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Enrollment
469
Middle
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMHERST COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510021000072
Monelison Middle
257 Trojan Rd, Madison Heights, VA 24572 · (434) 846-1307 · Amherst County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
387 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 | 154 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 154 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 161 | 34% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Monelison Middle→Amherst County High
Based on grade levels within Amherst County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
59.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Monelison Middle
Monelison Middle's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monelison Middle this school | 469 | 82.5% | 57.8% |
| Chatham Middle Chatham | 406 | 85.2% | 79.1% |
| Dan River Middle Ringgold | 438 | 85.4% | 75.1% |
| Appomattox Middle Appomattox | 542 | 77.9% | 74.3% |
| Gretna Middle Gretna | 385 | 84.9% | 70.4% |
| Central Middle Charlotte Court House | 381 | 89.2% | 75.9% |
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 Monelison Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #268 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #246 of 342 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #198 of 342 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #265 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #75 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #184 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.5% | #123 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #65 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
469
-95 (-17%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 653
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 469 | 40.2 | 11.7:1 | 83% (387) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 39.2 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 39.5 | 13.0:1 | 77% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 28 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 40.8 | 13.6:1 | 54% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 43 | 11.8:1 | 53% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 630 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 43% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 27% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 653 | 43 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monelison Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (555 to 469); teachers down 1% (40.8 to 40.2).
About Monelison Middle
Monelison Middle is a public middle-grades school in Madison Heights, Virginia. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 469 students in 2024-25. Middle schools in Virginia average about 750 students, which makes this school 37% below average.
A total of 9 schools make up Amherst County Public Schools, with 3,900 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Monelison Middle, about 59 are White. The rest of enrollment is 24% Black, 9% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Among all residents of Amherst County, the White share is about 74%. The diversity index for Monelison Middle is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Virginia is 13.1:1. The school reported 83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Amherst County is similar, at 82%.
The model predicts 65.6% for a school in Virginia with Monelison Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Monelison Middle posts 57.8%.
Census data for Amherst County show median household income comes to about $68,724, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 10 public schools and about 3,900 students.
Amelon Elementary is about 1.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Monelison Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Monelison Middle ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 57.8% against a local average of 57.6%.
NCES assigns Monelison Middle the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's enrollment fell 17% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.7:1) than in 2020-21 (20.1:1).
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Amherst County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,485
Census ACS
Median income
$68,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,900 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amherst County Public Schools
- Amherst County HighHigh · 1,240 students
- Madison Heights ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Amelon ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Amherst MiddleMiddle · 371 students
- Amherst ElementaryElementary · 307 students
- Elon ElementaryElementary · 288 students
Other schools in Madison Heights
- Madison Heights ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Amelon ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Elon ElementaryElementary · 288 students
- Central Va. Training Ctr.Combined
Nearby schools
- Amelon Elementary1.1 mi · 415
- Madison Heights Elementary1.9 mi · 449
- Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for Innovation3.7 mi · 531
- Dearington Elementary/Innovation4.0 mi · 180
- Robert S. Payne Elementary4.0 mi · 435
- E.C. Glass High4.4 mi · 1,220
Frequently asked questions
About Monelison MiddleHow many students attend Monelison Middle?
Monelison Middle enrolls approximately 469 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Monelison Middle serve?
Monelison Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monelison Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monelison Middle is approximately 11.7:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Monelison Middle?
At Monelison Middle, the student body is approximately 59% White, 6% Hispanic, 24% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Monelison Middle public or private?
Monelison Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Amherst County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.