
Frequently asked questions
About Midlothian MiddleHow many students attend Midlothian Middle?
Midlothian Middle enrolls approximately 1,330 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Midlothian Middle serve?
Midlothian Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Midlothian Middle?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Midlothian Middle.
What is the student diversity at Midlothian Middle?
Student demographics at Midlothian Middle are roughly 72% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Midlothian Middle?
Midlothian Middle is overseen by Chesterfield County Public Schools in Chesterfield County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.