Monelison Middle

Monelison Middle is an intimate junior high in Madison Heights, Virginia, overseen by Amherst County Public Schools. The school instructs 469 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 750 students per school, that is 37% smaller than typical.

Amherst County Public Schools comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,900 students; Monelison Middle is among them.

Demographically, Monelison Middle records that White students make up the majority at 59%; the rest consists of 24% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Monelison Middle reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 83% of students at Monelison Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Monelison Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.6%; this one delivers 57.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Amherst County indicate median household income runs about $68,724, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monelison Middle is one of 10 public schools in Amherst County (combined enrollment of about 3,900 students).

Amelon Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Monelison Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.6%.

Monelison Middle operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Monelison Middle's enrollment has decreased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 555 (now 469). Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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