Enrollment
328
Middle
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NELSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510258001033
Nelson Middle
6925 Thomas Nelson Highway, Lovingston, VA 22949 · (434) 263-4801 · Nelson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
279 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 95 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 120 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 34% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Nelson Middle→Nelson County High
Based on grade levels within Nelson County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +11.0pp since 2022
Math
81.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +14.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 11 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Nelson Middle
Nelson Middle's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Middle this school | 328 | 85.1% | 74.8% |
| Amelia County Middle Amelia | 306 | 84.0% | 61.9% |
| John N. Dalton Intermediate Radford | 265 | 81.5% | 73.6% |
| North Fork Middle Quicksburg | 362 | 84.0% | 78.0% |
| Signal Knob Middle Strasburg | 413 | 83.8% | 74.9% |
| Amherst Middle Amherst | 371 | 82.7% | 74.6% |
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 Nelson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #125 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #75 of 342 ▲ 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #129 of 342 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #304 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #66 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #227 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #110 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #19 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
328
-58 (-15%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 328 | 28.6 | 11.5:1 | 85% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 30.7 | 11.7:1 | 83% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 31 | 11.0:1 | 78% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 33 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 36 | 12.0:1 | 53% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 36 | 12.6:1 | 49% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 43% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 27 | 10.9:1 | 33% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nelson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (433 to 328); teachers down 21% (36 to 28.6).
About Nelson Middle
The public middle school Nelson Middle is located in Lovingston, Virginia. It educates 328 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 56% smaller than the 750 average for middle schools in Virginia.
District-wide, Nelson County Public Schools has 4 schools and 1,492 students.
White students make up a majority at Nelson Middle, at 68%. The next largest groups are 16% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. In Nelson County overall, about 81% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 50% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Nelson Middle and a ratio of 11.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 85% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Nelson County average 85%.
Nelson Middle's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (74.8%) and its predicted rate (64.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
Within Nelson County, the median household income is $72,589, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Nelson County has 4 public schools and roughly 1,492 students.
Nelson County High is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Nelson Middle ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 15% enrollment decrease, from 386 in 2020-21 to 328 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Nelson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,732
Census ACS
Median income
$72,589
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nelson County Public Schools
- Nelson County HighHigh · 486 students
- Tye River ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Rockfish River ElementaryElementary · 318 students
Other Nelson Middle schools
One other US public school is named Nelson Middle. Nelson Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Nelson Middle SchoolFRISCO, TX · 1,094 students
Nearby schools
- Nelson County High0.1 mi · 486
- Tye River Elementary1.9 mi · 360
- Temperance Elementary10.6 mi · 93
- Amherst Elementary13.0 mi · 307
- Amherst Middle13.6 mi · 371
- Central Elementary13.7 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Nelson MiddleHow many students attend Nelson Middle?
Nelson Middle enrolls approximately 328 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Nelson Middle serve?
Nelson Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nelson Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nelson Middle is approximately 11.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Nelson Middle?
Nelson Middle reports a student body of 68% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Nelson Middle in?
Nelson Middle is part of Nelson County Public Schools.
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