Enrollment
334
Middle
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTMORELAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510398001764
Montross Middle
8884 Menokin Road, Montross, VA 22520 · (804) 493-9818 · Westmoreland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Virginia public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
10.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
337 students
DISTRICT 103% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 110 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 32% |
Student demographics
68%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
Montross Middle→Westmoreland High
Based on grade levels within Westmoreland 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% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp 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 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Where Montross Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #139 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #53 of 342 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #142 of 342 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #302 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #31 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #88 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #8 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #184 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
334
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 334 | 32 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 33 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 31.8 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 32 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 33.3 | 10.5:1 | 76% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 33 | 11.2:1 | 78% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 21 | 18.6:1 | 70% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 51% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 27 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montross Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (350 to 334); teachers down 4% (33.3 to 32).
About Montross Middle
Montross Middle serves students in Montross, Virginia, as a small middle school. It educates 334 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Virginia is about 750 students.
The district, Westmoreland County Public Schools, has 1,574 students enrolled across 4 schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Montross Middle is White (39%). The remaining students are 37% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Westmoreland County is about 63% White. By the diversity index, Montross Middle comes in at 68%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1 at Montross Middle, with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia is higher than this school's figure.
Montross Middle is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of Virginia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Montross Middle is 12.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Virginia schools.
Westmoreland County has these Census figures: median household income is about $63,398, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Westmoreland County number 6 and enroll about 2,167.
Nearby, Westmoreland High is about 2.7 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 62.0%; Montross Middle's is 73.5%, ranking 1st of 8.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show 336 students in 2020-21 and 334 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Westmoreland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,826
Census ACS
Median income
$63,398
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,167 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westmoreland County Public Schools
- Westmoreland HighHigh · 488 students
- Washington District ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Cople ElementaryElementary · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Westmoreland High2.7 mi · 488
- Cople Elementary5.4 mi · 337
- Rappahannock High8.3 mi · 544
- Richmond County Elementary8.5 mi · 854
- Tappahannock Elementary10.4 mi · 400
- James H. Cary Intermediate11.0 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Montross MiddleHow many students attend Montross Middle?
Montross Middle enrolls approximately 334 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Montross Middle serve?
Montross Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Montross Middle have?
Montross Middle employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Montross Middle?
At Montross Middle, the student body is approximately 39% White, 17% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Montross Middle public or private?
Montross Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Westmoreland County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.